vray and spotlights

[cliftonp]

Are there any known issues with using maya spotlights with vray? OR is there anyway to make rectangle lights behave more like spotlights?

[vlado]

I assume that means you are having issues with spot lights - can you explain a bit more?

Best regards,
Vlado

[cliftonp]

Nah actually spotlights seem to be working just fine. Haven't run into any problems. Just wondering if there are any bugs I should be aware of before I start using spotlights everywhere.

[vlado]

Well, there are no open issues related to spot lights in our bug tracker, but of course that doesn't mean anything...

Best regards,
Vlado

[Yannick]

I have one for you Vlado,
when using linear workflow, the edge of the spot light is sharp, disregarding the penumbra. If I use for example the Ies vray light, the problem doesn't happen.

Yannick

[vlado]

Add V-Ray attributes to the light and set the cutoff to 0.0

Best regards,
Vlado