orbit animation and light

[domer1322]

Is there a way to make the light source (the sun) rotate around the building along with the camera when doing a 360 degree animation ? I want to avoid a common problem... when orbiting the building, the north is always in the shade, even though I want it to be lit so that viewers can see the north face.

[Pat Stanford]

If you put all the light sources in an invisible class, then there will be a default light coming from directly behind the camera.

Pat

[Kevin]

I prefer to Export to a Quicktime VR Object. The setup dialog allow you to choose whether the light follows the model or the camera.

I find the QTVR more useful as it is like a virtual model that can be rotated at will. Once QTVR was introduced, I stopped using Orbit Animations.

[domer1322]

thanks ... useful hints indeed. With QTVR, does the light source have to come from directly behind the camera, or can I still see light that is offset (so I can see some shadows) ?