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05-11-2006, 04:45 AM
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lights in maya
I would like to duplicate a light in maya as an instance, but it does not work. It does not have any light. why does this happen? how could I solve this problem?
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05-11-2006, 08:15 PM
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why not just duplicate it normaly?
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05-12-2006, 05:59 AM
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because later I would like to change the intensity for all, to the same amount
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05-12-2006, 06:16 AM
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Can't you group them and create a simple expresion to control the intensity?
Or just select them all and change the intensity... Instancing is more for texturing I believe |
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05-12-2006, 07:00 AM
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Heck, put a cube in your scene and link light intensity to Y/10.. higher the
cube goes... brighter lights get.
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05-12-2006, 07:13 AM
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 I think I will have to create a new expression for example for a cube. Thanks the advices! |
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05-13-2006, 09:49 PM
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You cannot use the Atribute Editor to change attributes on multiple objects at once. You can however use the Channel box to do this. Simply select all the lights and enter the new value in the Channel Box. You can also use the Attribute Spread Sheet to change multiple attributes. |
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05-13-2006, 10:27 PM
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Can't you just instance them? It seems like you're all coming up with a whole variety of obnoxious and obsucated routes to instancing.
Or can maya not instance lights? I haven't need to in Maya yet, so I don't know how feasible that is, but I do it in Max all the time, with no problems.
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05-13-2006, 10:34 PM
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Yes instancing does the trick in Maya too. I personally don't because I like to have control over each light separately, hence I use the channel box or spreadsheet.
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05-14-2006, 01:09 AM
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yeah, channel box is the way...easy.
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