def refract_ray_sphere(ray, sphere):
#TODO: docstring
#decide if the ray is starting inside or outside the sphere, and set the
#indices correctly:
if sphere.is_inside(ray.point):
ni, nt = sphere.n_sphere, sphere.n_outside
else:
ni, nt = sphere.n_outside, sphere.n_sphere
#move the ray forward to where it hits the sphere
dist = sphere.ray_intersect_dist(ray)
ray.propagate(dist)
#find the surface normal at the intersection and its angle
s_norm = umath.norm_vec(ray.point - sphere.center) #outwards-facing surface normal
trans_ray, refl_ray = refract_ray(ray, s_norm, ni, nt) #TODO: check the sign of the normal! should point towards the ray.
return trans_ray, refl_ray
def direction(self, value):
self._direction = umath.norm_vec(umath.nparray(value))
def __init__(self, point, normal):
self.point = umath.nparray(point)
self.normal = umath.norm_vec(umath.nparray(normal))
