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I agree. Even stars are in real intersectable, aren‘t they?lacilaci wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:01 am
2.get rid of distant light and give user a checkbox saying "direct light control" enabling color controls.
Why not if set to laser and larger than scene?B.Y.O.B. wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:26 amNo, because a circle shaped meshlight won't emit parallel light rays over the whole scene.FarbigeWelt wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:06 am Does this mean one can replace sun by a circle faced object?
The laser light source is not a meshlight.
What kind of color isn't possible for a realistic purpose ? i don't catch you.does this look like a blue sun to you?:
suncolor.jpg
no, sun color is right now some sort of counterbalance to actual sun color which depends on it's angle... this is as counter intuitive as it gets imho...
I'm not talking about possibilities, I'm talking about convenience!Sharlybg wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:38 pmWhat kind of color isn't possible for a realistic purpose ? i don't catch you.does this look like a blue sun to you?:
suncolor.jpg
no, sun color is right now some sort of counterbalance to actual sun color which depends on it's angle... this is as counter intuitive as it gets imho...
Red
red sun.jpg
Blue
blue sun.jpg
yes, modern civilization, society and i find it extremely usefullacilaci wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:22 pm Is there anyone finding distant light useful? I agree with what Dade said that there is no point for 2 of the same lightsources, but there seems to be no purpose for distant light either. So make the sun more flexible, or make a copy of it with the ability to change the temperature directly and call that one a "distant light".
But wait,kintuX wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:52 pmyes, modern civilization, society and i find it extremely usefullacilaci wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:22 pm Is there anyone finding distant light useful? I agree with what Dade said that there is no point for 2 of the same lightsources, but there seems to be no purpose for distant light either. So make the sun more flexible, or make a copy of it with the ability to change the temperature directly and call that one a "distant light".
it's basic element for simple architectural sun study models
it is also very important element while learning, studying descriptive geometry, a very base in architectural illustration (& architecture, engineering, design, art...)
learn some
Correct. My mistake.B.Y.O.B. wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:16 pmThe laser light source is not a meshlight.
In Blender I have only put it in the area light settings because you can then use the area light size to judge the laser radius visually.