OpenGL renders up to eight lights in a drawing. Why this limit?

[Huug 1]

OpenGL renders up to eight lights in a drawing; additional ambient light, directional, point, or spot lights have no effect. 

 

=> I built myself a computer with a more than capable graphics card, could it be possible to create an option in preferences to have more than eight lights? 

 

http://app-help.vectorworks.net/2016/eng/VW2016_Guide/Rendering/OpenGL.htm

 

[Jim Wilson 1,155]

Currently the underlying engine that drives OpenGL in Vectorworks is hard limited to 8. Increasing this limit has been filed as a wishlist item.

[Huug 1]

Why is this hard limit still not "upgraded" in VW2018? 

 

I like working in OpenGL because of speed and instant results with good textures, but the lighting limit is cumbersome... 

 

 

[Brendan Gray 6]

I'm just going to add my voice in here.  Working in Open GL is so fast and makes texturing very easy, but the 8 light limit is incredibly restrictive and makes it basically useless for tryout to show a lit stage scene.