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The plastic material with the rough diffusing surface can be modeled in TM$`J
TracePro, but as two separate properties (select Define/EditPropertyData). `
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MATERIAL PROPERTY {\-IAuM
A TracePro Material Property can be created, and the index of refraction of 7o64|@ 'j
the material is entered here, as well as an absorption coefficient if it is 3?DM
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known (this would be for absorption losses just from propogating through a Z9 tjo1X
given thickness of a clear polished sample of the material, unrelated to the ,0[h`FN
diffusing surface finish. Entering zero for the absorption coefficient is TWgI-xB
propobly a reasonable estimate for a transparent material. [a1}r=6~
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The Material Property is applied to the Object (Define/Apply Properties). ?QCHkhU
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SURFACE PROPERTY gkNvvuQXc
A TracePro Surface Property can specify 5 possible outcomes for light incident 4 5\%2un
on a surface - Specular Transmission, Specular Reflection, Scattered 'B4j=K*
Transmission (BTDF). Scattered Reflection (BRDF), and Absorption. DvvjIYB~
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For your property, I expect that Specular Transmission, Specular Reflection, fmj-&6
and Absorption would all be 0, leaving only Scattered Transmission (BTDF). ~4+=C\r
Scattered Reflection (BRDF). BTDF and BRDF are controlled by 3 coefficients - #N"K4@]{
A, B, and g. For an initial estimate, I would suggest entering BTDF(g) = mEe JK3D[
BRDF(g) = 0, which defines a Lambertian dsitribution. n,NKJt
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The challenge is to determine the proper ratio of Transmittance vs |^E#cI
Reflectance. You can enter a value for BRDF(A) and then use the Solve For A?*_14&
feature to solve for BTDF, and the editor will display the resulting i<nUp1r(
Integrated BTDF and Integrated BRDF values. You want these to sum to 1, and 3?GEXO&,E
to have a ratio that matches the behavior of your surface. If the ratio of T Af>Ho"i
vs R is dependent on the Incidence Angle, you can use the Add button in the C/Dc1sj
property to add Incidence ANgles to the table, and then define the BTDF and hE>i~:~R
BRDF separately for each incidence angle.