--- ray/doc/man/man1/rcontrib.1 2018/01/26 18:11:50 1.14 +++ ray/doc/man/man1/rcontrib.1 2019/02/22 19:42:27 1.16 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" RCSid "$Id: rcontrib.1,v 1.14 2018/01/26 18:11:50 rschregle Exp $" +.\" RCSid "$Id: rcontrib.1,v 1.16 2019/02/22 19:42:27 greg Exp $" .TH RCONTRIB 1 5/25/05 RADIANCE .SH NAME rcontrib - compute contribution coefficients in a RADIANCE scene @@ -287,7 +287,9 @@ supports light source contributions from photon maps g .I mkpmap(1) with its .I -apC -option. In photon mapping mode, +option. Enabling photon mapping is described in the +.I rtrace +man page along with its relevant settings. In photon mapping mode, .I rcontrib only supports contributions from light sources, not arbitrary modifiers. The @@ -297,7 +299,7 @@ discussed above. Ray coefficients are also supported v .I \-V- option. Using fewer photons than there are light sources for the photon density estimates results in omitted contributions, thus the bandwidth -is clamped accordingly and a warning issued. +is clamped accordingly and a warning is issued. .SH EXAMPLES To compute the proportional contributions from sources modified by "light1" vs. "light2" on a set of illuminance values: @@ -328,6 +330,11 @@ rcontrib \-I+ \-h \-V \-fo \-o c_%s.dat \-M lights \-a scene.oct < test.dat, .SH ENVIRONMENT RAYPATH path to search for \-f and \-M files +.SH BUGS +We do not currently compute contributions or coefficients properly +in scenes with participating media. +A single warning will be issued if a scattering or absorbing medium +is detected. .SH AUTHOR Greg Ward .SH "SEE ALSO"