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xmasrosexmasrose Posts: 1,404
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I have this https://www.daz3d.com/emission-profile-master by @Totte on my wislist and would like to know how effective it is and how easy to use.

Thank you smiley

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  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006

    Hi, 
    It's written to be easy to use but maybe someone tell you. @Szark maybe?

     

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,306
    Can it load/edit existing ies profiles, like the free ones on the internet, or does it only let you create new profiles from sliders?
  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006
    barbult said:
    Can it load/edit existing ies profiles, like the free ones on the internet, or does it only let you create new profiles from sliders?

    As IES profiles can be saved in a gazillion diffrent formats (Iray only uses a very few limited params), it can not edit existing profiles as they can have any number of rays in any number of directions, any emittier shapes, and be of any of three types, Architectural, Indoor or car, but Iray only handles Architectural.

     

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,306
    OK, good info. Are there any presets, like for car headlights or incandescent bulbs, or is it all up to me to configure the rays?
  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006
    barbult said:
    OK, good info. Are there any presets, like for car headlights or incandescent bulbs, or is it all up to me to configure the rays?

    Nope - just hit the "I feel lucky" button and it will randomize something that usually is prettry decent, then yiu can tweak it.  What is important is the two emitter props that has the Polygons aligned correctly for an emitter, Most meshes doesn't, which causes Emission to go in a random direction and not the way you want it too.

     

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,306
    edited March 2018

    Ah, yes, I've had that crazy direction problem in the past! Thanks for the extra info. I have it in my cart.

    Edit; along with instances to objects, another of yours I don't have yet.

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  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006
    barbult said:

    Ah, yes, I've had that crazy direction problem in the past! Thanks for the extra info. I have it in my cart.

    There is a full explanation in the quick start guide ;-)

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,306

    Not in my cart anymore - now in my content library!

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006
    barbult said:

    Not in my cart anymore - now in my content library!

    Yah!

    Thanks!

     

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,306

    I might not be able to do much with the new purchases for awhile. My main computer died a few days ago. It isn't repaired yet. I'm working on an 8 year old machine with a 2GB graphics card. As you see, it hasn't stopped my from shopping, though!

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006

    LOL - Once you shop you can't stop ?

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,306

    So it seems. blush

  • xmasrosexmasrose Posts: 1,404

    Thank you very much for this feedback.

    Sorry I was away from my computer.

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 5,972
    edited September 2019

    OK, Mr. Totte, I finally got around to using this promising product, but I've run into a hitch. I load one of the two meshes you've so kindly provided; I open the Script interface. I press "I feel lucky." I edit the profile to suit my desire. I highlight (yellow light) emitter in the Materials column. I press "Save and Apply," and it takes me to a folder I can save in. I save. The browser closes. I close the interface.

    But I get no lights. What am I missing? What button should I be pressing? Why can't I just apply the emission profile and close? Thanks for the product and your consideration.

    And then when I go back to the file location where I saved the profile, I can't find it (it's not there).

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  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006
    xyer0 said:

    OK, Mr. Totte, I finally got around to using this promising product, but I've run into a hitch. I load one of the two meshes you've so kindly provided; I open the Script interface. I press "I feel lucky." I edit the profile to suit my desire. I highlight (yellow light) emitter in the Materials column. I press "Save and Apply," and it takes me to a folder I can save in. I save. The browser closes. I close the interface.

    But I get no lights. What am I missing? What button should I be pressing? Why can't I just apply the emission profile and close? Thanks for the product and your consideration.

    And then when I go back to the file location where I saved the profile, I can't find it (it's not there).

    Are you allowed to save files where you wanted to save it? 
    DS does not always know what the OS or AntiVirus software allow or don't allow.
    I usually save mine in the same directory as the scene file.

     

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 5,972
    Totte said:
    xyer0 said:

    OK, Mr. Totte, I finally got around to using this promising product, but I've run into a hitch. I load one of the two meshes you've so kindly provided; I open the Script interface. I press "I feel lucky." I edit the profile to suit my desire. I highlight (yellow light) emitter in the Materials column. I press "Save and Apply," and it takes me to a folder I can save in. I save. The browser closes. I close the interface.

    But I get no lights. What am I missing? What button should I be pressing? Why can't I just apply the emission profile and close? Thanks for the product and your consideration.

    And then when I go back to the file location where I saved the profile, I can't find it (it's not there).

    Are you allowed to save files where you wanted to save it? 
    DS does not always know what the OS or AntiVirus software allow or don't allow.
    I usually save mine in the same directory as the scene file.

     

    Yes, sir. I'm allowed to save the files, but when I go to the file location, they aren't there. I'm saving them where I keep my content. Are all of my quoted steps correct? Did I leave anything out?

  • NorthOf45NorthOf45 Posts: 5,511

    I've had difficulty using the "Content Relative Output" box checked, something about this sounds familiar. It wouldn't save, and once I got stuck in an endless loop of choose and save, Couldn't reproduce it (maybe because I hadn't saved a scene yet?), but it works okay if I don't use content relative output.

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006
    NorthOf45 said:

    I've had difficulty using the "Content Relative Output" box checked, something about this sounds familiar. It wouldn't save, and once I got stuck in an endless loop of choose and save, Couldn't reproduce it (maybe because I hadn't saved a scene yet?), but it works okay if I don't use content relative output.

    That can be a DS bug is reported to DS devs, look closely the selected directory , sometimes it has an /untitled after it (also happens in DIM sometimes selecting directories), something withing Qt that spooks.

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006

    I'll do one just to see what steps I take:
    - Add emitter prop
    - Start script
    - Set up IES
    - Select "emitter surface"
    - Select outdirectory (watch carefully it doesn't say /untitled in the end, I added code to trap that, but might sometimes fail..
    - Cick save and apply button
    - close script
    - select the emitter
    - look at surfaces, emitter, does it have the Emission Profle set?

     

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 5,972

    OK. Thanks, Totte, for going through the hassle to confirm the steps. I've got a render running to test it. It's a huge scene, and I'm using a laptop. So, it will be later tonight.

    However, how EXACTLY will I know if the Emission Profile is set? Once I know that, I'll just quit DS, and start anew. Thanks again.

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006
    xyer0 said:

    OK. Thanks, Totte, for going through the hassle to confirm the steps. I've got a render running to test it. It's a huge scene, and I'm using a laptop. So, it will be later tonight.

    However, how EXACTLY will I know if the Emission Profile is set? Once I know that, I'll just quit DS, and start anew. Thanks again.

    You have an Emission profile set on the material "emissive" onm the emitter, in the material parameter Emission Profile

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 5,972

    Yup. Thanks, Totte. It's plain as day. The Luminance was set at 500. So, I'm boosting it to 19,000 and trying again. Thank you so much for your help and for making a product that is essential.

  • marblemarble Posts: 7,500
    edited July 3

    I bought this some time ago but never got around to using it. Now I have a scene in which I need a mesh light - specifically a rectangular Ghost Light - placed at ceiling height in a hallway. I want a Ghost light because I dont want the mesh to be visible. I want the light to be directional so that it doesn't bleach out the actual ceiling just above it. I searched for "directional Mesh Lights" which led to the reminder that I had bought this product. However, The mesh (from the EPM props) shows in the IRay render as a black block although the light is as I want it. How do I make the mesh invisible - I have followed all the instructions for making a mesh into a Ghost Light in DS 4.22.

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  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,006

    marble said:

    I bought this some time ago but never got around to using it. Now I have a scene in which I need a mesh light - specifically a rectangular Ghost Light - placed at ceiling height in a hallway. I want a Ghost light because I dont want the mesh to be visible. I want the light to be directional so that it doesn't bleach out the actual ceiling just above it. I searched for "directional Mesh Lights" which led to the reminder that I had bought this product. However, The mesh (from the EPM props) shows in the IRay render as a black block although the light is as I want it. How do I make the mesh invisible - I have followed all the instructions for making a mesh into a Ghost Light in DS 4.22.

    First, what you need to understand that IES Profiles lights,( the same way as Iray decals), uses Z Up and not Y up as axis orientation, that is Iray's internal XZY model. You can apply the IES to a lights to a mesh light, but you need to create a plane that is modeled oriented Z up, then rotate it before importing to DS. But using the built on props should work, just hide the blocker suface and apply a ghost light emissive setting and then apply the IES profile. I haven't done that, but Esha has some meshes in her invisi light set that should work, if they are modeled the right way,I know the ceiling light is.




     

  • marblemarble Posts: 7,500

    Wow, quick response - thank you!

    Perhaps a dumb question but what is the "blocker surface"?

  • marblemarble Posts: 7,500
    edited July 3

    Ahh, sorry - the black surface has nothing to do with your prop. I tried again with a plane primitive and that shows black too, even with "Iray Visible to Primary Rays" turned off (to make it a Ghost Light). Seems the new version of Ghost Lights in 4.22 is not working for me. I rotate the plane by 180 and it is lit on the other side but I can't make it invisible.

     

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  • ElorElor Posts: 1,581
    edited July 5

    Did you try to set the Refraction Index and Weight of your primitive to 1.0 ?

    In the Surfaces pane:

    1. Select the surface(s) of the object you want to emit light from, and also want to be invisible to primary/secondary rays
    2. Set "Refraction Index" to 1.0 (i.e., air)
    3. Set "Refraction Weight" to 1.0

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/609556/creating-a-ghost-light-daz-studio-4-21-1-26

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