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MATERIAL PROPERTY <)c/PI[j
A TracePro Material Property can be created, and the index of refraction of F
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the material is entered here, as well as an absorption coefficient if it is N@J "~9T
known (this would be for absorption losses just from propogating through a nTO,d$!Kp
given thickness of a clear polished sample of the material, unrelated to the 9`4mvK/@
diffusing surface finish. Entering zero for the absorption coefficient is b['Jr% "O
propobly a reasonable estimate for a transparent material. B0I(/ 7
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The Material Property is applied to the Object (Define/Apply Properties). t4)~A5s
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A TracePro Surface Property can specify 5 possible outcomes for light incident pk2OZ,14Mj
on a surface - Specular Transmission, Specular Reflection, Scattered 5D0O.v
Transmission (BTDF). Scattered Reflection (BRDF), and Absorption. ^t4T8ejn
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For your property, I expect that Specular Transmission, Specular Reflection, fiA_6
and Absorption would all be 0, leaving only Scattered Transmission (BTDF). :-HVK^$ %
Scattered Reflection (BRDF). BTDF and BRDF are controlled by 3 coefficients - s.z (1MB]
A, B, and g. For an initial estimate, I would suggest entering BTDF(g) = <a%9d<@m
BRDF(g) = 0, which defines a Lambertian dsitribution. Dp|y&x!
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The challenge is to determine the proper ratio of Transmittance vs 5Mm><"0
Reflectance. You can enter a value for BRDF(A) and then use the Solve For 27q 9zi!Q
feature to solve for BTDF, and the editor will display the resulting X3zk UMk
Integrated BTDF and Integrated BRDF values. You want these to sum to 1, and AcV 2l
to have a ratio that matches the behavior of your surface. If the ratio of T (xw) pR
vs R is dependent on the Incidence Angle, you can use the Add button in the 8'J"+TsOW
property to add Incidence ANgles to the table, and then define the BTDF and ; V)pXLE
BRDF separately for each incidence angle.
