Phil hunt Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 i have created a line light to show a neon glow around the base of a wall when i render the scene it gives me the effect i want but you can see the line, that i created for the line light. is there any way of removing the line so you get the effect but not the line. the one thing that does solve this problem is if you create a symbol and then place this as desired when rendered the line disappears.....but not always do i want to create a symbol as its easier to see the line light on the design plan... Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Tamsin Slatter Posted October 10, 2013 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 10, 2013 Hi Phil Select the Line Light and on the Object Info palette, uncheck Render Geometry. Quote Link to comment
Phil hunt Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 many thanks tasmin thats saved me a load of time many thanks again Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Tamsin Slatter Posted October 10, 2013 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 10, 2013 No problem at all. Have you played with Renderworks Textures with the Reflectivity Shader set to Glow? You can get some good lighting effects with this too, as long as you use Indirect Lighting as part of your render settings. Quote Link to comment
Phil hunt Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 yes i have but i must see if i set the indirect lighting option, i'm new to renderworks been using artlantis with good results for the past 15 years but like the idea of working within one package i struggle with the lighting as i have to re-render to see the results as with artlantis its real time.... but i'm enjoying the challenge.....i hope vectorworks will add this real time option in the future, i use open GL but its really not the same. thanks for the advice phil Quote Link to comment
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