Forum: Carrara


Subject: Question about lighting - Figuring out distances

pzrite opened this issue on May 26, 2006 ยท 4 posts


pzrite posted Fri, 26 May 2006 at 1:07 AM

I know in 3D Studio Max it shows you the zone of where the lighting will fall, it will show the distance and where the drop off begins. In Carrara, I'm finding it really difficult to light a scene properly because it will either come out too bright or too dark just because I cannot tell how far my lights are reaching. So it's a matter of trial and error, I keep changing the distances and rendering (and repeating the process until I can get it right) Is there a quicker and easier way to tell where the lights will cover and fall off in a scene? Thanks for any suggestions, Leee