Lightwave Community at SimplyLightwave - View Single Post - grass type bending problem, refraction i think

Johnny9ball · 21-08-2003, 11:12 AM

For realistic glass Lightwave needs two surfaces to correctly calculate the bending of the light (Air, and Glass or plastic or whatever) as it passes through the object.

You can find a good tutroial here, just change the refraction index of the glass to 1.0003 and your set.

http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/9315/lw/tip4.htm

21-08-2003, 11:12 AM	#8
Johnny9ball Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Reno,Nevada Posts: 1,099	For realistic glass Lightwave needs two surfaces to correctly calculate the bending of the light (Air, and Glass or plastic or whatever) as it passes through the object. You can find a good tutroial here, just change the refraction index of the glass to 1.0003 and your set. http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/9315/lw/tip4.htm __________________ www.ThreeDCG.com