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15 Aug 2024 06:15:02 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Laser glitches  
From: Mark Wagner
Date: 20 Jul 2002 03:06:17
Message: <pan.2002.07.20.07.05.38.207177.221@gte.net>
On Fri, 19 Jul 2002 06:05:52 -0400, Rohan Bernett quoth:

> I hope someone can help me with a few problems I'm having with my scene
> containing some lasers.
> 
> 1. A circular disc appears at the location of the light source and can
> be seen through objects.

This could be a bug with cylindrical lights, but I'm not sure.
 
> 2. An extra beam appears in the middle of the image.
> 
> 3. The beams seem to dissappear in front of some objects.
> 
> 4. The visible beams don't bounce off all the mirrors, even though the
> sopt of light does.

Try raising your max_trace_level.  I think there's also a max_trace_level
for photons; try raising that (if it exists).

-- 
Mark


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