12-25-2012, 07:19 PM
Just one thing, if I may say so:
Right now - my tests show - Wings treats the "Object as Area Light" as (1?) point light placed at center of object. The object's size or shape or angle have absolutely no effect on the lighting. And (to me) this seems quite right. Or else, as you pointed out, it could be a mess to guess the orientation the user wants.
I'm not sure, but I don't think Pov-ray has a concept of meshlights. Though, afaik, using radiosity, an Ambient Finish >1 makes the object light-emitting (in v3.6x. In v3.7, it is probably "Emission.")
Good luck
Right now - my tests show - Wings treats the "Object as Area Light" as (1?) point light placed at center of object. The object's size or shape or angle have absolutely no effect on the lighting. And (to me) this seems quite right. Or else, as you pointed out, it could be a mess to guess the orientation the user wants.
I'm not sure, but I don't think Pov-ray has a concept of meshlights. Though, afaik, using radiosity, an Ambient Finish >1 makes the object light-emitting (in v3.6x. In v3.7, it is probably "Emission.")
Good luck