5Design Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Hey Y'all, In browsing other posts, I think I can do this, but wanted to see if anyone could confirm. I'm having someone model a couple of fixtures I need to add to a render. They will provide a 3d symbol file. When I import them, will I be able to label it a fixture and add a lighting material to the bulbs so that it emits light in the render? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, 5Design said: I'm having someone model a couple of fixtures I need to add to a render. They will provide a 3d symbol file. Won't they add the light data? If not, then yes you can. Import the symbol as 'electrical'. Select 'Show Advanced Options', go to Options tab and check Light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Design Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, robdyck said: Won't they add the light data? If not, then yes you can. Import the symbol as 'electrical'. Select 'Show Advanced Options', go to Options tab and check Light. Thank you, sir. I guess they might. I've never had it done before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Would you mind sharing an image of the light fixture you are getting modeled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 I've rarely seen a fixture I couldn't model in Sketchup in ten minutes or less. Import as "electrical," check "advanced," do all the material things, add the lights, edit positions, light specs, set origin, check which way it mounts (wall, ceiling) set origin, . . . Make sure the model is done with all its parts in different colors so you can easily ID which is which when setting materials in Chief. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Design Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 9:46 AM, robdyck said: Would you mind sharing an image of the light fixture you are getting modeled? https://www.arteriorshome.com/ova-sconce-49826 https://www.elkhome.com/Product/acuminate-61-wide-15-light-linear-chandelier-h0018-8565?setContextLanguageCode=en-us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Design Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 1:56 PM, GeneDavis said: I've rarely seen a fixture I couldn't model in Sketchup in ten minutes or less. Import as "electrical," check "advanced," do all the material things, add the lights, edit positions, light specs, set origin, check which way it mounts (wall, ceiling) set origin, . . . Make sure the model is done with all its parts in different colors so you can easily ID which is which when setting materials in Chief. Yeah, I haven't learned Sketchup. Thinking about going to Vectorworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Yeah those would be a little bit of a pain to model in Chief. Doable, but a pain. I always look for something close in Chief's libraries or the bonus ones you can download. If the light is pretty simple, I will model it myself using Chief. If it is more complicated, I will look to see if there are any available online that I can import. Quote Thinking about going to Vectorworks. Why? I certainly wouldn't switch to vectorworks just to design my own lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Interesting design... Didn't David use one of those to bring down Goliath? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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