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Is there a way to make a GI light source cast light onto an object, but be invisible?

Posted By jarretttowe 6 Years Ago
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I have some light sources that I am using to cast GI light onto a character, but I want them to not show up in the render (but have the lighting still hit the character). Is this possible?
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Yeah, you can do this -- planes are a good way to go (they face one way and illuminate, but on the other side they are see-through).



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You can also make the plane a dummy in case it's two-sided (the built-in iClone emissive planes are). It will still illuminate. 


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