topic Re: How to get HDR environment into Inventor IBL? in Inventor Forum

How to get HDR environment into Inventor IBL?

WHolzwarth — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 19:55:55 GMT

I've tried it, but perhaps I'm too dumb.

I could import the attached environment into Showcase.

But what now?

Thanks for hints

Walter

Re: How to get HDR environment into Inventor IBL?

lplu — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 06:18:17 GMT

Inventor does not allow user to import an external HDR IBL. There is one idea about it:

Scene Image Lighting - Import / Custom HDR enviroments

Please vote it if you want such functionality.

Re: How to get HDR environment into Inventor IBL?

WHolzwarth — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:26:02 GMT

Hmm. Can this be done at all, as mentioned in the help?

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Inventor-Fundamentals/files/GUID-39E68C59-CDFF-4124-8DDA-111C9028CC6D-htm.html

Walter

Re: How to get HDR environment into Inventor IBL?

inchul.lee — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 18:28:28 GMT

Hey Walter,

lplu is correct. Inventor currently doesn't support importing custom IBL environments. I'm afraid that the help document isn't complete and suggest that you vote for the idea mentioned.

Here's a new technical article which will show you a workaround of adding custom HDR IBL environments. Do note that it's not an official workflow and won't be supported in case of a problem.

How to add custom HDR IBL environment into Inventor 2017

I hope you find it useful.

Re: How to get HDR environment into Inventor IBL?

WHolzwarth — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 18:39:41 GMT

Thanks, Inchul.

Well, I didn't read the article until now. But I've done some tests of my own.

Look at a first result in 2012.

Later: A first look at your description seems promising. I'll try it now with 2017.

Cheers

Walter

Re: How to get HDR environment into Inventor IBL?

WHolzwarth — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:02:37 GMT

Another test in 2012. Colors are better now.

Re: How to get HDR environment into Inventor IBL?

WHolzwarth — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:18:39 GMT

Here's a test in 2017, following Inchul's recepture.

Only at the end of topic 5 an additional </Style> line was needed

Resolution is very good, but there seems to be no Dome&Ground behavior like in other IBL scenes. The Groundplane is floating far above the image.

Can this be done with imported HDR files?

Thanks

Walter

Re: How to get HDR environment into Inventor IBL?

WHolzwarth — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 22:36:48 GMT

Hmm. Meanwhile I did some other tests.

I could import - after some struggling - additional HDR scenes done in AutoCAD (from Excitech.co.uk). Same as with the Dosch scene, I was able to change Exposure and rotate them, but no scaling could be done.

Limitation or user's dumbness?