Tons of light sources, Vray render time.

[tampac66]

Hey everyone,

 

I have a light sculpture in my building that is made up of about 1000 hanging strips of Electro-luminescent tape. Each one is just a strip of this material that lights up when given a charge. What would be the best way to go about rendering this without having insane render times?. Would a self-illuminating material work?

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Cameron

[dmv79]

Yes it would. But if you need the light effect to be precise, check "direct illumination" on the material. As an alternative you could create a vray light, switch it to mesh type and select your object. If you only need it to glow, a simple vray light mtl would do the trick and render faster but you won't get speculars. If you set it's strengh too high you might start getting some artifacts. In the end it's all about testing. Good luck