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okay i think i have another some what stupid question. :D
When i turn on ray tracing for distant lights they don't seem to produce any light and if they do its very dim. Why does this happen and what can I do about it?
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JacquesD
02-13-2002, 02:20 PM
You'd better to post a print screen of your scene in perspective view and one of your 'Light properties' panel, that would be easier to see where the problem may comes from.
Daymeare
02-13-2002, 06:06 PM
But u can also try a diferent aproach
for example a sky dome with radosity and a null(actingas the sun ) then u just set light values as a gradient
taking data from the DISTANCE TO OBJECT (the sun null)
make the gradient so that u have the same high values at close range and much lower values further away
tweak the values until u like what u see ( u may wish to ad colour in the same way )
Move the null along the dome surface until it is in the position acording to what time it is
I works great for desert scenes
PS: Please excuse my english
I fixed it. i have a dome over the scene for the sky and when i changed it to unseen by rays or disable the lights for it, it works. i dont know why. thanks anyways
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