light settings

Started by whatevernevermind, July 09, 2011, 12:54:27 PM

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whatevernevermind

hi. i have a question about light settings. recently i watched a keyshot tutorial video. at 0.31st second  a plain was added. for material choosen light. and plain was hidden but plain's light was appear. how could it be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nY0zBc443w

Ed

Double-click on the emissive plane to open the Material Editor.  The material type should be "Emissive"  Un-check "Visible to Eye"

Now it will continue to emit light, but the object is hidden.

Ed


elliasp

About this topic, do you know if the render time is better when light emissive objects are hidden ?...

Indeed, it should take more time for the computer to calculate an emissive object, no ?...