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V-Ray Light Lister

This page contains information on the V-Ray Light Lister window.

Page Contents

o Overview
o Configuration
o General Settings
o Light Settings
o Example: Light Instances
o Notes

Overview

The V-Ray Light Lister window is a handy way to modify many common attributes of all of the lights in the scene,
both V-Ray lights and standard 3ds Max lights.

Ul Paths: ||V-Ray Toolbar|| > V-Ray Light Lister icon ||Tools menu||> V-Ray Light Lister

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Configuration

Configuration
General Settings • All Lights Selected Ljghts Selection Set; Refresh

General Settings - Displays more parameters to control standard 3ds Max Lights.

All Lights - Displays options for all lights in the scene.

Selected Lights - Displays parameters only for selected lights.

Selection Set - Displays parameters only for the lights in the selection set enabled in the dropdown menu.
Refresh - Updates the Light Lister's information. Use this option if you have added lights or made changes to lights
outside the Light Lister.

General Settings

General Settings

• Selected Ughts All Lights

On Multiplier Color Shadows Map Size Bias Sm.Range Trans. Int. Qual. Decay Start Length Width/Radius
® 1.0 512 * 0,5 t 4.0 i : 2 40.0 t 40.0 $ 40.0 t

Global Tint: | Global Level: 1.0 Ambient Color

General Settings controls common parameters specific to global lighting and standard 3ds Max lights.

Light Settings

The Lights Section controls common parameters for all lights in the scene.

Lights

V-Ray Lights
On Name Shadows Subdivs Bias- Invisible Skylight Diff. Spec.Reflect.Caust. subd, Wire Color Text
Multiplier Color Temperature Units
I ''.'Ravliah tfl'jT" 3G.Q
* 3200.0 t |j T : " 7- «/ 16 t 0.02 t * m m 3ooo •

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i/ M * V 1500

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I '•.••RafLMrinjuT- 16 : 0.02 V
30.0
• | VRayLiaht Disk" 30.0 V 12 t 0.02 m & 9000

* VRayLight_dome 30.0 16 * - v m 1500

¥ VRa'/Light Mesh 30.0 32 : o.o2 : M 1500

y VRavLiqht Sphere 30.0 8 : o.o2 : m 1500

V-Ray IES Ughts
On Name Power Color I emperature Shadows Subdivs Bias Diff. Spec, Use shape Area spec. Caust, subd. Wire Color Text

* VRaylESOOl 1700.0 t 3200.0 t * 3 :

,J o,2 [is \m V 1500
# I VRayIES0Q2 1700,0 t * 3200.0 : • 8 ; o.z 1500
VTlay Ambient Ughts
On Name Intensity Color Caust. subd. Wire Color
V | VRayAmbientUghtOQl L0 1500
V-Ray SunSky Lights
On Name Intens. Mult. 5ize Mult. Sh. Subdivs Sh. Bias Invisible Turbidity Ozone Ph. Emit Rad, 5ky Model Honz, Ilium. Caust. subd,
m VRaySunOQl LO : i;.o. 3 : 0.2 15 * o,35 ; Si C 25000,C 1500

Light Selection Box - Click to select the light in the viewport. Shift-click to add to the selection, or middle-click and
drag to toggle the selection state.
 Example: Light Instances

In the Light Lister, instanced lights appear as a single entry with a dropdown. Editing any parameters for the entry
will affect all instances.

V-Ray Lights
On Name Multiplier
v | yRayLiahtuoT 30.0

Changing the Intensity of all instances

The dropdown can be used to select a specific instance in the viewport.

V-Ray Lights
On Name Multipliei
+ I VRayLightOoT 30.0

VRayLightflQZ
VRa'yLidh tODZ
VRayLighb0u3
VRayLightOu4

Selecting an instanced light

Notes

o For more information on the parameters displayed for V-Ray lights in the Light Lister, see the specific page for
the light type: VRayLight, VRaylES, VRayAmbientLight, or VRaySun.