How to create linear strip lights in an evening setting

[reddymade]

I'm trying to create a setting that's in the evening so the room/space is darker but I can't figure out how to change that. There are no spotlights on but seem there's a default light.

Also, I'm trying to create linear strip lights, like under the stair treads to show the illumination of steps or under the handrail but I can't figure that out either. All I see are spotlights or omni lights. I work in 3dsmax with vray. I imported the handrail with a vray light material which shows the light but not the illumination itself that shines on the steps. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

David

[hagen.deloss]

Hi @reddymade 

Great to hear from you on the forums! Did you have to convert the V-Ray lights to import into Interactive? I know there's a way to create a day/night cycle using 3DS Max Interactive, because I have seen @gustavo.bergoya create some pretty awesome Interactive experiences. 

Gustavo, do you have any insights into changing the word lighting to a night scene inside Max Interactive?

[gustavo.bergoya]

Hi Hagen and Reddymade

Attached I sent a video that shows a small example of lighting in 3ds Max Interactive. Then I can if you want to send them another video that shows how to make the animation of all the elements of the scene.

I applied:

1 - Directional Light

2 - Spotlight

3 - Material emissive

4 - Clouds plugin

regards

[BenBisares · Accepted solution]

I created a video showing how to create the effect of strip lights and also change the global lighting effects to make it look more like evening

https://autode.sk/2BdMhPv

Long story short, use emissive shaders

EDIT:

Looks like Gustavo beat me to it! I'll leave my post here regardless as there's no such thing as too many videos?

[gustavo.bergoya]

Thanks Ben,

This is a good example

[reddymade]

I'm sorry but i wasn't clear enough I assumed that this was the stingray forum that it'd be a solution for it, not 3d max. I actually meant how to create linear lights in stingray. The box light creates parallel lights but it's not realistic like a spotlight. 

[gustavo.bergoya]

Hi Reddymade

This is Stingray... Stingray change name to 3ds Max Interactive.

I used 3ds Max Interactive and Ben used 3ds Max to export the elements to 3ds Max Interactive and create the light scene

[hagen.deloss]

Hi @reddymade 

I wanted to follow up and see if you were able to resolve your issue using the information within @gustavo.bergoya and @BenBisares 's videos?

Do you have any follow up questions in regards to either of these workflows?

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