Spotlight vs Quad on Metal Surface

Spotlight vs Quad on Metal Surface

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Spotlight vs Quad on Metal Surface

lizGYM66
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If I create a plane, add a metal material with 0 roughness and point a spot light down on the plane, regardless of the lights power or cone angle I can't get a reflection on the metal plane. I can only get a reflection if I increase the Roughness.

 

If I use a Quad light instead, I get a reflection as expected with very little to no power and 0 Roughness.

 

Why is this?

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Stephen.Blair
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The default radius of a spot light is 0



// Stephen Blair
// Arnold Renderer Support
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lizGYM66
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That was it. Thank you.

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