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Hello:

I am working on an a interior where the client wants to use around 35 globe lights in varying sizes. I am wondering if I should:

1. model the spheres and make them emitters (and deal with having many, many emitter faces, perhaps to many)

2. place a simple emitter object (perhaps a cube) inside a sphere. If so what would be the best material for the sphere to look A. illuminated, B. like white glass and C. not add a lot of noise and D. let a lot of light through it?

Thanks for the help.

Gary

Definitely go with #1, even if you use many polygons. I think #2 will give you a lot of noise and unnecessary trouble.

Yeah i would go with the first one too, try and keep the polys down. I'm trying to model a screw in light at the moment for a closup, I have seen a few threads covering light globes but the one i wanted to look at i cant find, not sure if i should make the glass a single sided poly, or faces on both sides...I'll keep searching.

Brett

I'd have to tell ya, it depends on your rendering power. If you have lots of CPU's, go for option 2. if not, stick with 1. 2 will be easier and more realistic but 1 will be faster to clear.

OK, thanks, I will run a simple test of each to gauge results.

For #2, what would be best white material settings to let light through with minimum noise?

Thanks,

Gary

I'd possibly even test using an MXI emitter on the glode geometry and place a hidden emitter cube of simple geometry around them or simple plane below to cast the light. This way you will have more control on getting a correct looking result.

http://www.maxwellrender.com/forum/view ... hp?t=30304

hope it helps