max viewport question

carlangas · June 22nd, 2005

Hi all,

When you set up a scene you have default lighting (if thats what its called), the moment you add a light the viewport changes to reflect the lights in your scene. how can I change that so that I can allways see everything in the scene when shaded regardless of the lights I add? I am using radiosity in my scene and when i shade the viewport it some parts look tool dark and cant see all objects.

thanks

Victor Erthal · June 22nd, 2005

you can use "ctrl + L" and quickly change from one to another

Sawyer · June 22nd, 2005

Go to the environment window and change the level spinner (default 1) this will change the brightness of the shaded viewport. Does that make sense?

carlangas · June 22nd, 2005

Thanks Victor...

carlangas · June 22nd, 2005

ohh, I didnt see your post Sawyer. does this affect the rendered image as well??

kaylmyers · June 22nd, 2005

Sorry to disagree, Sawyer. That will increase the ambient light in the scene and as we say in our office: ALVB!!! (ambient light very bad) It'll flatten out the render. Ctrl L is the way to do it. ( or right click on the vewport name, choose configure viewports, then check default lighting. Choose between 1 or 2 lights)

Sawyer · June 23rd, 2005

Carlos,

I was wrong. I use vray and it does not affect anything in the rendering. CTRL +L is the way to go.

June 22nd, 2005	#1 (permalink)
carlangas Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Quintana Roo Posts: 289 Name: Carlos Sánchez	max viewport question Hi all, When you set up a scene you have default lighting (if thats what its called), the moment you add a light the viewport changes to reflect the lights in your scene. how can I change that so that I can allways see everything in the scene when shaded regardless of the lights I add? I am using radiosity in my scene and when i shade the viewport it some parts look tool dark and cant see all objects. thanks __________________ Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

June 22nd, 2005	#2 (permalink)
Victor Erthal Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston MA Age: 31 Posts: 256 Name: Victor Erthal	Re: max viewport question you can use "ctrl + L" and quickly change from one to another

June 22nd, 2005	#3 (permalink)
Sawyer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CA Age: 34 Posts: 1,565 Name: Sawyer Fischer	Re: max viewport question Go to the environment window and change the level spinner (default 1) this will change the brightness of the shaded viewport. Does that make sense?

June 22nd, 2005	#4 (permalink)
carlangas Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Quintana Roo Posts: 289 Name: Carlos Sánchez	Re: max viewport question Thanks Victor... __________________ Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

June 22nd, 2005	#5 (permalink)
carlangas Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Quintana Roo Posts: 289 Name: Carlos Sánchez	Re: max viewport question ohh, I didnt see your post Sawyer. does this affect the rendered image as well?? __________________ Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

June 22nd, 2005	#6 (permalink)
kaylmyers Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Seattle Age: 28 Posts: 40 Name: Kayl Myers	Re: max viewport question Sorry to disagree, Sawyer. That will increase the ambient light in the scene and as we say in our office: ALVB!!! (ambient light very bad) It'll flatten out the render. Ctrl L is the way to do it. ( or right click on the vewport name, choose configure viewports, then check default lighting. Choose between 1 or 2 lights)

June 23rd, 2005	#7 (permalink)
Sawyer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CA Age: 34 Posts: 1,565 Name: Sawyer Fischer	Re: max viewport question Carlos, I was wrong. I use vray and it does not affect anything in the rendering. CTRL +L is the way to go.

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