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    • G Offline
      gutyfer
      last edited by

      Hello all! 😄

      I am new in this forum but i am sure that i can find the help I need! hehe

      My problem is that, in my model, all the Vray lights are switched ON, everything is ON, GI is ON... But!!

      But! When I click to Render, in the picture everything is OFF, no lights, no environment... no.. sun??

      I don't understand! I can see my model, (dark, but no black, i can see my model with darkness), but i don¡t know what more to do...

      Could anyone help me??

      Thank you!!

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
        last edited by

        What version do you have? (what does it say in the about section)

        Does this problem occur only in one model - or all models you try?

        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        • G Offline
          gutyfer
          last edited by

          Hello thomthom!

          I have SU version 7.0.8657 and V-Ray version 01.05.30.

          I think it is for my SU version... It is very strange, if i open new file, with some models, lights are OK in renders. But in my model everything is off... 👊

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            The intensity of the lights needs to be adjusted to your scene. If you use Physical Camera it needs to be turned up. The value will also depend greatly on the light unit you have specified for your lights.

            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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            • honoluludesktopH Offline
              honoluludesktop
              last edited by

              Alan, Not sure I understand you, but light fixures do not light the model when it is viewed in SketchUp. If you have done it properly, lights will function only in the render.

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              • G Offline
                gutyfer
                last edited by

                I think I have understood what happened. I changed light position every moment in order to see wtf happened with them. But I've already seen that if I put just the middle point of the sphere of the omni light, inside any place, it will not work.

                I put onmi lights everywhere, but always hiding just the middle point of the sphere, now I think it will work... im rendering!! omg.. so slow!!

                Do you know any "trick" for rendering quickly?

                Greetings

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  Trick to make a scene render more quickly will depend from scene to scene.
                  If you have a screenshot of your scene and a test render it'd be easier to give specific tips.

                  Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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