Microfacet Distribution Function

  • Statistical model of the variation in normal direction
  • Based on a Beckman distribution function
  • Consistent with the surface variations of rough surfaces
  • B - the angle between n and h
  • m - the root-mean-square slope of the microfacets
    large m indicates steep slopes and the reflections spread out over the surface
Lecture 17   Slide 6   6.837 Fall '00