How do i make a real prism

[sus_gr8]

<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3><FONT size=2>hey dudes i was trying stuffs on mental ray but then i decided to make a</FONT><strong> <FONT color=#ff0000>real prism with its quality of dispersing light into 7 colors when a light passes through it.</FONT></strong></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I got the material right i gave refractive index 1.5 but still i didnt get the 7 colors without cheating</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>is there a way out</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=3>sus_gr8</FONT></P>

[dolphin]

<P>what did u expect??!!! the software will do all the work for ya <IMG src="smileys/smiley5.gif" border="0">&nbsp;ohh, how easy life would be if that would have been the case.......<IMG src="smileys/smiley17.gif" border="0">&nbsp;light dosent work the same way in 3d as it does in real life, as u very well must know, i am sure. so if u call getting the seven colors cheating, then we all r cheaters then.....<IMG src="smileys/smiley4.gif" border="0">&nbsp;</P>
<P>anyways, do one thing,&nbsp;cheat........<IMG src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0">&nbsp;</P>
<P>anybody has a nice tutorial about cheating to get the seven colors??? plz post.</P><edited><editID>dolphin</editID><editDate>38391.1944097222</editDate></edited>

[dynafx]

<P>unless MR, FG is understood, its tough to achieve these effects, without cheating, </P>
<P>will try to post some links, still, have a look on the article in the lighting section , which will help to understand these concepts.</P>
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