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RTCORE_RAY_MASK vs. __USE_RAY_MASK__

Pierre_L_5
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Hi everyone!

I have a small question regarding Embree compilation configuration. 

I am playing around with Embree subdivision surfaces (which work great btw) and when trying out ray masks with them, it turns out the macro __USE_RAY_MASK__ is left undefined.
I did define the more official RTCORE_RAY_MASK macro when buiding Embree with Cmake, but it does not seem to trigger the definition of __USE_RAY_MASK__.

I basically had to add its definition at the end of the generated config.h header.
I suppose it is an ugly workaround and that __USE_RAY_MASK__ is meant to stay private, but I could not find a better way to get ray masks to work with subdivision surfaces.

Could someone knowledgeable help me with this? 
Many thanks!
    Pierre.

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BenthinC_Intel
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Hi Pierre,

thanks for reporting the issue. It seems the subdiv intersectors in 2.7.1 do not correctly handle ray masks. We'll fix this in the next release.

Thanks,

Carsten

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