light projector

[fooprobe]

This seems like a rhino issue, not VFR, but it's really irritating that you can't map an image to a spotlight (please tell me if I'm wrong about this!) to create a projector... the best way I've found to fake it is use the diffuse color (or the diffuse color map) as a decal (with transparency map) in the emissive layer on the object the projection appears on. but of course there won't be shadows, foreshortening, etc., this only works if you're doing something really simple. any thoughts on other ways around this?

thanks!

[dalomar_cg]

Re: light projector

V-Ray doesn't have the ability to specify a texture for point lights at all...textures for rec lights have been added to the sdk, but they are currently not hooked up in VfR.

There is a technique that I put together for creating a projector that's buried somewhere on this forum...I'll find it and post a link back here.

[dalomar_cg]

Re: light projector

Here are the two threads where this was discussed

http://forum.asgvis.com/index.php?It...0&topic=5119.0
http://forum.asgvis.com/index.php?It...0&topic=5827.0


Edit: Link updated for new forum

[fooprobe]

Re: light projector

superb! I do try to search the threads for this stuff before posting, sorry I didn't see it.

thanks!

[dalomar_cg]

Re: light projector

In the same line of options where you log in, there's a search function for the forum. This is different than the search field at the top right corner of the page...that's for the website. The forum search has a special page, so you'll know when you've got the right one.

[fooprobe]

Re: light projector

found it! thanks!