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Why is "Light Shape Visible" gray? Unusable

Why is "Light Shape Visible" gray? Unusable

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Why is "Light Shape Visible" gray? Unusable

泽_朱
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My English is not good, but help me .

thx


mesh light : Light Shape Visible

(3dsmax 2020,Graphics card:radeon RX480)

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CiroCardoso3v
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At the moment a mesh light isn't visible. You need to create an Arnold material with Emission and apply it to your geometry that is emitting light.

Lead Enviroment Artist @Axis Studios

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Ciro Cardoso

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lee_griggs
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That is to be used with the other light types. You will need to add an emissive shader to the mesh light shape.

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Lee Griggs
Arnold rendering specialist
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泽_朱
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oh~

I thought I had a bug in my 3dsmax .

thanks you!

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泽_朱
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I thought I had a bug in my 3dsmax .

thanks you!

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