What Does A Reflector Do?


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By ultimativity - 4 Years Ago
Hello,
I am experimenting with all of the lights and lighting props.  I ran across Template>Props>Reflector
I inserted a reflector into a scene.  
It does not appear to bounce light on the sphere.
What is it designed to do?
A search of the Online Manual yields 0 entries.  Is there documentation that I am missing?
Thanks
By Data Juggler - 4 Years Ago
Replying just to get an answer to this question. I just tested and didn't see any difference with or without this prop.

It does look like the Curved Wall, which is a cool prop I noticed in 8.
By thebiz.movies - 4 Years Ago
You are correct in your initial thoughts.  They are used for reflecting GI light much as they would be in the real world.

By mark - 4 Years Ago
And I don't think there is anything special about these "Reflector" objects, they are just nicely shaped. Most anything will act as a "Reflector" once things are setup for Global Illumination in iClone.