DefinedDesign Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I am having a difficult time adding lighting to the inside top board of a custom wall cabinet. I downloaded an LED light strip from 3D Warehouse and imported it into X6. Each time I adjust the measurement so it will align inside top of the cabinet it disappears in full camera view. If I pull it out in front of the wall cabinet it reappears. Here is the light strip in front of the cabinet, you can see the light strip easily. To create the fireplace built-in - I inserted a wall and base cabinet and adjusted the floor height of the wall cabinet so it sits just beneath the top of the base cabinet to create the look of one piece of furniture into a base cabinet to create a built in look on either side of a fireplace. Here is the full built-in. Here is the floor plan showing the light strip in front of the wall cabinet, which is what you see in the first image above in the full camera view. Below is the floor plan showing the LED light strip moved into the cabinet Here is the full camera view of what I see once the LED light is moved into the cabinet - the LED light disappears. I have the height of the image adjusted to several inches below the inside top of the cabinet, so I can see it when I move it into the cabinet so I know the top of the cabinet is not hiding the LED light strip. I'm out of ideas. I simply want to put a good amount light in the top of this wall cabinet to shine through all the glass shelving. If anyone has any ideas on how to get this to work on my mac I'd be most appreciative. This has stumped me for two weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Do you want the effect of a light strip that is hidden inside the cabinet? Or do you actually want to be able to see the light strip in a camera view, and see its lighting effect with surfaces lit, shadows, etc? Have you set the specs for your light strip object to have one or more lights? Point lights are what you want here, I believe. This is not much different than wanting puck lights inside cabinets to light up the inside of the box, and it can be done. Use the materials control to set your strip to LIGHTING WHITE with very high emissivity, so it looks bright when viewed with the 3D camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Also is it turned on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefinedDesign Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Hi Gene, Thank you for taking the time to review my question and offer some advice. I need the light strip in the cabinet to shine light to illuminate the cabinet. The problem is when placing the light strip inside the cabinet it disappears in camera view I know this because the only light showing in the cabinet is that from the lamp and ceiling fan. In the inserted image where the light strip is pulled out in front of the cabinet you see the light fill the cabinet and filter through the glass. As soon as I move the light strip back inside the wall cabinet, the light strip disappears along with all its light. Regarding hiding the light strip, I plan on placing a piece of trim on the top of the cabinet that will hide the light strip - just like in the real world, but I need the light to show. I initially tried to insert a puck light, but I could not get it to stick to the top of the cabinet and shine light - no matter how much I adjusted the materials controls. Unfortunately there are no step by step instructions on how to insert a puck light in a cabinet. I've tried and tried for two weeks and last week I thought I'd try this LED light strip. With the LED light strip at least I have the option of adjusting the height to get it in the top of the cabinet. See image below of floor plan view with a 'puck above cabinet' inserted to the right built-in wall cabinet and the Electrical Service Specification Box General Tab Here is the 'puck above cabinet' and the Electrical Service Specification Box Light Data See image below of floor plan view with a 'puck' inserted to the right built-in wall cabinet and the Electrical Service Specification Box General Tab Here is the 'puck' and the Electric Service Specification Box Light Data Below is the camera view of the 'puck' and 'puck above cabinet' in the right built-in and the LED light strip in the left built-in set inside the cabinet. Thanks again for your input - I truly appreciate your advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefinedDesign Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Hi Drawzilla!Yes I believe it is turned on - see image and let me know if it's not and what I need to do to turn it on? Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuttery Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 also, there is usually a limit of 8 lights video cards that cost $$$ may allow more can't remember if this is for renders or rays or both ??? Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 In the pic attached of a quick render, you can see the puck light I moved using xform into a wall cab. I changed the shelves to glass, and changed the door to an opening before shooting the raytrace. The puck had been mounted under the cab. The puck light is ON and its material (the lens) is set to LIGHTING WHITE with emissivity way up in the 90s. Have you solved your problem yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Lisa, Can you attach the plan? If so, I think we could help you get things fixed rather quickly. I think what you need to do is set the height off the floor, or offset from ceiling dimensions correctly for your pucks. It can also help in these situations to check "show position in camers view" so you see where the actual light source is. If the light source is offset from the fixture it could be buried and you may not really notice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriska Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Im having the same problem. I love the look of simple basically "standard" interior cabinet lighting, but achieving it seems to be an impossibility. Any luck yet? Im stumped. Ive tried everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmejerry Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Did you import the led strip as an electrical fixture? May not show if it is on a layer that is off for camera view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I've had no luck getting LEDs but can get the light look-this may get you started and a crappy quick RT. I've also had trouble with glass shelves so I delete the shelves and put in just an outline made from a psolid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenheadK-B Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I can not get the puck lights to place in the cabinets. If I manage to get one place, the other lights disappear from the 3D view. This is becoming very frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 place one, set it's height and other settings and then copy as needed. Doesn't that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 How many other lights are on in total? Video card has a limit in standard view, but not in ray trace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenheadK-B Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Hi Mark, yes I am aware of the limited lights due to Video Card etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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