Updated 22nd January. The fifth beta (v0.9b) of a tool using the Custom Tool SDK to interactively place specular highlights on objects is now available. The (updated for v0.9b) movie here shows what the tool can do.
The tool allows the user to select any pre-existing light, lightroot or object in the scene and that object will be manipulated. If no light or object is selected a spotlight will be created. This means existing VRay and Arnold lights are now supported.
The main features of v0.9b are now:
- Place specular highlights from lights directly where you position cursor over an object.
- Place any object, not just lights, along the reflection vector.
- Place multiple objects simultaneously.
- Original distance(s) to incident point is/are retained.
- Distance to point can be manipulated with the Shift key.
- The cursor can be placed back on the 'specular' point by holding down Shift + CTRL.
