March 2013
Beginner
640 pages
15h 31m
English
book
Rendering in SketchUp: From Modeling to Presentation for Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design
by Daniel Tal
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Light Editor
The Shaderlight Light Editor is activated from the Shaderlight main menu (Fig. 29.11). You can select the various lighting options from the Type pull-down menu. Once you’ve picked a lighting option, the SketchUp cursor turns into a lightbulb, allowing you place the light emitter.
Fig. 29.11: The Shaderlight main menu and Lighting menu
The Light Editor has three functions:
- To select and place a lighting option
- To set light strength
- To set light color
Light Strength
The strength of an emitter is measured by Shaderlight in candelas (Fig. 29.12). Candelas represent units of luminous intensity. For example, a single Shaderlight candle is equal to one real-world candela (hence the name). One candela is equivalent to 1.2 watts. In Shaderlight, the default Candela setting for lights is 125. This is equivalent to a 100-watt lightbulb. However, exposure plays a big part in lighting up a scene, working in tandem with the Candela setting. Some specific candela strengths and Exposure settings are provided in the following sections to help you get started with lighting.
Fig. 29.12: The Shaderlight Candela menu option
Before you place an emitter, and after you select a light Type, enter the desired candela value to set the light strength. The settings provided are initial baseline ...
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