Trouble with Image based lighting

[cwaitzman]

I am using Alias 2009 and I am having trouble with image based lighting. I read the introduction to environments tutorial and I can't find the IBL pull down it mentions....I must be overlooking, help!!!

[tekbot]

does the environment window say "Hardware(Vertex)"?
sounds like you have your hardware shading set to "Per Vertex".

change the method to "Per Pixel".

[dfleury]

You are out of luck if you are running DesignStudio since this functionality is only available in higher end versions of the application.

[hwolter]

Actually I'm also having this problem, with Studio. In Hardware Shade I have the Per Pixel option turned on.

When I open a HDR image, simply nothing happens.

[tekbot]

are you able to see the default IBL environments that ship with the software?
-Make sure hardware shade is set to Per Pixel.
-Make sure the shader is set to "use environment"

the easiest way to find the default IBL maps is in the Visualize control panel.
-to switch to the visualize workflow (Preferences>workflows>visualize)
OR
-switch the control panel by the pull down at the top of it. (usually it says "default")


-the environment tab has some that say "ibl..."
-double click one of them.

anything happen?

the other problem with loading your own is they have to be in a alias friendly format.

long/lat maps need to be 2:1 such as 2048 X 1024
Verticle cross need to 3:4

[hwolter]

yes, the embedded IBLs worked fine

but with my own HDRs it still doesn't. I imagine it must have something to do with their format. Doing a first test by modifying their proportions didn't help.

The strange thing is that, if I remember well, in version 2008 I could use my own HDRs without problem...

[tekbot]

what resolution and orientation is the file?
I use HDRshop to control the resolution and it seems to work well.

weird. If you have subscription, i would phone/email Autodesk. They probably can help.

[radicalgel]

IBL with HDRI's works fine on my PC in the "Per Pixel" mode and the objects correctly reflect the HDR in the viewport but when I try the exact same thing on my mac the HDRI's image is not reflected in the viewport and the reflections can only be seen on rendering. Could someone please help!

[mratliff]

Is this still an open issue, guys?
--Matt
Autodesk Industrial Design Support Team

[cwaitzman]

I'm running Design Studio 2009, and I'm assuming that is does not handle IBL environments? I can see the defaults environments in the control panel but they do nothing... Is there a plug-in that can be purchased that would allow me access IBL environments?