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# 1 07-07-2007 , 05:28 PM
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Mental Ray Area Light

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when you convert a point light to area light in the mental ray node of the light you can change the shape node (regtangle, disc, sphere, cylinder, user...), i guess "user" is to define your own object as a light, but how do you connect them???, how dou you make any object act as a light?

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# 2 07-07-2007 , 05:46 PM
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search for CTRL_light

turns any object into a light source
 
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# 3 07-07-2007 , 06:46 PM
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CTRL_light?
where can i find that?
 
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# 4 07-07-2007 , 07:45 PM
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Try searching in the help files
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# 5 07-07-2007 , 11:43 PM
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i did already, but i dont can´t find anything about it on the help, could somebody be more specifc of where to find the option?

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neither could I and I have far more than 4 posts..?? the info is hard to find..?
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