LED lighting

[m1234]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to render a whole bunch of LED lights and looking for the most efficient way of creating an LED effect. any suggestions?
is there a self illumination option for V-ray materials?

Cheers,
Mani

[Micha_cg]

Re: LED lighting

Look at the material tutorial here:

http://www.asgvis.com/index.php?opti...d=30&Itemid=55

For LED best you use an emitter material with a texture, so the LED dosn't looks so homogenous. Good, if you place the emitter within a plastic housing (colored "glass" material + enable "affect shadows").

[LeoBonilla]

Re: LED lighting

what should be the map used? a real led photo?

[Micha_cg]

Re: LED lighting

Yes, a frontal photo direct in the lens. It's not a must, but looks better than a simple colored emitter only. You can use a radial color gradient too, but maybe this is looking to perfect. It's a question of how much detail is needed.