Let's Ray Trace
For those interested in exploring CA Ray Tracing Techniques.
From the CA sample gallery I downloaded the "Zero Sum Kitchen" plan. Other than reducing the width and height to 1200 X 618 I ran a Ray Trace as per CAs' settings. The scene took 1 hour and 54 minutes to reach a point were I could not detect any discernable graininess.
Here is the scene after 1 hour & 54 minutes, needed about 30 passes.
I reworked the lighting and altered some of the materi
Image Properties
The Ray Trace Image Properties(top left little slider in ray trace window) is a very important tool. It allows one to make a number of image adjustments while your ray trace is running and after completion. This tool will have a significant impact on the look of your scene and depending upon the settings it will determine how you interpret your lighting and material when making changes & adjustments.
After lights are placed a ray trace is run to see h
