External Lightmapping tool ignoring lights in 3dsMAX....why?

[anon_3450459]

I’m a Maya user but I am really impressed by the new external lightmapping tool.

Problem is I set up a point light in Unity or a spotlight then when I bake them in 3dsmax 2010 32bit it just bakes a default render…like the lights from Unity dont exist but they are there in 3dsmax…

Am I missing an option in 3dsmax to enable the Unity lights? are the renders im baking a default light set up like Maya has?

I’m very confused!!!

Pic 1 = small point light nice and low

Pic 2 = baked texture but not with my light!! why?

Pic 3 = crazy brightness with point light off by the way!

Many thanks

[ranza_1]

I think that it has rendered in max correctly, there’s a visible light spot on the texture, the only problem which could be is not a correct brightness of the light, try adjusting the light a little in 3dsmax before baking