My first test V-Ray

[sasvision]

test render

V-Ray for Rhino is rendering with full possibilities...

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[Micha_cg]

My first test V-Ray

Well done. My experiance: clear reflection are not easy, but yours are looking great. Could you tell more, what environment you used?

[magnatizerr]

My first test V-Ray

Really nice image - I agree with Micha - Which HDR map are you using?

[sasvision]

My first test V-Ray

Thanks for comments

Scene is simple:



Environment:
GI : White : 1 | Background : Black : 1 : HDR map (abstract_room.hdr)


abstract_room.hdr (1.9MB)

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[Micha_cg]

My first test V-Ray

Thank you.

[magnatizerr]

My first test V-Ray

Thanks sas - looking forward to seeing more

[Paraglobal]

My first test V-Ray

Hi SAS

I really love that image, this might be your first Vray image but I'm shore isn't the first time you create render images.

Is it?

BTW: how did you make those nice shadows in the bottom of the wite part?
I'm using the same kind of light you did in a diferent part but I get very hard shadows.

Can you explain me what does the values under Spotlight Shadows mean:
bias:
Radius:
subdivs:

Thanks
Sergio

[Gijs]

My first test V-Ray

simple, but nice. Thanks for posting the HDRI.

[garrett_jsaa]

My first test V-Ray

Beautiful!

[sasvision]

My first test V-Ray


This really my first V-Ray image, but Of course that isn't my first rendering...
Here download V-Ray rendering options sas.visopt and try with spotlight properties

Spotlight Properties:
Intensity
Color: white
Multiplier: 0 (needs 0.01)
Options
Decay: Linear
Hardness: 0
Sampling
Photon Subdivs: 750
Caustic Subdivs: 1250
Shadows
Bias: 0.9
Radius: 0.5
Subdivs: 5

And once more thanks all.

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[Micha_cg]

My first test V-Ray

I wondered me to see no shadow from the spot - multiplier 0 has made the light off.

[sasvision]

My first test V-Ray

Hi Micha,
I have tried with intensity multiplier 1.01 and shadows are not good
1.01 next 2.01... or opposite 0.00999999 (0.01)

Multiplier: 1.01


Multiplier: 0.1


Multiplier: 0.01


One question:
Did depend and how on rendering spotlight intensity multiplier 0.01?

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[Micha_cg]

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Sorry, I don't understand your last question. I would say, you could disable the spot now.

Often, if I want to improve the lighting of a HDRI, I add a rectangular light. Often, if it is a subtle light only, it is no problem to make it "invisible" (the reflection of rectangle area lights looks so poor, so hard). The HDRI bring the smooth realistic mood and the area light bring some good to control extra colorness or light effect.

Small hint: often I place objects with a very small gap between ground and object. So you get a clear shadow line under the object. The teapot shadow looks good, but the cans ... .

If you like to get soft shadows with spot lights, you can set a light source size per "radius". I think, most you don't need to touch the bias.

[sasvision]

My first test V-Ray

Hi Micha,

Ok, somehow I got the answer for my question...
and thanks for hints.

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[SpinCad]

My first test V-Ray

thankyou very much for your scene and setup information. I always found chrome objects very difficult to get any decent results with flamingo raytrace and was a little confused till i read this. I still consider myself really new to vray and every info counts.