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  5. Subject: Re: Refraction in LW
  6. Message-ID: <20bf294c.1d8f0595@amuc.mtroyal.ab.ca>
  7. From: 604994761@amuc.mtroyal.ab.ca (Bryan Ewert)
  8. Date: 30 May 95 08:08:26 MST
  9. References: <jhasting-2805952317560001@dial197163.wbm.ca>
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  11. Organization: The AMiga Users of Calgary
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  14. On 29 May 1995 James Hastings-Trew orated:
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  16.  JH> I recently read Allan Hastings' explanation of how he modelled/rendered
  17.  JH> the whisky glass in that promotional image for Lightwave. However, I have
  18.  JH> had no luck in replicating the effect.
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  20.    [...]
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  22.  JH> out, and named the surface "Enter Glass." I went to the second layer
  23.  JH> (where the polygons were flipped to face inward) and named the surface
  24.  JH> "Exit Glass". I then saved both layers out as an object "Shot Glass".
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  26. Another idea: offset the flipped polygons inward (Smooth Shift) slightly so
  27. both sets of polygons don't occupy the same space.
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  29.  JH> Imagine, for all it's faults, actually did a pretty decent glass.
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  31. One benefit of not having to deal with single-sided polygons.
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  33. �     -- Bryan Ewert
  34. �         JUUL: Animation, Ltd.
  35. �          Member of the Amiga Users of Calgary
  36. �            Internet: bryan_ewert@amuc.mtroyal.ab.ca
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