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This section contains information about the lighting components in V-Ray for Grasshopper. 

 


Overview

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The Lighting tab displays all the V-Ray lights components. They are the following: V-Ray Light Rig Dome, V-Ray Light Rig Simple, V-Ray Light Rig Sun System, V-Ray Dome Light, V-Ray Light Directional, V-Ray Light IES, V-Ray Light Mesh, V-Ray Light Omni, V-Ray Light Rectangle, V-Ray Light Sphere, V-Ray Light Spot and V-Ray Light Sun.

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Note that all lights attached to the V-Ray Render component are exported through the Render in Project component if connected.

 


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Example: Default Light

To disable the environment, connect an Environment component with black GI to the V-Ray Render component.

To disable the light, connect a new lighting component or a Rig Dome component with disabled “Light On” parameter to the V-Ray Render component.

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Default Light and Environment

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Environment with GI that is overridden with black color

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Rig Dome light with disabled Light On

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Notes

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  • Grasshopper creates default lighting and environment in every scene if no inputs specified in the V-Ray Render component.