topic Re: Votive Candle in Libraries & objects

Votive Candle

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:54:28 GMT

I am trying too create a simple Votive Candle Object to use in my renderings.

I'v created a material that glows nicely when used in conjunction with the Wall Light Indirect.

I have figured out how to control the brightness parameter but I would also like to control the light color.

How do I script that?

Re: Votive Candle

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:01:58 GMT

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Re: Votive Candle

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:03:50 GMT

Hi Ed,

The first 3 parameters control the red, green and blue color of the light (GDL Reference Guide, page 89)...

Go to a color editor... and get the RGB numbers of the color you want and put them, each one divided by 256, as the first three numbers on your light code.

HTH

Re: Votive Candle

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:36:19 GMT

Is there a way to make a parametric control for the object? I can't seem to use the RGB parameter types that appear in the light object.

Re: Votive Candle

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:00:46 GMT

Ed,

You can also double click the blank space on the top right corner of the parameter list...

HTH

Re: Votive Candle

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:29:52 GMT

How do I save the object as a light?

Re: Votive Candle

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:30:15 GMT

Ed wrote:
How do I save the object as a light?

Click the "Select Subtype" button on your object and select a lamp/light subtype for your object...

This will add predefined parameters for a light object into your object... like the color editor, RGB parameters and others.

Then... simply save it with its own unique name inside your loaded library.

HTH