I just placed identical, linked (Alt-D) copies of point lights on a ceiling.
The "source" light is much brighter in renders. Is that some point light "special" again, like the ugly refelections?
Cheers!
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1$\begingroup$ can u please provide blend file so we can check it out? i assume different node setup or maybe some blocking objects? $\endgroup$– ChrisCommented Jul 20, 2021 at 10:22
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1$\begingroup$ Lights are/seem absolutely identically set up, view the screenshots - same Z-height, just covered by one ceiling object. I'm not allowed to share it as is, but I'll chop it down a bit for upload! $\endgroup$– Markus SchlöglCommented Jul 20, 2021 at 11:14
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$\begingroup$ Looks like the other lights have a glass mesh around them. $\endgroup$– Allen SimpsonCommented Jul 20, 2021 at 14:50
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$\begingroup$ No, they're all exactly the same. I had Alt-D duplicated them and placed them via axis constraints - I just moved the bright one out of the lamp body to see if that made a difference. The solution apparently was to Shift-D duplicate them. Now they all look the same. Should I file a bug report? $\endgroup$– Markus SchlöglCommented Jul 20, 2021 at 16:14
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The solution apparently was to ⇧ Shift + D duplicate them.
It seems like it is not possible to duplicate point lights linked with them actually showing in the render - though the IES patterns displayed normally.
answered Jul 20, 2021 at 16:15
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