Bruce Kieffer Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 How do I edit the Environment Lighting (HDRI) list? What are the non HDRI backgrounds used for? Please see the screen shots attached. 1 Quote Link to comment
Monadnoc Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) Bruce, To add a background to the list create a Renderworks Background resource in the Resource Browser. When you create it you have the option of creating an HDRI background (Image Environment) or a regular background (Image). Both will show up in the list once created. To be an HDRI background, the source image file has to have been created as an HDR file. The regular backgrounds just serve as a backdrop to your scene, they don't provide any light to it. An HDRI background can be a backdrop AND provide light, or just provide light (and not be seen) or just be a backdrop without providing light. Monadnoc Edited July 23, 2011 by Monadnoc Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 So why do the Renderworks Backgrounds appear in the Environment Lighting (HDRI) list? Can they be removed from the list? Where are those list resources located on my drive? Quote Link to comment
Monadnoc Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Good question. I've never tried using a regular background, so I just gave it a go. It lets you select it, then after you hit OK (and think everything is fine), it gives you an error message and you have to go back and do it over. Not a very well thought out interface. Nor logical. Nor elegant. And definitely not intuitive. And it wastes time. Precious time. I would think it took MORE programming to do it the way it is, rather than just allow files with the extension".hdr" to show up in the list. Go figure ... Monadnoc Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Check for files in your User/You/Libraries/Vectorworks/2011/Library/Defaults/Renderworks - Backgrounds folder. There should be one or more files there containing the backgrounds. If they are not there, it could be in /Applications/Vectorworks 2011/Library/Defaults/Renderworks - Backgrounds. Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Pat, I found them in /Applications/Vectorworks 2011/Library/Defaults/Renderworks - Backgrounds. The SimpleSky.vwx file has text info explaining how to use the file, the HDRI Backgrounds.vwx has a sky image, but I see no way to alter it, and the Renderworks Backgrounds.vwx file appears to be empty. I see how to add new backgrounds in the resource browser, but not how to remove individual default backgrounds. I have to agree with Monadnoc's conclusions above. Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Bruce, If you don't want those files to be part of the default content then just move or delete the files. If you only want to make a few of the backgrounds go away, then edit that file and use the resource browser to delete the resource and resave the file. Quote Link to comment
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