[Radiance-general] averaging normals

Lars O. Grobe [email protected]
Sat, 3 May 2003 02:45:27 +0200


> I was wondering if there is a way in Radiance to average the normals on
> imported polys.
> I've been importing dxf's
> everything renders with the faceted look

Hi!

AFAIK one of the import tools (3ds2mgf) has a "smooth"-switch.
However, you might also have some luck with ambient resolution settings.
And, of course, you could refine the geometry (and divide the model using
instances to save memory).

CU, Lars.