Author Topic: restrict AO to normal side  (Read 556 times)

2022-11-07, 10:12:57

steppes

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Hi all!

Is there a way to restrict AO or dirt only to be affected by the positive normal orientation?

I mention that objects from "behind", from the inside, affect the AO, which gives wrong results. Hard to explain. Imagine placing a cube intersecting another cube and the faces are closer than the AO radius is. Then the complete invisible inside geometry is affecting the AO...

2022-11-07, 18:54:50
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tiagosaraivacg

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if i understood, you could use the "normal direction" has a mask, and on 1 side you use a AO and on the other you don't...



my result: