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Lumion 3D Cookbook

By : Ciro Cardoso
Book Image

Lumion 3D Cookbook

By: Ciro Cardoso

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Lumion 3D Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Working with reflection control


An additional possibility to improve the reflections in our renders is the use of a reflection control object. This is the easiest way to add more accurate reflections to the glass surfaces and other elements that produce reflectivity. This proves specially useful when creating interior lighting, and because we are already making good use of spotlights, the use of a reflection control object can provide an extra touch to our renders without increasing the render time. Let's see how we can use the reflection control object in Lumion.

Getting ready

In order to fully understand and see the effect of the reflection control object, we need a scene with reflective surfaces, in particular, windows where it will be easier to see the results.

How to do it…

To add a reflection control object to your project, perform the following steps:

  1. In the Build mode, open the Objects menu that is found on the left-hand side of the screen.

  2. Click on the Lights and special objects button...