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This page contains information on the V-Ray Light Lister window.

 

Overview

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The V-Ray Light Lister window is a handy way to modify many common attributes of all of the lights in the scene, both V-Ray lights and standard 3ds Max lights.

 

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||V-Ray Toolbar|| > V-Ray Light Lister button


||V-Ray menu|| > V-Ray Light Lister


||Tools menu||> V-Ray Light Lister

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General Settings – Displays more parameters to control standard 3ds Max Lights.

All Lights – Displays options for all lights in the scene.

Selected Lights – Displays parameters only for selected lights.

Selection Set – Displays parameters only for the lights in the selection set enabled in the dropdown menu.

Refresh – Updates the Light Lister's information. Use this option if you have added lights or made changes to lights outside the Light Lister.

 

General Settings

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General Settings rollout controls common parameters specific to global lighting and standard 3ds Max lights.


Light Settings

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Light Selection Box  Click to select the light in the viewport.

  


Example: Light Instances

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In the Light Lister, instanced lights appear as a single entry with a dropdown. Editing any parameters for the entry affects all instances.

 


Changing the Intensity of all instances

 


The dropdown can be used to select a specific instance in the viewport.

 


Selecting an instanced light

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Notes

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  • For more information on the parameters displayed for V-Ray lights in the Light Lister, see the respective page for the specific light type: VRayLight, VRayIES, VRayAmbientLight, or VRaySun.

  • Windows Display's Custom scaling setting is not supported.