Index  | Recent Threads  | List Attachments  | Search
 Welcome Guest  |  Register  |  Login
Login Name  Password
 

Sweet Home 3D Forum



No member browsing this thread
Thread Status: Active
Total posts in this thread: 4
[ Jump to Last Post ]
Post new Thread
Author
Previous Thread This topic has been viewed 7914 times and has 3 replies Next Thread
ebkers
Newbie




Joined: Apr 16, 2015
Post Count: 2
Status: Offline
Reply to this Post  Reply with Quote 
Recessed lighting

I am looking for some recessed lighting I can install in the ceiling.

Something like http://www.lowes.com/images/LCI/Planning/HowT...edLighting_hero_image.jpg

I have found a few models that look like recessed lighting but they can't be used as a light source and I am hoping to light my model with these.

The lighting options I have found so far all seem too harsh and create burned out spots in my rendered images.

Thanks

eb
[Apr 16, 2015, 9:30:20 AM] Show Printable Version of Post    View Member Profile    Send Private Message [Link] Report threatening or abusive post: please login first  Go to top 
hansmex
Advanced Member
Member's Avatar

Netherlands
Joined: Sep 26, 2009
Post Count: 4002
Status: Offline
Reply to this Post  Reply with Quote 
Re: Recessed lighting

1 - Light cannot be imported or exported. So, choose any model you want, and add the light yourself: place a small lightbulb under your recessed light.
2 - To avoid harsh light and shadows, turn the light down, so that the light is just visible.
3 - To illuminate your room, add one or more lightbulbs in the (vertical) middle of the room. Make them 100x100x100 cms with a low light strength. These will light the room and give very soft shadows.

You have to fiddle a bit to get it right, but this is the only way to get a good result.

Hans
----------------------------------------
Hans

new website - under constuction
hansdirkse.info
[Apr 17, 2015, 8:38:56 AM] Show Printable Version of Post    View Member Profile    Send Private Message [Link] Report threatening or abusive post: please login first  Go to top 
okh
Advanced Member




Joined: May 12, 2013
Post Count: 1545
Status: Offline
Reply to this Post  Reply with Quote 
Re: Recessed lighting

If you need many of those lights, you may want to consider grouping light source and lamp model. Or, you can add light sources to the SH3D properties related to the model. But to do that, you must use the Furniture Library Editor and edit the properties file in the library. See for instance thread 5206 and SVG mini guide pages 9-10. That approach requires some work, though, and for normal use, hansmex approach does the trick and is easier. ok
[Apr 17, 2015, 9:42:29 AM] Show Printable Version of Post    View Member Profile    Send Private Message [Link] Report threatening or abusive post: please login first  Go to top 
ebkers
Newbie




Joined: Apr 16, 2015
Post Count: 2
Status: Offline
Reply to this Post  Reply with Quote 
Re: Recessed lighting

Thank you hansmex 3 white bulbs stacked at 750mm, 1500mm, and 2200mm all at 15% seems to work well for lighting a small room


[Apr 17, 2015, 12:59:02 PM] Show Printable Version of Post    View Member Profile    Send Private Message [Link] Report threatening or abusive post: please login first  Go to top 
[ Jump to Last Post ]
Show Printable Version of Thread  Post new Thread

  Get Sweet Home 3D at SourceForge.net. Fast, secure and Free Open Source software downloads  
© Copyright 2024 Space Mushrooms - All rights reserved