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Re: An interesting (to me) ASET comparison -- JA vs. DiamCal
Static ASET is not likely to pick them up either. With motion you might see something under ASET.
No in general because the scanner will not see them because the do not create an edge the scanner can pick up. I suppose it is possible if it was bad enough that it could but I have doubts.drk14|1410142297|3746758 said:But multiple locations on the sphere suggests that the reverse ray-trace (from the eye through the diamond to the sphere) was bifurcated at some point -- doesn't this imply that the ray has hit a facet boundary (how else would the ray split?), and wouldn't this therefore create two distinct virtual facets for the viewer?Karl_K|1410140704|3746746 said:No, one VF may draw light from multiple locationsdrk14|1410124540|3746607 said:Is it safe to say that each spot on the sphere maps to one virtual facet?
no, one area of the diamond aka VF can draw light from multiple locations because you have a complex arrangement of reflectors feeding any given area of the diamond. You could consider it as multiple vf's overlapping each other with the same exit but different sources.
OK, but is this just a limitation of the software (or the rendering of the sphere)? That is to say, under this scenario, if we were able to zoom in on such a spot on the surface of the sphere (i.e., "the same general location" that serves as a light source for two distinct VFs), would we then see two distinct spots if the spatial resolution was sufficient?Karl_K|1410140704|3746746 said:2 VFs can draw light from the same general location.
I would think so but I can not do that with the software I have.
And with regards to wavy facets: Are these accounted for in computer-generated ASETs?
Static ASET is not likely to pick them up either. With motion you might see something under ASET.