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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] Feature Requests => [Max] Resolved Feature Requests => Topic started by: LKEdesign on 2016-02-09, 11:26:24

Title: On/OFF button on LightMtl as well as Self-illumination section on CoronaMtl
Post by: LKEdesign on 2016-02-09, 11:26:24

Hi, as we in ArchViz often deal with light fixtures, and since since its to some extend is possible to make plausible lighting just using materials there come a need to easy switch lights on and off. I normally do it by setting the multiplier to 0, but the problem is then to remember what the setting is when turned on. Therefor I think it would be great with an On/OFF button on both the lightmaterial as well as the std corona material self-illumination section.

Title: Re: On/OFF button on LightMtl as well as Self-illumination section on CoronaMtl
Post by: tomislavn on 2016-02-09, 11:30:56

https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=7209.30

Maybe this will help :)

Title: Re: On/OFF button on LightMtl as well as Self-illumination section on CoronaMtl
Post by: LKEdesign on 2016-02-09, 11:36:14

True, - it's a workaround. But I still think it would be great to have this option on the material itself

Title: Re: On/OFF button on LightMtl as well as Self-illumination section on CoronaMtl
Post by: maru on 2016-02-10, 15:59:28

Here is a funny trick I used in one scene. Layered mtl - one material is for the light on state, the other one for light off. You can change the state simply by swapping the materials. :)

Title: Re: On/OFF button on LightMtl as well as Self-illumination section on CoronaMtl
Post by: Ondra on 2016-05-08, 18:27:04

we are not planning adding the checkbox to keep it consistent with the rest of CoronaMtl UI