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Dear Group

How does one get light to emit through a dielectric (glass) windows.?Maybe this question has been asked before. While using the Rhino plugin, I can see through glass skylights and windows but no direct light is coming through when using the physical sky. When I remove the glass, only then does direct light enter the room. Has anyone else experieced this problem?

Hi,

There are some issues currently with Maxwell and caustics+Physical sky, but I am not aware of an issue where environment light doesn't come through.

It could be a matter of thickness of the windows in your scene (check the scale) or the absorbance factor, or a matter of letting render a little longer.

... I have read, that you should better not use a big groundplane outside.

Thomas,

could you please tell me where to find the scale settings in rhino ?
i've asked a few times, but i'm getting deaf ears or cold shoulders.

........i thought i saw it early on when i first installed, but haven't seen
hide or hare of it since ...... i3. thanks.

ivox3 wrote:Thomas,

could you please tell me where to find the scale settings in rhino ?
i've asked a few times, but i'm getting deaf ears or cold shoulders.

........i thought i saw it early on when i first installed, but haven't seen
hide or hare of it since ...... i3. thanks.

Hi Chris,

I'm pretty sure Rhinoll doesn't use or need a scale multiplier. Just make sure that your model is the correct size going by the units you are using. If your units are inches, make sure that say, a 30" wide door measures 30" and you should be fine.

finally, .......thank you Fran.

Well i'm proud to say that i always take not to use the proper measurements. ....i guess that's why i never noticed any problems associated with the matter.

thanks, C.

btw: .......a 3:19am post ......, i thought i was the only insomniac up at this hour. .......4:37am.