EC2, Amleto and LightWave

Amazon’s EC2 service can be used as a LightWave renderfarm, simply and cost effectively. I will write up how it can be done, right now, just notes. Elastic IP not needed. Make sure instances have enough memory for the scene. Amleto needs the master’s IP address UDP does not work Add extra drive to basicContinue reading “EC2, Amleto and LightWave”

LightMaps in Unity from LightWave

  To get realtime shadows in Unity needs Unity Pro, but you can get shadows for static scene objects easily. Planes are single-sided in Unity like LightWave. Give your objects some volume to get shadows from all sides. When you bring in your scene, use the Inspector to turn on “Generate LightMap UVs” (Use theContinue reading “LightMaps in Unity from LightWave”