Having this said, the settings that I usually use for creating a day rendering are: I always prefer to leave this as default.ģ) -vray sun size multiplier – a value of “0” produces very sharp shadows, while higher values makes them softer.Ĥ) -shadow subdivisions – if you are using a higher value for the vray sun size you will need to increase the shadow subdivisions as well, otherwise the samples will be visible.ĥ) -Intensity multiplier – needless to say that higher values results in higher sunlight intensity Lower values are supposed to make the sunlight look more orange, while higher values should make it bluish. See examples bellow:Ģ) -ozone – ranges from 0 to 1. A higher turbidity value simulates a larger amount of dust and makes the rendering look more yellowish. This parameter affects the color of the sky and overall atmosphere in a way the dust affects atmosphere.

Bellow are 2 examples of renderings with different sun positions (while keeping the rest of the settings identical). The position of the sun source is directly related to the time of the day. When you will be asked if you would like to “automatically add a Vray Sky environment map”, click “yes”. You can now place the sun and it’s target in your scene. Again, from the drop down menu select vray and click on Vray sun. Click again on “create” and choose “lights”. You can now create and place the camera wherever you want in the scene.Ģ) Now we will create the sun.

From the drop down menu select “vray” and click on “vray physical camera”. However, the steps above pretty much cover the essential.ġ) Click the “create” button and select “cameras”.

If you need a more in depth explanation regarding linear workflow, check out my lwf tutorial that I have posted some time ago. Under “Materials and Colors” check both “Affect Color Selectors” and “Affect Material Editor”.ĭon’t forget that for every texture that you use you need to override it’s gamma like in the screenshot bellow: Go to “Customize”, “Preferences” and click the “gamma and lut” tab.Ĭheck “Enable gamma /lut correction”, type 2.2 in the field next to “Gamma”. In this tutorial I will go through a simple, yet effective way to setup a lighting rig using 3ds max and vray.īefore we begin we need to setup the lwf.

Exterior renders with vray 3 rhino