Light shape visible

[jostroopers]

If I use a photometric light with an ies file or a spot, the light shape of the ies or spot is visible.
However, when rendering, the light source in the spot model is not visible.
It would be nice if at the same time the light source in the spot model would be visible.
Now you have to add an extra free light to make the light source visually visible.

As shown in the picture, you can see the light beam of the ies.
However, a free light has been added in the model of the spotlight so that you can see the origin of the light.

I use Max 2022 with Arnold RenderView

[Stephen.Blair]

A photometric light is really just a point, so there's no geometry for Arnold to show in the render. Skydomes and area lights are different that way.

[jostroopers]

For now I have a work around.

Would be nice if something like this could be added as standard to a light source.

Thanks to Mads Drøschler

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-shading-lighting-and/light-shap-visible/m-p/11023636#M39121