Hey, thanks for your idea, limeforce. I was hoping for a solution inside the Emission shader, though.

But until then, I guess I will have to build a model or an alphatextured object around the light emitter.

Also, I have trouble with the orientation of IES-Lights. They don't rotate with the ...

So, I guess I have to "physically" model the shadow casters? No shortcut?

Is there a way in Octane for Blender to use textures with light emitters to create fake shadows? For example use a striped texture to simulate window blinds or a texture of branches and twigs to simulate a tree throwing a shadow through a window. This would also be useful for creating spotlights via ...