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    Lights not showing up in render.

       
      Applies To 
       
      Product(s): MicroStation
      Version(s): 08.09.04.51
      Environment:  N\A
      Area:  Visualization
      Subarea:  N\A
      Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
       

    Problem

    Lights not showing up in render.
    Source lights are not shining on surfaces.

    Product: MicroStation V8 XM Edition
    Version: 08.09.04.51
    Area: Visualization, PROBLEMSOLVING

    Solution

    Disable real world lighting.

    If real world lighting is on, lights are automatically attenuated. When using global lights it is common to turn the brightness slider low because of the normally high intensity of the solar light. This causes the source light to lower the overall intensity and not appear to shine on the nearby environment since the attenuation is reduced.

    If real world lighting is disabled in the settings dialog for the render mode (Ray Trace, Radiosity or Particle Trace) it will not auto attenuate the source lights in the scene.

    Note:
    Disabling Real World lighting may not be desired as it will affect the overall lighting of the scene.

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    • Dan Abney Created by Bentley Colleague Dan Abney
    • When: Wed, Jul 9 2014 12:08 PM
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