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Lights from camera? About Truespace Archives These pages are a copy of the official truespace forums prior to their removal somewhere around 2011. They are retained here for archive purposes only. Lights from camera? // Roundtable 1  |   Order by default Post by Michael Billard // Mar 18, 2009, 11:52am Michael Billard Total Posts: 125 I'm messing aroung with spotlights and infinite lights in tS 7.6 and am finding rotating the light so it hits the subject to be challenging. It occured to me that one way to aim the light would be like aiming a camera object at the subject. I'm wondering if there is a way to do that. Perhaps a script could generate a light object based on where you're looking? Thanks. Post by spacekdet // Mar 18, 2009, 12:12pm spacekdet Total Posts: 1360 In Model you can do this already. Select the spotlight. Open new small view window. In new view switch to 'smallview from object' Use view/camera controls to aim light. It may help to use Screen coords. In Workspace? Who knows. It was too easy so they got rid of it. <EDIT> The 'smallview from object' works for any object, it doesn't have to be a light or camera. Post by Steinie // Mar 18, 2009, 12:33pm Steinie Total Posts: 3667 The BEST around anywhere for workSpace is "LightMaster" by Stan. You have to see if he is selling it yet. I love using lights in workSpace again after using his plugin. Post by trueBlue // Mar 18, 2009, 12:41pm trueBlue Total Posts: 1761 Dele made a Place to View script: http://forums1.caligari.com/truespace/showpost.php?p=44743&postcount=1 I made a Spot light with a Camera attached to it: http://forums1.caligari.com/truespace/showpost.php?p=58869&postcount=1 and a Projector light too: http://forums1.caligari.com/truespace/showthread.php?p=77085 Post by jamesmc // Mar 18, 2009, 1:01pm jamesmc Total Posts: 2566 In Model you can do this already. Select the spotlight. Open new small view window. In new view switch to 'smallview from object' Use view/camera controls to aim light. It may help to use Screen coords. In Workspace? Who knows. It was too easy so they got rid of it. ==================== LMAO! heh heh, yeah - It went from easy to total geekiness over night. :D Post by RAYMAN // Mar 18, 2009, 1:54pm RAYMAN Total Posts: 1496 If your rendering from Kerkythea all lights that you apply point into the direction you view when you insert it.... spotlights same as projectorlights even ies lights. If you zoom in it can be placed right into the center of your object. See picture of the target projected onto a sphere... Post by spacekdet // Mar 18, 2009, 1:54pm spacekdet Total Posts: 1360 Thanks trueBlue, Dele & stan. I knew we could count on you. Sure hope you guys get a year end bonus. Post by Michael Billard // Mar 20, 2009, 9:34am Michael Billard Total Posts: 125 Thank you much, I'll give that a try. Post by W!ZARD // Mar 20, 2009, 7:25pm W!ZARD Total Posts: 2603 The BEST around anywhere for workSpace is "LightMaster" by Stan. You have to see if he is selling it yet. I love using lights in workSpace again after using his plugin. Damn that looks cool! Where do I get me one of these?

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