This page offers a quick starting point on changing and rendering lights in Chaos Vantage.
Overview
In Chaos Vantage, you have the flexibility to import existing lights from a V-Ray scene (vrscene) or another Vantage scene and customize their parameters to suit your need, or you can create entirely new lights directly within the application. Once imported or created, these lights can be precisely positioned and adjusted, giving you full control over their intensity, color, shadows, and other attributes. This allows you to shape the lighting environment of your scene, enhancing its realism and mood, whether you're aiming for natural daylight effects or carefully crafted artificial lighting setups.
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Steps
1. Export a scene to Vantage.
Export the scene to a .vrscene file. Follow the links below for detailed instructions for .vrscene export per host app.
2. Load and preview the scene in Vantage.
Load the exported .vrscene or a .vantage file in Vantage.
3. Create lights.
Use the Lights (
) toolbar icon to open a dropdown menu with different light types available for creation. Select a light type and the light gizmo of this type appears. Place the light where you need it, and then modify its parameters such as color, intensity, radius, etc.
Use the Ctr+D keyboard shortcut combination to clone lights. The clone is automatically selected. Then use the Move tool to adjust the position of the clone.
Use the Import lights from file (
) button to import existing lights from a supported external file.
4. Edit light parameters.
Lights can be selected either in the viewport with the Select (
) tool or in the Objects tab. Available parameters per light can be controlled in the Light lister located in the Lights tab. The Compact, Basic, and Advanced buttons above the lister control what parameters are displayed.
Use the Compact mode to control only On/Off, color, and intensity parameters of the lights.
Use the Basic mode to access more common parameters such as directionality, shadows, etc.
Use the Advanced mode to have access to all available parameters, for example shadow harshness or profiles of IES lights.
5. Snap menu usage.
In the Snap dialog menu, you can specify the snapping intervals for position, rotation and scale values of the selected object.
The dialog menu is accessible by right-clicking the Snap button (
) in the top toolbar. Note that you must enable Move, Rotate, or Scale from the top toolbar to display the Snap button.
To enable snapping, click the Snap button (or use the shortcut S) and click again to disable it.