The “SUN” parameter is actually not deprecated and works properly. In order to fix this, I’ve specified all of my “Light” parameters to read “SUN” again. ibl file specifies the new light parameter as “LIGHT” instead of the original version 1.0 parameter called “SUN”, the sIBL file will not load. ibl file with a non-working one in a text editor then copy and paste the working light settings at the bottom with a very low multiplier to get them to work again.Ĥ) Since the recent release of version 2.0, sIBL supports multiple “physical” lights. A temporary solution would be to compare a working sIBL. I’ve added a light to all of my sIBL files, and in very dark scenes have specified a light with an extremely low multiplier (less than. ibl, the sIBL will not be sent to 3D Studio Max. This is a bug that needs to be fixed. Prior to sIBL GUI, the North parameter would rotate your environments around the center of your model.ģ) When a sIBL file doesn’t have a “physical” light specified within the.
There are a few errors, bugs, and issues with sIBL and Vray that can occur:ġ) If you don’t have Vray selected under the “Selection” area, you’ll receive a “Win32 OLE” error message.Ģ) The North parameter doesn’t seem to work yet for the Vray Template. Current sIBL Issues and Errors with Vray: You probably wouldn’t want to see a strange ball of light floating in your scene. Three files should be automatically populated.įinally, select the Vraylight (if added), uncheck “Affect Specularity”, and check “Invisible”. Check the Vray and 3dsmax Environment overrides. If successful, you may notice a new light in the viewport.
Or, you could have had 3dsmax already opened with a scene already created. If all works properly, sIBL GUI should automatically start up 3d Studio Max. This parameter controls the distance of a Vray light from the XYZ center of your scene. I find the default of “100.00” is often too small. I almost always adjust the ‘Sun Distance’ under ‘Additional Attributes’ to 1000. If you forget, sIBL GUI will output an error (unless you have Maya installed as well.) Additional sIBL Settings: Important: Don’t forget to select your rendering software as sIBL defaults to Maya.
You can also browse to your sIBL archive and files here under \Preferences\Collection Management\: Once installed, sIBL GUI should ask you for the directory in which you have all of sIBL files and libraries extracted. Last but not least, if you haven’t installed sIBL, you may want to read my article on sIBL installation and setup for 3dsmax. I also mention some helpful, basic render settings at the end of that article. Although it’s not completely important, I’m going to assume you know the basics of setting up 3dsmax and Vray for Linear Workflow (LWF.) If you are not familiar with LWF, you may want to read the beginning of my Basic Vray HDR Tutorial. Using sIBL with Vray and 3dsmax is fairly straight-forward, however I’d like to mention a couple of tips and bugs to address concerning the latest Vray template for sIBL. I will look into updating this as time permits. *Please note: this article below may be outdated but most of these techniques are probably still applicable. Tutorial on Using sIBL With VRay and 3D Studio Max: