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    Lightmaps in Vray for SU?

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    • T Offline
      tomot
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      I understand its possible to make/bake light maps in Vray for 3dmax
      is the same possible in the current Sketchup version of Vray?

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        nomeradona
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        tomot,

        are you talking like this? not direct on the light, but more or on a box..but if you put the map on the light i dont think so.

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          tomot
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          Lightmaps are required if one is going to make an animated presentation. They are used primarily in programs such a Lumion, Unity3d, and the CryEngine. These animation programs can't create Lightmaps. The host program that created the geometry has to be able to make these Lightmaps.

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            valerostudio
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            This is not possible in VRay for SketchUp.

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              zapwizard
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              I found this thread on baking lightmaps in Vray for use in Unity 3D
              http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/97877-Baking-lightmaps-with-Vray-and-3D-Studio-Max-a-tentative-guide

              @valerostudio, does V-ray for SketchUp not have any geometry export ability?

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                valerostudio
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                You can export geometry from SketchUp. OBJ and 3DS formats seem to be the preferred. I am sure there are plenty of programs that can do baking. V-Ray in SketchUp is not one of them though.

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