Overview

The settings under the GI tab control the global illumination for the scene.

Note: When V-Ray RT is selected as the Renderer, the Global Illumination rollout appears under the V-Ray RT tab. See the V-Ray RT Settings page for more information.

UI Path: ||Render Setup window|| > GI tab
(When V-Ray Adv is selected as the Renderer.)

Rollouts

The rollouts under this tab include:

• Global Illumination rollout - Controls GI settings and sets the primary and secondary GI engines. Determines which additional rollout(s) are exposed.

• Rollout for the Primary engine (Irradiance map, Photon map, Brute force, or Light Cache)

• Rollout for the Secondary engine (Photon map, Brute force, or Light Cache)

• Caustics rollout - Enables and controls the rendering of caustic effects.