Where to place domelight?

[Rokas]

Hi just wondering, where am I supposed to place domelight?
if it is placed on ground plane - it creates a little artifact in its place:


if i move it 5m up,- it is gone,- but lighting conditions change a too:


I thought it doesn`t matter where it is placed, but obviously it does, so where is the correct place?

[LudvikKoutny]

It's a bug with standard 3ds Max materials, as Vray tries to render fake specular highlight from DomeLight, which doesn't make much sense. If you use VrayMTL, you should be fine.

[Rokas]

thank You.

[vlado]

It's a bug with standard 3ds Max materials, as Vray tries to render fake specular highlight from DomeLight, which doesn't make much sense. If you use VrayMTL, you should be fine.

It's not really a bug; someone specifically requested it.

Best regards,
Vlado

[LudvikKoutny]

It's not really a bug; someone specifically requested it.

Best regards,
Vlado

About a year ago, this specific request caused me over a day of headaches and frustration

[vlado]

About a year ago, this specific request caused me over a day of headaches and frustration

<shrug> I do what I'm paid for...

Best regards,
Vlado

[Deflaminis]

<shrug> I do what I'm paid for...

Best regards,
Vlado

And you do it damn well, Vlado.