these ancient blog entries are probably not a good way to communicate (I already responded to your previous message). If you have technical questions, either use the bug tracker and create a support ticket, or send email.

Thanks,
Wenzel

Hi, I want to write down a phase function plugin for a volume rendering of rainbows. I need to specify a plugin function
p(theta0, phi0, theta1, phi1) where (theta0, phi0) refers to the incoming direction and (theta1, phi1) refers to the outcoming direction of light.

I have two questions:

(1) Does mitsuba use a convention where the phase function is
integrated over the whole solid angle into 4* pi or 1?

(2) Do I have to write down a code for p(theta0, phi0, theta1, phi1) or simply for p( THETA), where THETA is the angle between the incoming direciton (theta0, phi0) and the outcoming
direction (theta1, phi1)?

Moon Jung

What I’m trying to do is illustrate my writings regarding Pegicornitaurs and other topics (as you can see on my webpage).

DAZ Studio (render engine: 3Delight) is excellent when it comes to skin and leather, but my render challenge is

(a) glass devices with wires and luminous plasma inside;

(b) the rare Pegicornitaur smooth horn, which is transparent enough that one can see, close up, blood vessels inside.

Wenzel

You’re obviously a genius-class geek, and amazingly productive: congratulations; may the Force be with you!

But (*who*) pays the bills, while you toil?

I am, indeed, in search of a reliable tool for rendering transparent devices (with wires, plasma, and/or blood vessels inside), and am trying to tame LuxRender for that purpose.

Keep up the good work you’re doing with Mitsuba!! It will rock! 😀

Cheers!