skylight + camera clipping planes

[sardesign]

can anyone tell me how to render an image that contains the following:

 

plan in perspective

roof is sliced using clipping planes with the camera

 

problem: i can't get the skylight to light the interior of the space.

 

is there an option for the skylight to light the scene if the geometry clipped did NOT exist? I would like to avoid SLICING the entire scene as the geometry is quite complex.

[Tommy Burns]

Have you tried using sky portals on the windows that works?

[sardesign]

i want to avoid placing 20+ sky portals on the scene, i would just like using the standard skylight and getting a decent rough lighting scene

[Tommy Burns]

Well then try self illuminating your walls or floors inside

Would be helpful if you attached an image

[sardesign]

i want a somewhat natural lighting scene... that will make it look fairly fake... no one else? there has to be an option in MAX to allow light to pass through but i just can't find it

 

btw, no image needed... it's a floor plan with the ceiling sliced off [by the camera clipping plane]. view looking straight down in perspective

Edited July 18, 2008 by sardesign