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3 May 2024 03:00:04 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Global settings. Help me, please!  
From: LanuHum
Date: 21 Jun 2015 14:05:00
Message: <web.5586fc4bdf685b5d7a3e03fe0@news.povray.org>
Alain <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:

>
> global_settings{adc_bailout float} will set the adc_bailout globaly for
> normal rays and photons tracing. It default to 1/255.
>
> global_settings{radiosity{adc_bailout{float}} will set the adc_bailout
> specificaly for the radiosity computations. This value have a default
> value that will be used if not specified.
>
> global{settings{photons{adc_bailout{float}} will set the adc_bailout for
> photons tracing only. If set, it will replace the general value only for
> the photons. If not set, it will default to the general value.
>
> All 3 are optional, and all 3 can be used in the same scene.
>
> The same hold true for max_trace_level. The setting for the photons can
> be used to set the max_trace_level to be used for the photons
> differently than the general case. You may need to allow the racing of
> photons for up to 255 reflections and refractions, but don't need that
> much anywhere else...
>
> Both are optional and can be used in the same scene.
>
> radiosity{subsurface off} is the default value. Setting
> radiosity{subsurface on} will allow the radiosity computations to be
> affected by the transucency of surfaces. Normaly (off), radiosity will
> ignore the effect of subsurface light transport.
>
> subsurface{radiosity off} is also a default value. Setting it to on will
> allow subsurface to be affected by radiosity. Normaly (off), subsurface
> will ignore any radiosity.
>
>
>
> Alain

Alain, thanks very big! Thank you.


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