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3ds max: desktop lamp

Posted: May 25, 2006
kinoman
I've got a desktop lamp, but i'm not really sure how to embed a light source in the bulb. Any suggestions?
light needs to exclude the bulb...
Posted: May 27, 2006
3d artist gallery Andyba
It depends on what renderer you are using.
You can just model a spiral, like in a real bulb, with self illumination set to maximum and render with final gathering in mental ray.
That should provide the most realistic result.