I wonder if omeone can help me. I've posted a scene in text.s-f and an image 
in p.b.i

I'm obviously doing something wrong - would someone please explain why I 
can't see lighter/darker patshes on the plain/wall due to photons through 
the "water" ? I'm trying to generate the effect of light bouncing off AND 
focusing through the water.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Basiclife

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Simon napsal(a):
> I wonder if omeone can help me. I've posted a scene in text.s-f and an image 
> in p.b.i
> 
> I'm obviously doing something wrong - would someone please explain why I 
> can't see lighter/darker patshes on the plain/wall due to photons through 
> the "water" ? I'm trying to generate the effect of light bouncing off AND 
> focusing through the water.
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Basiclife 
> 
> 
I haven't seen the scene file but:
-set the water as photon target (the first object in the path)
-set the water photon refracting
-set the mirror photon reflecting
-set the wall photon gathering

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Christoph's Povray water tutorial is invaluable:
http://www.imagico.de/pov/water/index.html

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Jan Dvorak wrote:
> Simon napsal(a):
>> I wonder if omeone can help me. I've posted a scene in text.s-f and an 
>> image in p.b.i
>>
>> I'm obviously doing something wrong - would someone please explain why 
>> I can't see lighter/darker patshes on the plain/wall due to photons 
>> through the "water" ? I'm trying to generate the effect of light 
>> bouncing off AND focusing through the water.
>>
>> Any help greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Basiclife
>>
> I haven't seen the scene file but:
> -set the water as photon target (the first object in the path)
 > -set the water photon refracting

My water block is:
	hollow on
  	#if(Photons)
  	photons {
	  	target
		refraction on
		reflection on
		collect off
	}
	#end

> -set the wall photon gathering

My wall has:

	photons {
		collect on
	}

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by:
 > -set the mirror photon reflecting

As the only mirrored surafce is the water surface which I think covered 
with the
	reflection on
in the water block.

Does this all seem correct?

Thanks in advance

Simon

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William Tracy wrote:
> Christoph's Povray water tutorial is invaluable:
> http://www.imagico.de/pov/water/index.html
Thanks it looks really handy, I'll have a read.

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