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    • M Offline
      Max_B
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      After I made a "clean unused components" in one file, I no longer see point light component in the material palette (nor the cache). Even after SU restart and LU reinstall.
      They both are there, i can click on white place holders and add them. Just they don't show up.
      How can I get the icons back?

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      • EdsonE Offline
        Edson
        last edited by

        @max_b said:

        After I made a "clean unused components" in one file, I no longer see point light component in the material palette (nor the cache). Even after SU restart and LU reinstall.
        They both are there, i can click on white place holders and add them. Just they don't show up.
        How can I get the icons back?

        i had the same problem. my solution was to dump the plugin and reinstall it. the icons came back for a while but then disappeared again.????? 😕

        edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
        http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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        • EdsonE Offline
          Edson
          last edited by

          adam,

          two questions:

          @unknownuser said:

          Also by default any material whose name begins with “$” will be skipped
          when calculating lighting so they will be displayed at full brightness all the
          time. This is useful to create fake emitters.
          (from getting started with lightup)

          this must sound like a dumb request, but would you care to elaborate on the above? i do not understand what you mean by it. and what would be a fake emitter in LUp's sense?

          and secondly, what is this component for?
          LU_compo.png

          edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
          http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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          • AdamBA Offline
            AdamB
            last edited by

            @unknownuser said:

            Thanks for the tuts Adam, as a matter of note, the RSS feed I have bookmarked for your site fails to load, has been for a couple of days.

            Fixed. Thanks for pointing it out!

            Developer of LightUp Click for website

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            • AdamBA Offline
              AdamB
              last edited by

              @edson said:

              @max_b said:

              After I made a "clean unused components" in one file, I no longer see point light component in the material palette (nor the cache). Even after SU restart and LU reinstall.
              They both are there, i can click on white place holders and add them. Just they don't show up.
              How can I get the icons back?

              i had the same problem. my solution was to dump the plugin and reinstall it. the icons came back for a while but then disappeared again.????? 😕

              LightUp adds its built-in Components each time a document is opened or created. There are times when the icon disappears but (as you say) the component is still there and useable. I don't know why this happens.

              Adam

              Developer of LightUp Click for website

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              • AdamBA Offline
                AdamB
                last edited by

                @edson said:

                adam,

                two questions:

                @unknownuser said:

                Also by default any material whose name begins with “$” will be skipped
                when calculating lighting so they will be displayed at full brightness all the
                time. This is useful to create fake emitters.
                (from getting started with lightup)

                this must sound like a dumb request, but would you care to elaborate on the above? i do not understand what you mean by it. and what would be a fake emitter in LUp's sense?

                and secondly, what is this component for?
                [attachment=0:2yb9c0ua]<!-- ia0 -->LU_compo.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2yb9c0ua]

                Fair point, "fake emitter" is a bit confusing. What I mean is that a face with a material beginning with '$' will be always full brightness as if it is self illuminating like a real area emitter. This is useful sometimes when you want something to look like a bright light but not actually emit light. I posted studio2.skp a day or so ago; the windows at the back of the room are bright white "fake emitters"; they come out bright white but add no lighting to the room.

                Secondly, that is a LightUp component called an Irradiance Cache. It is discussed in the getting started document. Basically, you place these in your model to hint to LightUp where reflective surfaces can get there reflection information. It is a method getting fast reflections during the Tour tool mode.

                Adam

                Developer of LightUp Click for website

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                  Efrado
                  last edited by

                  PLEASE HELP!
                  I just registered trying to downloud this MARVELOUS plugin from AdamB,but unfortunately the compressed file does not appear.what do I must do? 😲

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                  • EdsonE Offline
                    Edson
                    last edited by

                    adam,

                    thank you for your patience. fake emitters understood. i went back to the skippy and played some with it.

                    as for the Irradiance Cache, understood in theory . i have yet to see it in action to fully grasp the idea.

                    regards.

                    edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                    http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                    • AdamBA Offline
                      AdamB
                      last edited by

                      @efrado said:

                      PLEASE HELP!
                      I just registered trying to downloud this MARVELOUS plugin from AdamB,but unfortunately the compressed file does not appear.what do I must do? 😲

                      1. After you've registered an email is sent to you.
                      2. You need to click on the link in the email LightUp sent to activate your registration.
                      3. You then login and go to the download page to download the demo.

                      Adam

                      Developer of LightUp Click for website

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                      • AdamBA Offline
                        AdamB
                        last edited by

                        @edson said:

                        adam,

                        thank you for your patience. fake emitters understood. i went back to the skippy and played some with it.

                        as for the Irradiance Cache, understood in theory . i have yet to see it in action to fully grasp the idea.

                        regards.

                        I'm planning a video tutorial very soon.

                        Adam

                        Developer of LightUp Click for website

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                        • PixeroP Offline
                          Pixero
                          last edited by

                          Is it possible (or can you make it) so that we could export the model with baked lighting?

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                          • E Offline
                            Efrado
                            last edited by

                            😍 😄 Thanks ADAM for this your astounding work
                            which promises to be an incomparable and fast tool for rendering the SU projects.

                            I am going to start studing the documentation.

                            By the way did you find the corkscrew? Ihope so. Drink a big sip for me 👍

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                            • david_hD Offline
                              david_h
                              last edited by

                              Thanks Adam. I just got my DEMO and docs. Anxious to play with it. Congrats! 😍

                              If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                              • R Offline
                                REGIS
                                last edited by

                                Hi Adam and thanks for your plugin.

                                I'm playing with light up now but I don't find the point light component in the component's window.
                                Where is it gone ❓

                                Thanks.

                                @+

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                                • EdsonE Offline
                                  Edson
                                  last edited by

                                  @regis said:

                                  Hi Adam and thanks for your plugin.

                                  I'm playing with light up now but I don't find the point light component in the component's window.
                                  Where is it gone ❓

                                  Thanks.

                                  @+

                                  it is there, but one does not see it. click on the white space.

                                  edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                                  http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                                  • R Offline
                                    REGIS
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks Edson it's OK. 👍

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                                    • E Offline
                                      Efrado
                                      last edited by

                                      😕 I reproduced the steps shown in the video tutorial but what I get is a white screen.
                                      what I am doing Wrong?

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                                      • P Offline
                                        pmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        For all those who are unable to unzip* the file (blocked), is there any chance of a new zip file?

                                        *despite using properties to unblock. BTY this zip file is the first I have ever encountered that will not unzip.

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                                        • EdsonE Offline
                                          Edson
                                          last edited by

                                          @efrado said:

                                          :? I reproduced the steps shown in the video tutorial but what I get is a white screen.
                                          what I am doing Wrong?

                                          have you tried reversing faces?

                                          edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                                          http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                                          • E Offline
                                            Efrado
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi Edson,Yes I always check that,

                                            I wonder if it could be a graphic processor problem?

                                            I use a tablet PC with GP Intel(R)

                                            thanks

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