Artlantis light objects

[Anonymous]

hi,

just wondering, how do i activate or turn on light objects so they appear on in artlantis?? is that done when placing the object in archicad or in artlantis when rendering??

Cheers

Renee

[Dwight]

The Artlantis forum is:

http://www.artlantis.com/index.php?page=support/forum/index


Archicad lights should only be considered as location markers in Artlantis. You will want to adjust and control lights separately there.

Including lights is an export function

[Anonymous]

Hi,
I realise this may be an artlantis question, however, when i place the lights in archicad, when i try to save the ArchiCAD file as an artlantis file and it asks the question about lights to export, the function to export or enable lights isn't active and wont allow me to export these. therefore i thought this may be an archicad question.

Thanks

Renee

[Dwight]

Is the light "on?"

[Djordje]

Is the light group that the light(s) belong to associated with the camera?

[Anonymous]

thats the issue, i cant find where to turn the light on, it is not in the "parameters section". how do i associate the light group with the camera?

[Djordje]

renee83 wrote:
thats the issue, i cant find where to turn the light on, it is not in the "parameters section". how do i associate the light group with the camera?

As Dwigth said, this is more a question for Artlantis forums.

However ... with the required camera view active, click on the light tool, select the appropriate light group from the Explorer. Done.

[Anonymous]

I give up on these forums, artlantis is sending me here because it is an archicad object and exporting issue and archicad is sending me there because it is a rendering issue. there should be a forum that assists with both programs as they work hand in hand.
Thanks for your help anyway.

Renee

[Djordje]

renee83 wrote:
I give up on these forums, artlantis is sending me here because it is an archicad object and exporting issue and archicad is sending me there because it is a rendering issue. there should be a forum that assists with both programs as they work hand in hand.
Thanks for your help anyway.

Renee

Hm, curious ...

In general, use ArchiCAD lights as placeholders and models. Add Artlantis lights instead, as they are of much higher quality and are much more manageable.

The ArchiCAD lights are translated into a light group of their own. So if you did import them, associate it with a camera, and adjust the parameters accordingly.

[Dwight]

For a light to export from Archicad, it needs to be visible and "on" - ie: at some intensity.

The grouping advice is erroneous.