|  |  | I have an area light centered at the origin. I also have a partially 
transparent plane passing through the origin. However, the light is not 
illuminating this plane. How do I fix this? Thanks!
Mike
light_source
{
	0
	1
	area_light
	x * 1/100, y * 1/100
	5, 5
	adaptive 1
	jitter
	circular
	orient
}
#declare Orrery_Ecliptic_Pattern = union
{
	#local Orrery_Line_Thickness = 1/200;
	#local Orrery_Ecliptic_Steps = 30;
	#for (i, 1, Orrery_Ecliptic_Steps)
		difference
		{
			cylinder {-y * 1, +y * 1, i + Orrery_Line_Thickness}
			cylinder {-y * 2, +y * 2, i - Orrery_Line_Thickness}
		}
	#end
	#local Orrery_Ecliptic_Steps = 4;
	#local Orrery_Ecliptic_Angle = 360/Orrery_Ecliptic_Steps;
	#for (i, 1, Orrery_Ecliptic_Steps)
		cylinder
		{
			0, +x * 40, Orrery_Line_Thickness
			rotate +y * i * Orrery_Ecliptic_Angle
		}
	#end
}
plane
{
	y, 0
	pigment
	{
		object
		{
			Orrery_Ecliptic_Pattern
			color srgbt <1,1,1,3/4>
			color srgbt <1,1,1,0/4>
		}
	}
	hollow
}
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|  |  | Am 17.09.2018 um 06:20 schrieb Mike Horvath:
> I have an area light centered at the origin. I also have a partially
> transparent plane passing through the origin. However, the light is not
> illuminating this plane. How do I fix this? Thanks!
Have you tried area_illumination? Can't guarantee that it will help in
this very specific case, but it's worth a shot.
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|  |  | On 9/17/2018 6:25 AM, clipka wrote:
> Am 17.09.2018 um 06:20 schrieb Mike Horvath:
>> I have an area light centered at the origin. I also have a partially
>> transparent plane passing through the origin. However, the light is not
>> illuminating this plane. How do I fix this? Thanks!
> 
> Have you tried area_illumination? Can't guarantee that it will help in
> this very specific case, but it's worth a shot.
> 
Perfect! Thanks!
Mike
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