3ds max lighting help

Link702

I'm having an issue with the lighting. Lights don't affect the scene at all. If I put in a spotlight, there is no change. Usually the scene goes dark and one spot is lit up but there is no change in the scene or the render. The same goes for all other lights. I'm using max 2012 with mental ray render. Can I get some help on how I can fix this?


Thanks.

SlyRipper

If you use mental ray, then you need to use mr Lights, and watch the shadow settings, mostly you want to use raytraced shadows for mr renders.

for the viewport check if it's set to shader or realisitc (and click on the smal + in the corner to open settings, u need to set viewport lighting to "scene lights")

Link702

OK sweet, thanks a lot.