I'm am using v3.6 to build a simulation of the optical components of a
mirror-type telescope during actual mirror alignment exercises and I need
to be able to ray trace reflections between a series of opposing mirrors
beyond 5 reflections of an object.  Is there any way (undocumented in the
reference and tutorial) to increase POV's 5-reflection limitation?

Catseyeman

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http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/264/

Set thus
global_settings { max_trace_level Level }
Can be raised to 256.

Andy Cocker

"Catseyeman" <fly### [at] catseyecollimationcom> wrote in message
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> I'm am using v3.6 to build a simulation of the optical components of a
> mirror-type telescope during actual mirror alignment exercises and I need
> to be able to ray trace reflections between a series of opposing mirrors
> beyond 5 reflections of an object.  Is there any way (undocumented in the
> reference and tutorial) to increase POV's 5-reflection limitation?
>
> Catseyeman
>
>

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Perfect!  Thanks, Andy!  I misread the POV Reference to mean that the 
default value of 5 was the max.

Catseyeman

"Andy Cocker" <mai### [at] andrewcockercouk> wrote in message 
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> http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/264/
>
> Set thus
> global_settings { max_trace_level Level }
> Can be raised to 256.
>
> Andy Cocker

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