We’ll be hosting webinar tomorrow which will cover some of this subject. In case you’d like to have environment image you can simply use an image in the environment background slot. Keep in mind that the physically correct workflow will be to use either V-Ray Sun or HDRI type of lighting. Wrapper > GI Affect > Receive GI of this object but you should be aware this will also affect appearance of the whole object - so it may not be ideal scenario. If you want to be able to control the color or intensity of the shadow with that type of setup you can always use a Wrapper material(applied on the base box/plane). When you add a Dome light in a scene, this affects the GI and shadowed areas become brighter. The intensity of the shadows is affected by the direct light source, the GI and the surrounding objects’ materials.
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When combined, the intensity of one of the two light sources has to be corrected. The EV set will have to be changed if used for Dome Light with HDRI. The intensity of the HDRI will depend on the HDRI quality and on the setting of the physical camera used. In addition to all advice in the previous posts I would like to add that when lighting a scene with V-Ray Sun and Dome light(with HDRI) simultaneously you have to be aware that the emit sources of the two lights might not have the same direction - it depends on where the sun (light source) is positioned on the HRDI image - this can be amended by manually rotating the Dome or the HDRI texture itself. This option is not that useful since in most cases you want the dome to emit light. SVP India 1802 LinkedIn A pan-India collaborative philanthropy organization Social Venture Partners (SVP) is the worlds largest network. Affect Diffuse - Disabling the option will make the light invisible for lighting and GI rays. The options are useful if you need to illuminate with the dome but have another color or texture reflected (Sky for example) one is disabled) in material reflections instead of the dome. Affect Reflections / Specular - Disabling the checkboxes will let you see the Reflection environment(or Background if the Refl. You can use it to have a screen-placed background image while still illumination with the Dome At this point the background texture will appear in the back. Invisible - Enabling this option will make the Dome invisible for camera rays and you'll no longer see it in the background.
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The options of the light can change that behavior: On the other hand by default the Dome blocks the environment light since it creates an imaginary sphere surrounding everything in the set. This means that if you throw in a dome the direct light from the Sun will kind of go through it and have an effect.
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The Dome doesn't disable the Sun & Sky system, it acts as an additional light source in the scene. V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp, with full support for SketchUp 2018.We know that architects and designers love SketchUp’s ease of use and quick modelling feat.