Topic awaiting preservation: Flourescent Light Bulbs

How could one render a "bare/lit" flourescent light bulb? It seems to me that none of the light sources in Max work that way.

well, you would need a self elumination added to the light,
Then you would need a specail light rendering effect to get that 'glow' around it (if you wanted)
You would place several omni lights (maybe 3) to get the effect - less if its far away
Finally place a map around the tube to show off the printed text on the lamp.

Now for the easy way. FAKE IT. No really, if you have a square area in your ceiling, just make the square self illuminated and then then fake the effect of the square by putting one omni light to produce the actual light.

Not sure if I answered your question for how you want to model it... tell me more.

Hi peeps, been a while since i posted here, was just passing through.......

Boudga, I agree with reitveld...fake it , I'm "almost" there with Max 5's radiosity features,
it makes my the veins on the side of my head throb .......but here's how i'd fake it.
hope this helps

Merry Xmas

Whoops....a link might help http://ramdesign.8k.com/flouro/flouro.htm

[This message has been edited by r@m (edited 12-17-2002).]

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Thanks guys for the assistance. What Ram described in his tutorial is not covered in any of the how-to manuals I have.... I really appreciate the effort you went to Ram to show how to do this!

r@m, show up on ICQ at least once in a while, alright?

RAM: Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is one fine tut. You should leave it up as others may want to wonder buy your site.