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Subject: Sun light through yonder window

CMKook-24601 opened this issue on Jan 27, 2010 · 9 posts
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CMKook-24601 ( ) posted Wed, 27 January 2010 at 12:20 AM · edited Thu, 01 August 2024 at 4:12 PM

 how do I make a light shine through a window and cast that light spot on the floor? having troubles any one help me?

markschum ( ) posted Wed, 27 January 2010 at 12:31 AM

set a spotlight to cast the light . Play with the angles to get the right beam .  You can turn on atmosphere in the material room and do volumetric lights to get the beam effect.

CMKook-24601 ( ) posted Wed, 27 January 2010 at 12:33 AM

Quote - set a spotlight to cast the light . Play with the angles to get the right beam .  You can turn on atmosphere in the material room and do volumetric lights to get the beam effect.

thank you
know of any tutorials I can follow?

basicwiz ( ) posted Wed, 27 January 2010 at 1:18 AM

 If you really want to make aiming the light easy, place a ball (or whatever from the primitives folder) on the floor, then make it invisible. Next position the spot light outside the window, roughly where yoyu want the sun to appear to be coming from. Lastly, click on "point at" for the spot light and select the ball. All the aiming is done automagically. If it's not at the right place, move either the light or the ball until you like it.

CMKook-24601 ( ) posted Wed, 27 January 2010 at 1:29 AM

Quote -  If you really want to make aiming the light easy, place a ball (or whatever from the primitives folder) on the floor, then make it invisible. Next position the spot light outside the window, roughly where yoyu want the sun to appear to be coming from. Lastly, click on "point at" for the spot light and select the ball. All the aiming is done automagically. If it's not at the right place, move either the light or the ball until you like it.

excelent suggestion ty ^_^

CMKook-24601 ( ) posted Wed, 27 January 2010 at 5:49 AM

 Okay, soooo... I got the light to cast through the window making the "Sun spot" on the floor but this thing with the atmospheres is giving me issue any one know a good tutorial? or maybe have a suggestion as to what I need to do?

bagginsbill ( ) posted Wed, 27 January 2010 at 6:45 AM

http://www.nerd3d.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7

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CMKook-24601 ( ) posted Wed, 27 January 2010 at 7:29 AM

Quote - http://www.nerd3d.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7

ty for th link lets see if I am smart enough to follow it :P

markschum ( ) posted Wed, 27 January 2010 at 8:50 AM

volumetric lights can be a pain to get right. They dont show unless there is something behind them like a wall. You can fake it by using a primitive cone and scaling it big, and then applying a transparent texture. 

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