How to use Maya's Photometric and IES Lights

Hi Creators,
In this video tutorial, we will cover the Arnold Light called photometric. This unique light uses IES files to create beautiful light patterns onto your Maya scene. This is the perfect light to use in architectural scenes as well as flashlights.
Download the 3D model and IES files at: www.academicphoenixplus.com/d...
Software used: Maya 2018, Arnold
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[@KaleNiranjan]

All the Arnold tutorials are great 🙌 Every time you upload a new Arnold tutorial ,I learn something new. Thanks !!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

That's wonderful to hear, Niranjan! Thank you so much for your comment and support. :)

[@TheWiseGuy85]

Your are gifted ; Thank you !

[@chrisvalentin6644]

wow love this light ;) Thank for this great tutorial

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Aren't they great? :) So much fun and make your pieces look beautiful.

[@l-nebs6766]

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[@rmabith]

Thx soo much for clearing my long days doubt...

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I'm happy to hear this was helpful, RM. Thank you for watching!

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[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thank yo, Songs! I really appreciate your comment and support!

[@LordShaske]

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[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You are very welcome!

[@oscarleonardoramirezlozano1133]

SATIONAL TUTORIAL THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Glad it helped!

[@alzajel1]

Great tutorial, simple and useful, THANKS

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thank you so much!

[@FFZellwu]

Thanks for the tutorials.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

My pleasure!

[@samuelsibal1188]

thanks to you, i am completely using it on my work, partner with other 3d software...

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Nice! Have fun with it!

[@mustafanuroncel]

Thank you laydy

[@laawley]

thank you so much! :D very helpfull

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I really like IES Lights. :)

[@qasimahamad5075]

I am really very thankful to you

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

IES lights are fun, once you discover them. :)

[@meiskwan]

Thank you

[@LeclipsChannelAK]

Random k/da jumpscare lol. Thanks for the video

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

OMG you are right! sorry about that :D

[@nigelsmith7717]

Nice!!!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thank you Nigel!

[@snapz117]

Photometric Lights seem to be quite handy and a quick and easy way to produce an effective light source. What scenarios would you use one of these over another light mode? For example if you wanted to create a spot light effect, would you use an arnold light or a photometric light with a spotlight IES file? Thanks.

[@ahledanish4622]

thanks

[@DREAMTEFO]

awesome

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

IES lights are so powerful and make indoor lighting look real!

[@Tritoon710]

Thank you. Can you please do tutorial about lighting big scenes? Like streets and buildings, how do you light that? One hdri only or sun light? Or combination of lights?

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Hi Tritoon, thank you for your comment. I'd like to eventually do a big scene with lighting. It really depends on the scene. Sometimes just an HDRI light will work, but most of the time you have to add lights to emphasize what you want the viewer to see. :)

[@SoloJona]

Thanks Mon!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Your welcome Jona. I hope it's helpful!

[@SoloJona]

It was! I thought My laptop wasn't able to render photometric lights, and the answer was so easy all along

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

That's great to hear! We always have to get the fastest computers to make these things run. :)

[@troyacarpenter]

Do you know which rendering engines support this?

[@yantingye1677]

In the arnold of maya2018, it will crash when adjusting the radius of photometric light,please help me,thanks

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Yes, I had that same problem, Yanting. Make sure you let Maya and Solid Angle know! It's a bug they should fit.

[@samuelsibal1188]

i just only have one question, i want to export jpeg of the view from viewport only, not render, because i wanted to show all the measurements i put on my model, i don't want to use snipping tool, it's not giving me high resolution image

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Try doing a print screen from your computer and then cropping it using Photoshop or any image manipulation software. I hope that helps, Samuel!

[@samuelsibal1188]

@@AcademicPhoenixPlus if you have some idea to export directly from maya, please inform me, thanks...

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

@@samuelsibal1188 I only render from Maya! Sorry! I hope you find your solution. :)

[@AdityaMahajan-uu1iu]

I really want help with something. I made a lighthouse and I need to use Arnold to render my scenes so I'm using photometric IES lights to create a beam of light coming from the lighthouse. Light is coming out just fine but it isn't creating the bean which I want in order to make it more realistic. Can you please suggest me tips if there is any?

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Hi Adi, I think what you are looking for is fog. Fog will make your light visible. Here is a tutorial on it. I hope it helps! You might want to start in the middle: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2Olomeih9Cpd9U I hope this helps!

[@moizali4698]

Hey monica hope u doing good. This isn't working in vray render. M using vray renderer but this all is working in Arnold why not vray. Please tell ne

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I'm not sure. I'm not a Vray user. But this is the information I found. Hopefully it's helpful! docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VRAY4MAYA/VRayIES

[@moizali4698]

@@AcademicPhoenixPlus the thing is that Arnold lights aren't showing in vray render and vray lights aren't showing in Arnold render. Is ther any renderer that can shows both of lighs..?

[@victoriagomez2348]

Thank u so much, we don't deserve you :)

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You are too kind, Victoria :)

[@uhohspaghet]

Says can’t open photometric file, no filename supplied

[@gulzarahmad3544]

Can you please Create a Video for the Car Animation? Animation where we can Learn Rig and Animation of Car. Thank You

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Hi Songs, Thank you for the suggestion. I'm not much of an animator, but I can rig a car. :) I'll add it to my list.

[@chocolateegg7996]

I can't seem to get the photometric lights to load, something to do with the GPU

[@anamayer5273]

I'm having the same issue

[@angelbaby3342]

Are these IES Light Files free? It keeps saying to pay.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

At gumroad, put it $0. It's free. :)

[@youmrdr]

Ok. Arnold still cant count photons... sooo not photorealistic... its really good.. but its not simulate photon particles right???

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I don't believe Arnold counts photons, so it can't do caustics and other things. But it's fast and it covers a ton of lighting options!

[@vinayakrasal2803]

Thank you