warrenwest Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 HI Folks, Im based in Europe and over here we use a lot of LED strip lighting for under counter kitchen lighting as well as for recessed ceiling lighting ( amongst other applications ). I have used this when I worked back in the States but I can't find anything like this in the library and I'm struggling trying to recreate this by using the existing tools. Does anyone have a work around for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamlinBC Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Not really... I was going to suggest using multiple light sources, but you're pretty much limited to 8, and you'd need probably 2-3 times that many in order to get it to look right. I suppose you might be able to somewhat swing it with using 2 spot lights and set their cutoff angle to 170...and then use a p-line solid with an emissive material to fake the lightbar. See attached... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitchenAbode Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I use the fluorescent tube fixture, adjust the width & length. Then place it under the cabinet and then adjust the height so that only a small amount of the lens/tube projects below the cabinet. Will give you the proper look and you can control the lighting effect. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrenwest Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 thanks guys. Now why didn't I think of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlackore Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Chief only has three types of lights: spot, point, and parallel. Chief's default "fluorescent" fixtures are nothing more than a single point light - the fluorescence is simulated by an emmissive material that doesn't actually cast any light. Chief doesn't have a decent method for simulating strip lights. Many suggestions have been made to provide better lights and light control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikdekker Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I guess Chief should get with the times because LED's are coming fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitchenAbode Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Suspect that any LED strip light will have to be a simulation. Would not want to have each LED point count as an individual light source, RayTrace times would be totally unacceptable. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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