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Dumb question: How to see HDRI lighting images in scene

Testing6790Testing6790 Posts: 1,091
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Hi all,

I just got my first HDRI set and jumped right into it. I loaded it and the cameras up, which does not show any change in the viewport. When I render it's beautiful, but since I can't see it in the viewport posing is... Challenging. There must be a way to view it, but it's hard to google and I haven't found anything.

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  • KnittingmommyKnittingmommy Posts: 8,191

    As far as I know, there isn't a way to preview the hdr until it renders out.  That doesn't mean there isn't a way, but I have not seen anyone on the forums say they have figured that out yet.

  • isidornisidorn Posts: 1,601

    Using iray, you can change the viewport setting to iray view to see the HDRI. It requires some decent hardware though and may not be a realistic option on a low end machine.

    (please don't mind the rest of the image. It's my current work in progress)

    viewport.jpg
    1920 x 1080 - 410K
  • FishtalesFishtales Posts: 6,212

    Use the AUX Viewport set to Iray. Hide it when making adjustments if it slows the machine down. I move the dome round using degrees. Start with 30 then 60 etc. and unhide the AUX to see the change, it may take a moment or two to redraw. If one of the changes takes it too far then try a setting in beteween, 60 to 90 so try 75 etc..

  • Testing6790Testing6790 Posts: 1,091

    Thanks for the replies everyone! This is as I feared, though not too terrible. My should be able to handle it fine, though.

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