Billboard Reflections

[LookOut]

For those who use a billboard type setup to reflect a photo of the existing site in the windows I've got a question.

When the sun is illuminating the model and the billboard is behind the viewer the billboard would be in shade. So the reflections in any windows in the model would reflect an unnaturally dark billboard image.

Can the sun be told to shine on the billboard as well as the model?

[holmes1977]

Re: Billboard Reflections

Ok this is what I do

I make the billboard and group in SU. Right click on the group and chose Entity Info.
Un check the Cast shadows and Receive shadows This will allow the sun to pass through your billboard.

Go into the material options and find the image/material you have used for your billboard. Add a emissive layer. Load the same image/material as a bitmap into your emissive layer

This will give your billboard a brighter apperence.

Have a search on these forums for more info.

Hope this helps.

[LookOut]

Re: Billboard Reflections

Thank-you Holmes
That's helping, I've found several useful posts and your tip has gotten me on the right path. I've been working on perfecting my glass for several days just to get the sense of how to balance out all of the settings. I had done many searches, but I was using keywords like glass reflection or windows and I never happened across what I needed.