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November10th,2011 #1

PaarthSharma
VRayforSketchupLightProblemNoLights
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JoinDate: Nov2011 Ihavescouredtheinternetforanyhelponthis,butIseemtobetheonlyonehavingthisproblem!
Location: Australia Nolightsshowupinmyscene.Ihaveaddedeverytypeoflight,omni,spot,rectangular,vraysphere,etcandnoneof
Posts: 2 themactuallyproduceanylight.
IthoughtitmighthavebeenmyparticularscenesettingsbutIdownloadedtheVRayforSUManualScenesfrom
Name: PaarthSharma http://vray.com/vray_for_sketchup/manual/index.shtmlandevenafterfollowingthemanualliterallystepby(painful)
ForumUsername: Paarth step,nolightsrendered.
WhatamIdoingwrong?
AretheresomesettingsI'mnotawareof?
I'veattachedascenewithnumerousrectangularlights,asyoucanseetheonlylightsourceistheGlobalIllumination.
Also,whattheheckisgoingonwiththatwater...?
Ineedtosubmitaveryimportantassignmentinthenextfewdayssoanyhelpwouldbegreatlyappreciated.
Thanks.

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November10th,2011 #2

CharlesBlack
Re:VRayforSketchupLightProblemNoLights
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JoinDate: Oct2010 Doyouhave"Lights"turnedonintheGlobalswitchesrollout?
Location: Riga
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Name: CharlesBlack
ForumUsername: Speaker

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November10th,2011 #3

PaarthSharma
Re:VRayforSketchupLightProblemNoLights
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JoinDate: Nov2011 Yes.
Location: Australia
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November11th,2011 #4

CharlesBlack
Re:VRayforSketchupLightProblemNoLights
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JoinDate: Oct2010 Canyoupostyourothersettingsthen?Whatistheintensityofthelights?Haveyoutriedbringingthemodelinanew
Location: Riga file?IfallfailsthenmaybeconsidertoreinstallVray.
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Name: CharlesBlack
ForumUsername: Speaker

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February27th,2012 #5

GrahamBus
Re:VRayforSketchupLightProblemNoLights
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JoinDate: Feb2012 InGlobalSwitches.Havechecked:Lights,andShadows.Yourenvironmentlightingisworkingperyourimage.Don't
Posts: 2 placeanIESlightbecauseyouneedtocorrelatethatlightfromafile.Omnilightsbarelyshowup.Usearectangular
light...makesuretherightsideisshowing...youcantellbyrendinghiddenlights.
Name: GrahamBus
ForumUsername: grahambus Haveyoutriedasimplescene...likeanextrudedrectanglewithlights?Orisitjustfortheimageyouposted.Also
dependingonthesizeofyourmodel(likesayit'sfreakin'huge)thelightsmaynotbeaspowerful.Mybestadviceis
tocreateasimplelightingscenewitharectangularlightbecauseyou'llseethelightinthesceneeitherfacingawayor
towardsyou(havethelightandshapebeinthesameshot).

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June6th,2012 #6

DimitrisTolios
Re:VRayforSketchupLightProblemNoLights
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OriginallyPostedbygrahambus
InGlobalSwitches.Havechecked:Lights,andShadows.Yourenvironmentlightingisworkingperyourimage.Don'tplacean
IESlightbecauseyouneedtocorrelatethatlightfromafile.Omnilightsbarelyshowup.Usearectangularlight...makesure
therightsideisshowing...youcantellbyrendinghiddenlights.
Haveyoutriedasimplescene...likeanextrudedrectanglewithlights?Orisitjustfortheimageyouposted.Alsodepending
JoinDate: Jan2012 onthesizeofyourmodel(likesayit'sfreakin'huge)thelightsmaynotbeaspowerful.Mybestadviceistocreateasimple
Location: LosAngeles lightingscenewitharectangularlightbecauseyou'llseethelightinthesceneeitherfacingawayortowardsyou(havethe
(imported)
Posts: 1,287
lightandshapebeinthesameshot).
Name: DimitrisTolios
ForumUsername: dtolios Sorryforthenecrorevivingsomebodydigitoutthisyearsoit'snotmyfault100%...

VRayforSketchupfordefaultusesphysicalcamerasettingswithexposurecontrollinkedtothedefaultSUlight,the
sun.
ThedefaultTexSkyGIVrayusesisverypowerful,andthephysicalcamerasettingsarealsoveryfastinorderforthe
camerato"compensate"forthestrongsunlight.

VRaycomponentlights,(omni/IES/spotlightyounameit)havetobepumpedupinintensityagreatdealtobevisible
tocrazylevelsinordertoactuallycompeteandbalanceoutdirectsunlightinaninteriorshot.Wearetalking
intensityvaluesthatwillbeinthemagnitudeof50,000to500,000.Defaultisat1.0.Youstartraisingitto2and10
and50andyouseenothing...well,pumpitupalot!

Iusuallystart@250500,000withIESlightsandworktoproducethedesiredeffect.

IfyouareusingemissiveVRaymaterials,pumpuptheintensityto7001000fordayshots,and250500forlowersun
values(duskorsunsetshotsetc).

Thesun(GI)intensityintheenvironmentrolloutisbydefault@1.0Iwouldstartplayingwith0.8fordayshotsand
0.30.4forlateevening/earlymorning.

IfyouarenotusingtheSunatall(interiorshotsorGIthroughHDRI),justdisabletheexposurecontrolinthePhysical
Camerasettings.

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August28th,2012 #7

billychai
Re:VRayforSketchupLightProblemNoLights
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JoinDate: Aug2012 wellmyieslightissetto500,000butstilldidntgetanylightevenit'sdark
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August31st,2012 #8

minimi
Re:VRayforSketchupLightProblemNoLights
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JoinDate: Aug2012 hi,
Posts: 1
i'vejuststartedusingsketchupaweekagoandnowIranintoasimilarproblem.inmycaseitseemsIplayedwith
Name: minimi thetimezone(seetheshadowsdialogue)somyrenderingturnedintoanightscene...andapparentlythereisno
ForumUsername: minimi moonlighting

soopenWindow>Shadowsandplayaroundwiththesliders.Theremightbeabugthere,becauseIhadchangedthe
timezonetoUTC(insteadofUTC10)andevenifitshowedme"noon"itwaspitchblack.justusethespinnerto
increasethetimeonehouratatime,orenteritmanually,andhopefullyyourscenewilllightup!

PS:eventhoughtheOPmusthavesolvedhisproblembynow,itmighthelpotherslookingforasolutionforthesame
problem

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September3rd,2012 #9

billychai
Re:VRayforSketchupLightProblemNoLights
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JoinDate: Aug2012
OriginallyPostedbyminimi
hi,
Posts: 3

Name: billychai
ForumUsername: billychai i'vejuststartedusingsketchupaweekagoandnowIranintoasimilar
problem.inmycaseitseemsIplayedwiththetimezone(seethe
shadowsdialogue)somyrenderingturnedintoanightscene...and
apparentlythereisnomoonlighting
soopenWindow>Shadowsandplayaroundwiththesliders.There
mightbeabugthere,becauseIhadchangedthetimezonetoUTC
(insteadofUTC10)andevenifitshowedme"noon"itwaspitchblack.
justusethespinnertoincreasethetimeonehouratatime,orenterit
manually,andhopefullyyourscenewilllightup!
PS:eventhoughtheOPmusthavesolvedhisproblembynow,itmight
helpotherslookingforasolutionforthesameproblem
ithinkyoushouldenabledefaultlightandlightsinvrayoptionandalso
makesureyourGIissettoskylight

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