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Batch Lightmapping

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Batch Lightmapping

Postby Joshua » Sat May 06, 2006 2:26 am

Would it be possible to generate a set of lightmaps, based on a number of iterations of a moving light source (sun), either through the upcoming SDK or natively supported?

Basically the feature would allow the user to calculate the sun's path rather than single position and determine how many steps to calculate (6:30a, 7:00a, ...). The batch would run and the user would have an entire day-night cycle.

I know this feature may be very specialized but I figured I would ask it sooner rather than later. If possible through the SDK we'd be happy to code it as a plugin.
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Postby Hypnotron » Sat May 06, 2006 3:10 am

Probably more reasonable to be able to batch an array of the relevant parameters to the lightmap generator portion and have it just do one after the other using the user provided list.
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Postby Aaron » Mon May 08, 2006 3:10 am

Hi Joshua,

Thanks for the suggestion. I've put it on the to-do list for the next beta-release.

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Postby Joshua » Thu May 11, 2006 3:15 am

Sounds great Aaron. First class operation you're running here. :D
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Postby Aaron » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:36 am

Hello,

It looks like batch light-mapping won't make (or hasn't made?) it into "the next beta-release" as previously advertised. I'll try to pop it into v2.4a.

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Postby Joshua » Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:32 pm

Sounds good Aaron. It will give us more time to test the features that we've been working with. :wink:
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