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  8. Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 12:26:39 -0700 (MST)
  9. From: Ernie Wright <ernie@gaspra.pd.com>
  10. To: lightwave-l@netcom.com
  11. Subject: Re: LW rendering method
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  20. > Anyone care to explain what rendering method LW uses? I'm pretty sure I read, 
  21. > a long time ago, that it is not using real raytracing?
  22.  
  23. The answer to this can get technical very quickly.  For most things, LW
  24. uses what might be called "polygon shading."  Raytracing is used for
  25. reflections, refractions and shadows.
  26.  
  27. - Ernie