Comments on: Lamps 3D visualisation http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Erik http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-669 Erik Fri, 07 Jan 2005 23:20:17 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-669 I agree, this is awesome. I can't wait for 2.37. That is, if this and your UI redesign make it in, and I sure do hope that they do. By the way, thanks for clarifying that weird stem thing. I never knew why it was there, and I always wondered if maybe I wasn't rotating my lamps properly. I'm guessing now that this is supposed to be like the arrow on the camera, except, well, it doesn't really do anything worthwhile. I agree, this is awesome. I can’t wait for 2.37. That is, if this and your UI redesign make it in, and I sure do hope that they do.

By the way, thanks for clarifying that weird stem thing. I never knew why it was there, and I always wondered if maybe I wasn’t rotating my lamps properly. I’m guessing now that this is supposed to be like the arrow on the camera, except, well, it doesn’t really do anything worthwhile.

]]> By: Eliot http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-668 Eliot Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:04:15 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-668 This looks really elegant. Nice work! This looks really elegant. Nice work!

]]> By: Matt http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-667 Matt Sun, 02 Jan 2005 18:55:58 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-667 Oh, the names are just text objects I put in the scene to describe what each lamp was, that's all :) Oh, the names are just text objects I put in the scene to describe what each lamp was, that’s all :)

]]> By: Mal http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-666 Mal Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:56:19 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-666 Very very cool Matt! Are the names going to be billboarded, so that they always face the camera? Mal Very very cool Matt!

Are the names going to be billboarded, so that they always face the camera?

Mal

]]> By: Matt http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-665 Matt Wed, 29 Dec 2004 06:06:45 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-665 >> This sort of redesign work should also be done on empties because in their current state they aren't very useful from a visualization point of view. Yeah, it would be nice to have different looking empties for Hooks, and other things like that :) >> one thing you should try to tackle is what happens when you scale a lamp. Yeah, Ton raised that issue too. The current idea is to prevent lamps being scaled unless it's actually meaningful (i.e. for an area light). I need help from 'higher powers' for that though... >> This sort of redesign work should also be done on empties because in their current state they aren’t very useful from a visualization point of view.

Yeah, it would be nice to have different looking empties for Hooks, and other things like that :)

>> one thing you should try to tackle is what happens when you scale a lamp.

Yeah, Ton raised that issue too. The current idea is to prevent lamps being scaled unless it’s actually meaningful (i.e. for an area light). I need help from ‘higher powers’ for that though…

]]> By: hanzo http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-664 hanzo Fri, 24 Dec 2004 06:10:03 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-664 wow, man this is really wicked.. I could really get into this evolution.. :) wow, man this is really wicked.. I could really get into this evolution.. :)

]]> By: Chris http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-663 Chris Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:02:18 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-663 This sort of redesign work should also be done on empties because in their current state they aren't very useful from a visualization point of view. Great work on this Matt, one thing you should try to tackle is what happens when you scale a lamp. This sort of redesign work should also be done on empties because in their current state they aren’t very useful from a visualization point of view. Great work on this Matt, one thing you should try to tackle is what happens when you scale a lamp.

]]> By: Matt http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-662 Matt Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:02:08 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-662 > This is exactly why I'm making generic input related function > (num input, step increments, ...) in the new transform code, Wow, that's most excellent news! Great work, Martin! :) Cheers, guys > This is exactly why I’m making generic input related function
> (num input, step increments, …) in the new transform code,

Wow, that’s most excellent news! Great work, Martin! :)

Cheers, guys

]]> By: Jiri http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-661 Jiri Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:16:11 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-661 It is very good work! I like your idea: changing of spotsize, energy etc. directly in 3d (in edit mode?) It would be realy very usefull and handy. It is very good work! I like your idea: changing of spotsize, energy etc. directly in 3d (in edit mode?) It would be realy very usefull and handy.

]]> By: Rui Campos http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-660 Rui Campos Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:58:39 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-660 Nice, hope to see this on the next version, 2.37, alog with your new interface. You are doing some nice work. RCAS Nice, hope to see this on the next version, 2.37, alog with your new interface.

You are doing some nice work.

RCAS

]]> By: theeth http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-659 theeth Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:51:50 +0000 http://mke3.net/weblog/lamps-3d-visualisation/#comment-659 > Now, if only we could modify lamp data (spotsize, > spotblur, energy, etc.) directly with > transformations in the 3D View, rather than having > to use sliders for everything. *sigh* This is exactly why I'm making generic input related function (num input, step increments, ...) in the new transform code, this way if other people have esoteric cases (this for example or subsurf weight) they can just reuse that to keep the same look and feel. Martin > Now, if only we could modify lamp data (spotsize,
> spotblur, energy, etc.) directly with
> transformations in the 3D View, rather than having
> to use sliders for everything. *sigh*

This is exactly why I’m making generic input related function (num input, step increments, …) in the new transform code, this way if other people have esoteric cases (this for example or subsurf weight) they can just reuse that to keep the same look and feel.

Martin

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