Hello!
I use archicad for all 2D documentation coming from the BIM model. So I model lights in the archicad model.
Recently I moved the visualization workflow to D5 and it is super!
I have only one concern regarding the lights.
Syncing the light seems to be a little bit annonying.
I mean everytime I sync the lights (after a design change) I have to start over again with the settings in D5 … D5 doesn’t act like with materials where it “remembers” the change, associating the material in archicad with the material in D5. I would have expected a similar behaviour; i was expecting that D5 remembers the settings of each light according to GUID.
Does it exist a smarter method? Does it exist a method which preserve the settings for each light?
I’m having the same issue here. I’ve been using D5 with SketchUp without any trouble at all. However, now that I’m migrating to Archicad, I’m facing this lighting problem
Hi @fabio.teixas @alessandromandala
Apologies for the delayed response and for the inconvenience caused. Thank you as well for sharing your workflow and the detailed explanation of your experience.
To help us give you the best guidance, could you clarify a few points:
- Are you using LiveSync to sync Archicad with D5, or are you exporting/importing manually?
- Which version of D5 Render and Archicad are you currently using?
- Are you experiencing this issue with all types of lights (point, spot, directional), or only certain ones?
- Do you want the lights in D5 to update automatically with Archicad changes while keeping the previous D5 settings, or are you looking for a manual mapping workflow that preserves settings per light?
- Could you provide a screenshot or short video recording showing the workflow when you sync lights? This helps us see exactly where settings are reset.
Thank you in advance and I look forward to your response.