Object masked environments

[tim_harding]

Would it be possible to add light linking to environments? I like to adjust my lighting on a per-object basis, and it's much easier to do this when you can apply unique HDRI to various items in the scene. This is something I've been hoping for in Modo for a quite a while, and it would be great to see it implemented in Vray.

[vladimir.nedev]

I am just adding the correct export for the light textures for the Dome and Rectangle lights.
When it is done, you will be able to use multiple dome lights instead of the environment.
You can then use their light linking like this:



Greetings,
Vladimir Nedev

[tim_harding]

Will there will be an option box for spherical dome lighting?

[vladimir.nedev]

Yes, in the V-Ray Light settings. There will be a new roll-out there called "Light type specific parameters".
There will be the following parameters there :
- for dome light : options for texture (use, resolution, adaptive) and "dome spherical" check-box
- for rectangle light : options for texture (use, resolution, adaptive) and "directional" parameter
- for ellipse light : options for texture (use, resolution, adaptive)
- for point light : check-box to turn it into a spherical light, with the radius taken from the shadow radius of the point light (this radius can be modified in the 3D view-port when the Move tool is activated).

Greetings,
Vladimir Nedev

[vladimir.nedev]

If you have access to the nightly builds, you can try this in the 2015-03-29 nightly build. The changes will be in the 3.00.06 open beta build as well.

Greetings,
Vladimir Nedev