Rendering IES Lights
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So - I have been using SU Podium for a while and have been happy with my results for quite some time. That being said, I just finished my M. Arch and have not been able to afford to purchase anything else and liked the simplicity of Podium which has allowed me to spend a great deal of time working on design rather than render. And yes V2 came out today and I have been using the Beta for a while and it is great... my issue.
I now work for an old school lighting designer. We do high end residential and commercial (the only people who pay for it) and I am looking for a program which I may import IES lights into to create photo-realistic representations for in-house and clients... My boss has done it by feel for years with a great deal of success and he is quite the artist. Though, I would like to represent the projects before they are brought to fruition. We don't need the most stellar renderings but something that renders fast enough to move with our work flow. We have a very small office and 'have nor care for the man power to have someone rendering all the time.
We use a lot of Sketchup and want a rendering program which works inside. So, I believe Twilight renders IES Lights (imported) and V-Ray as well... and I am sure there are others. Currently I am wondering if V-Ray is worth the time/$... Help:)?
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Why not just download the Twilight Demo, it's only limitations over the full version is Watermarks and Resolutions. So I would recommend that. It's easy to get to grips with and it's output is top notch. IES lighting is a breeze to add also.
Rich
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@diggidyzank said:
So - I have been using SU Podium for a while and have been happy with my results for quite some time. That being said, I just finished my M. Arch and have not been able to afford to purchase anything else and liked the simplicity of Podium which has allowed me to spend a great deal of time working on design rather than render. And yes V2 came out today and I have been using the Beta for a while and it is great... my issue.
I now work for an old school lighting designer. We do high end residential and commercial (the only people who pay for it) and I am looking for a program which I may import IES lights into to create photo-realistic representations for in-house and clients... My boss has done it by feel for years with a great deal of success and he is quite the artist. Though, I would like to represent the projects before they are brought to fruition. We don't need the most stellar renderings but something that renders fast enough to move with our work flow. We have a very small office and 'have nor care for the man power to have someone rendering all the time.
We use a lot of Sketchup and want a rendering program which works inside. So, I believe Twilight renders IES Lights (imported) and V-Ray as well... and I am sure there are others. Currently I am wondering if V-Ray is worth the time/$... Help:)?
Vray for SU is easy to learn but harder to master. I think it is probably the best and most prof. renderer for SU. Here is an example of a lamp I made with SU and then got Vray to render it on med quality settings.
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]Med-High Vray +SU render. 1.5 version.
Newer versions look even more promising! Will move when they update the VFSU manual for the latest version.
Light fallout is sqaure inverse.
This should be the correct picture. Sorry for error. Had 2 DMC engines insteaad of DMC + LC.
This PIC had some adjustments to Subdivs of Shadow and Shadow Bias. Also added flooring. Bumping on walls removed.
Note I am a lawyer by trade. I design as a hobby
So im sure some of you could do a better job.[attachment=0]lamp_FINAL_high.jpg[/attachment
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Shaderlight can import Ies lights as well. It's way cheaper than V-ray. There's a free version as well, but I'm not sure which limitations are on it... it doesn't say on the site.
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LightUp shows you the photometric mesh interactively and has a built-in IES file browser. You can download a free demo.
[flash=640,432:2wrvj5m7]http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13653813[/flash:2wrvj5m7]
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I have never heard of Lightup or shaderlight.
Here is an example of a lamp render from Sketchup. And another , with low-ish render settings.
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This is my last post. All made in SU.
This one is for star trek fans
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You might want to keep in mind that if what you're looking for is accuracy you'll probably be better off with an unbiased renderer but that will be a trade-off as unbiased rendering (Maxwell, Indigo, Twighlight) is slower than biased (Vray, Podium, etc.).
My choice is Maxwell which has a low learning curve (compared to Vray in particular) but you'll want to plan on letting your final renders render overnight for best results.
-Brodie
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Hi, Here is a quick example of IES light effects with Twilight that I did a year ago...
Twilight is easy to use.
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