Light help - distant light is working on Iray or Not?

donchan1

Hi I was wondering why my lighting doesnt show up on Iray render, im using distant lights is it only working with 3d delight? thanks.

Richard Haseltine

In Iray all objects cast shadows, and a Distant Light is - as its name implies - at a dsitance, outside the scene (the avatar sets direction, not source point). If you have a room, skydome, or other environment around the scene then it will block the incoming light;,in 3Delight such things may have shadow casting turned off, allowing the external light in.

donchan1

Richard Haseltine said:

In Iray all objects cast shadows, and a Distant Light is - as its name implies - at a dsitance, outside the scene (the avatar sets direction, not source point). If you have a room, skydome, or other environment around the scene then it will block the incoming light;,in 3Delight such things may have shadow casting turned off, allowing the external light in.

So it is like a sunlight far away from the object no matter how you transpose the distance light near or far the object the light is still the same but pivoting it on angle will change the light? Im wondering whats wrong when rendering on Iray there is no light coming out (turned off everything except distance lighting) probably I have a skydome on it will check back thanks.

 

Edit:

I just found out a dome was blocking the distance light and confirmed it works on iray! thanks.