23rd October 2003, 05:14 PM | #1 |
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Hints on Lighting
:?: I have finished a couple of circuit board models and rendered them in POV Ray, my problem is with the lighting. I end up with one (or more) of the following.
I would really like to have an even light so that all of the components can be seen, or can I turn off the shadows in POV Ray. I would also like to produce models with white fill and black lines for line art for training manuals, is that possible and how complicated would it be. Thanks for a wonderful program and to Woody for the help so far. Art |
24th October 2003, 01:19 AM | #2 |
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Re: Hints on Lighting
http://ac3d.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=178 :lol: I Feel your pain
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24th October 2003, 01:31 AM | #3 |
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Re: Hints on Lighting
You can also try looking at my "Eureka" post in the resources section. It's best to put an object in your scene where you want a light source and name it something easy so you can find it then copy the location after you render.
There are several different kinds of light sources available in Pov-Ray. You most likely would want an area light. Once you do include it, it will add to the render time quite a bit. |
30th October 2003, 03:35 PM | #4 |
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Re: Hints on Lighting
Hey Woody - that worked great, I found another option in the POV Ray book I got. Put an area light by the camera, that way even if you get shadows they are behind the objects in your scene.
Thanks again Art |
30th October 2003, 04:20 PM | #5 |
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Re: Hints on Lighting
You're welcome. I didn't even know that Pov-Ray had an instruction book out. Looks like I'll have to make a run to Bongo's books.
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