Changing the lighting (reflection map) of your shot

You can light your product with different realistic images. You can use any panoramic image that you import into Forma Render.

Selecting different lighting for your shot

Note

Before making changes to the lighting, you must first go to Stage and select a dome.

To select different lighting for your shot:

  1. Go to Lighting
  2. Choose from the available panoramic images. You can also use the currently selected dome by selecting Use Dome.
    Stages tab

Adding new lighting for your shot using a panoramic image

To add new lighting using a panoramic image (HDR, EXR, JPG) you created in an external application:

  1. Select the Add (+) button.
  2. Navigate to the image file you want to import.

Generating a reflection map from a dome

When using a dome, the lighting option "Use Dome" will allow you to use the dome as a reflection map in the scene. But you can also right-click on a dome and select "Generate Reflection Map from Dome" to add this dome as a reflection map in the lighting panel so it can be used separately.

This also works the other way around: right-clicking on a reflection map will grant you the option to "Generate Dome from Reflection Map" and add this reflection map as a dome in the environment panel.