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This page offers a quick starting point on working with image-based lighting, sunlight, and Cosmos HDRIs in Chaos Vantage.

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Overview

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Steps

Load a scene or project in Chaos Vantage.

Step 1: Chaos Cosmos HDRIs Import

Steps

1. Open your Vantage scene.

Load a scene or project in Vantage.

Open the built-in Cosmos browser by clicking the Chaos Cosmos Browser (

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From the HDRI section, choose a sky image

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Then import the HDRI by either:

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drag-n- drop dropping it in the sky using the import (Image Modified) button

Swap different HDRIs to explore different lighting scenarios.

Adjust exposure as needed.

3. Explore time of day variations.

Step 2: Time of Day Variations

In the

Lights

Environment tab > Sky rollout, switch the Environment mode to Physical sky.

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Switching the Environment mode to Physical sky is only available if the loaded scene has been exported with a V-Ray Sun and Sky ignores the previously imported HDRI. Instead a Sky texture is used.

In the Environment tab > Sun rollout, select a Sun position mode:

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sun settings, switch the Sun position dropdown to Altitude/Azimuth to easily control its position in the sky by adjusting the Altitude and Azimuth parameters. In the sun settings, switch the Sun position dropdown to Geolocation to get accurate sun position based on Latitude/Longitude coordinates and Time values. 4.

Step 3: Work with many lights

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Lights can be selected either in the viewport with the Select (

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Instanced lights are shown as

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groups marked with [G] in the light lister of the Lights tab and share settings. Making changes to one parameter changes it for all of the lights. Instanced lights can also become unique (ungrouped) by using the checkbox or the Ungroup (Image Added) button.

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Step 4: Individual control of lights

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To make a change to a light, select it either in the viewport or in the Objects tab and change its parameters.

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Available parameters

for lights

can be

folded or expanded by using the Expand All or Fold All buttons above the light lister. Additionally, available parameters can be

displayed by switching between the Compact, Basic, and Advanced buttons.

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You can disable the lights' gizmos via the Open View filters (Image Added) option in the top toolbar.
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