HDRI Image Rendering with VRay
Introduction
In this video for 3ds max we'll take a look ad HDRI workflow with VRay checking how to prepare a HDRI map in 3D.
What we'll do
Using HDR images to light a scene can be really useful, there are a lot of collections on the market and we can prepare HDR photos on our own too. In HDRI Image Rendering with VRay we'll see how to prepare a HDR map directly in 3D. We'll create a simple 3D environment, an interior, using basic modeling features, and then we'll light it with some VRay Light sources. Then we'll render it as spherical map using Camera tools to override the field of view to 360 degrees. At the end we'll use this map as HDR texture for a VRay Dome light in a different scene to light a mesh, and we'll see how to tweak it to achieve best reflection and shadow results.