[Radiance-general] rpict -dv option to switch light source visibility

[Vaib]

Thank you for correcting me Thomas.

Regards,
Vaib


On 17 February 2014 15:15, Thomas Bleicher <tbleicher at gmail.com> wrote:

> Vaib
>
> I think the -dv switch works as designed. It will not hide the light
> source completely but the source itself is shown in black instead of the
> actual brightness that the object (lamp, light fitting etc) would have. I
> think that was done to avoid high intensity peaks that would confuse
> certain evaluation algorithms in other applications.
>
> In your case you should be able to hide the light sources using a clipping
> plane. Check the -vo option of rpict.
>
> Regards,
> Thomas
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Vaib <vaibhavjain.co at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I tried to make light source invisible by using the -dv option in rpict,
>> but somehow it doesn't work for me. The lights are shown black.
>>
>> In my case, the camera and lights are placed at the same height in a
>> room, and the camera is looking down towards the floor. I have tried both
>> with and without -dv option.
>>
>> When I place camera just below the lights, then the lights are not
>> visible (which is obvious, as lights are then not in line of sight).
>>
>> Has someone else also experienced the same? Thank you!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Vaib
>>
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