RE: LDCad POVray export
2018-02-18, 23:43 (This post was last modified: 2018-02-19, 1:42 by Michael Horvath.)
2018-02-18, 23:43 (This post was last modified: 2018-02-19, 1:42 by Michael Horvath.)
(2018-02-18, 23:31)Orion Pobursky Wrote:(2018-02-18, 23:03)Michael Horvath Wrote: "LDConfig.ldr" does not specify anything other than color, so you must have come up with your own values for `ior`, `reflection`, `diffuse`, `specular`, etc. etc. `BlurAmount` is just one added value. Maybe instead of storing `ior` in the array, you should instead store the material type? E.g. ABS = 1, polycarbonate = 2, rubber = 3, chrome = 4, pearl = 6, metal = 7, etc. etc.
Regardless, you use the `ldrawTexPlastic` macro for both regular plastic bricks and transparent plastic bricks. Since they are two different types of plastics (ABS versus polycarbonate) they should probably use different textures/materials. The POV-Ray newsgroup may be able to offer tips on what values you should use for materials.
Even if you differentiate between plastics, the refraction still won’t be quite right since the converter makes meshes and not solid geometry.
I'm talking about blurred reflections, not blurred refractions.
Also, why do you store `ior` info if your geometry is not solid?