--- ray/doc/notes/ReleaseNotes 2024/12/09 00:44:29 1.471 +++ ray/doc/notes/ReleaseNotes 2025/02/04 19:11:49 1.476 @@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@ Multi-processing and spectral output are supported. Wrote rxpiece tool that will render pictures using tiling and can handle different output formats and hyperspectral pictures. -Only runs on a single machine, however -- now NFS locking on +Only runs on a single machine, however -- no NFS locking on shared volumes. Mainly a demonstration tool for RpictSimulManager C++ class, but may have its uses. @@ -2752,15 +2752,15 @@ model is more general in some respects and the operati efficient, but standard output is not supported, nor is ASCII results data. -Added experimental source-skipping method to rpict for scenes -with large number of light sources. Currently works with -rcontrib and separate srcsamp image-processing tool. Controlling -rpict options are -dS for skip bitmap specification and -dC -for correction coefficient image. Compile using -DSSKIPOPT -to include this option. - Added strnstr.c compatibility module in ray/src/common, since -it isn't present on Linux-derivatives. +it isn't present on Linux derivatives. Added WGMDfunc material type with programmable roughness and separate modifier paths for the different components. + +Added gensurf -i option at the request of Peter Apian-Bennewitz +to reverse surface normals, mostly for data input, when it is +a bit more difficult to adjust. + +Added rad -N option to rholo call for multiprocessing when +mkillum and/or mkpmap are involved in octree prep.