hendrix2430 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Hi, I'm an architecture student about to begin my 4th year and I've been using max and mental ray for about a year for my projects. I used to render my models using vray (in sketchup, then in max), but ultimately I found mental ray in max to be the most intuitive for me and also the better looking. I've always rendered lighting fixtures using an emissive material on the actual fixture, but the results are severely lacking, from an aesthetic standpoint. I'd like to be able to get the "halos" under the light fixtures like I see in some renders (like the ones below) so I'd like some advice from you guys. What's the best way to do it with mental ray? thanks a bunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Those renderings are using photometric ies lights. Do you typically use them yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrix2430 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 No, don't use them. But I'll give them a try! Thanks for the advice! Any tip as to how using them (if any)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Well, I use Vray, but there isn't much difference in the use....Create your light as a photometric rather than standard light. I typically would set it to a target light. Under "light distribution (type)" select "photometric web". Then under "distribution (photometric web)" select the ies file that you would like to use. These can be downloaded from many lighting sites. IES files and photometric lights, in general, provide real life lighting calculations to provide real life results. Make sure your scene is in real life scale as well. These lights will work much like a real light bulb in a real space ie. a 50W photometric light will not light up a 50,000 sq ft room! How can I attache and IES file to this post?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrix2430 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 Thanks Daniel, I appreciate the help. I'll experiment with them. You can attach a file (assuming it's on your hard drive) using the icon right next to the smiley (on the right). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 No, it says that the IES file is an invalid file type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrix2430 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 Dan, you can send it via email if you'd like. hajhus46@nancy.archi.fr I found some on the web (erco site) and I'm trying them out as we speak Cool stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raq007 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Thanks danb4026!! i im new in max and was thinking what to do in this situation? so now got idea by ur tip.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Glad I could help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrix2430 Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 I got the file. Thanks so much for taking the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Your welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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