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Re: [Manta] T_EPSILON changed from 1e-3 to 1e-5


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  • From: "Steven G. Parker" <sparker@cs.utah.edu>
  • To: Roni Choudhury <roni@cs.utah.edu>
  • Cc: James Bigler <bigler@cs.utah.edu>, manta@sci.utah.edu
  • Subject: Re: [Manta] T_EPSILON changed from 1e-3 to 1e-5
  • Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 18:39:37 -0700

1e-5 is probably a bit small for floats.   Try 1e-4.
Steve


On Feb 9, 2008, at 6:35 PM, Roni Choudhury wrote:

I get the attached image by zooming out from the default scene.

Even without zooming out, strange speckles are apparent on the edges of the sphere.

roni

James Bigler wrote:
This is to let folks know that T_EPSILON was recently changed from 1e-3 to 1e-5. This might affect how some scenes behave. If you find problems (missed intersections, spotty shadows) please report them to the list.
Thanks,
James
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