Hi, I am really confused by the 2020 manual and the explanation of the logic behind nested dielectrics.
It says: "Priorities are numerically assigned lowest (-100) to highest (100), where the lowest would be the object or material having the least desired effect on the image. In the case of the water glass example, the water would be assigned the lowest priority (1), then the glass (2), and, finally, the ice (3)."
I don't understand what "the least desired effect on the image" means. At all. To me there is no obvious logic to that order, or how to add further 'nestings'.
I get that the liquid and the glass should overlap each other - and I understand that, for some reason, in that scenario liquid gets the lower number. And I'm even less sure as to why ice gets the higher number though. And I am then totally lost when trying to then extrapolate from this and guess at where bubbles and condensation go on the list.
Let's take the following very real world setup I am trying to do: A glass (material a) containing a beverage (material b) with water condensation (material c) on the outside of the glass (material a), and bubbles (material d) in the beverage (material b) and also ice cubes (material e) with different bubbles (material f) frozen inside them. The last two (e&f) of which are partially sticking up over the edge of the beverage (b).
Can anyone please tell me the correct prioritization of all 6 materials: a, b, c, d, e & f? And/or explain the logic behind it.