Making objects glow (neon sign?)
Making objects glow (neon sign?)
Is this possible under Skindigo?
Sure it is! You just have to assign a RGB emitter material to you neonlight sketchup material!
Let's say, you want a red neon. In sketch you model a cylinder, then you make a sketchup material. This material should be red (call it red neon, for you to remember easily it'll be an emitter). Then double click on it to call SkIndigo material editor, and give it a RGB light preset. DONE!
Probably, you'll have to calibrate the light power and efficacy according to the light situation (if you want to use the neon light in a sun lit scene, you'll have to pump really up both the parameters, for instance...). If you render a night scene, instead, using the black background option, your light will be fine with regular power too.
Make some tries!
Let's say, you want a red neon. In sketch you model a cylinder, then you make a sketchup material. This material should be red (call it red neon, for you to remember easily it'll be an emitter). Then double click on it to call SkIndigo material editor, and give it a RGB light preset. DONE!
Probably, you'll have to calibrate the light power and efficacy according to the light situation (if you want to use the neon light in a sun lit scene, you'll have to pump really up both the parameters, for instance...). If you render a night scene, instead, using the black background option, your light will be fine with regular power too.
Make some tries!
Thanks!
Im using an OBJ import script that I found and it seems to crash SU every time I import something with more than 15,000 polies. Are there any more official exporters in the works?
EDIT : I cant really get the edges of my object to glow... The object just becomes full green or full red. How would I do a bloom effect?
Im using an OBJ import script that I found and it seems to crash SU every time I import something with more than 15,000 polies. Are there any more official exporters in the works?
EDIT : I cant really get the edges of my object to glow... The object just becomes full green or full red. How would I do a bloom effect?
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