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

[Jack de Valpine]

Hi Vaib,

You could also try using an "illum" in place of a "light."

-Jack

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On 2/17/2014 9:15 AM, Thomas Bleicher 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 
> <mailto: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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