[Radiance-general] [Radiance-material definition] glass

Roland Schregle [email protected]
Mon, 18 Feb 2002 13:07:05 +0100


pillo wrote:
> 
> i m a radiance beginner as you can see reading what follows..;-)
> i m wondering how  to describe glasses (the same refraction index) that
> are different in thickness... (5mm, 10mm...)
> (i m modeling rooms with different windows, single and double glassed
> ones)
> 
> void glass glass15mm
> 0
> 0
> tr tg tb
> 
> where "ri" is 1.51
> 
> but where it is thickness?

The GLASS primitive is optimized for glass of infinitessimal thickness.
You'll probably want to use the DIELECTRIC or INTERFACE material
instead, which allows you to specify the trasmittance per unit length.

See ya!

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