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Mirror and Caustics
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:10 pm
by denon100
Hi,
why the caustics are not reflected in the mirror again!
Can someone help ?
Thank you
Re: Mirror and Caustics
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:23 pm
by Dade
denon100 wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:10 pm
why the caustics are not reflected in the mirror again!
They are called SDS paths (Specular-Diffuse-Specular) and not even normal bidirectional path tracing can render them. The are very hard to render light paths.
You need to use the under development v2.3 and to enable PhotonGI caustic cache like in this test scene:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1449&p=18410#p18388 (the under water caustics are SDS paths).
Re: Mirror and Caustics
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:38 pm
by denon100
Cool, again something learned

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Thank you