Ray File Improvements

Added an option for reducing noise by controlling the size of an emitter cone used to vary the direction of emitted photons from ray lights. This increases the number of photons that can be generated during tracing. You get smoother images, while only sacrificing a bit of accuracy.

Before Emitter Cone Changes After Emitter Cone Changes
Ray file before Emitter Cone changes Ray file example

Since the quality of Ray files depends on the number of photons stored in the file, you want to create noise-free images. But, these require many photons - often more than what is commonly available in a Ray file. This is where the Emitter Cone options comes in. Find the Emitter Cone in the Light Editor > Light Settings > Ray File section.

Emitter Cone option