Simple question about HDRI + Sun

[Jengo_1]

So I've been combining Sun and HDRI for a while, using the mix skies option.

However one thing I could never find out - I always need to eyeball the direction alignment of the sun and the HDRI skies. And it's really hard to get them to match perfectly, which results in a double shadow.

Is there anyway to perfectly align the sun direction with the HDRI sun direction? Or to cancel out the shadows of the HDRI or something?

Thanks!

[bepeg4d]

Hi,
you can cancel the Sun in the HDRI in Photoshop, or you can use a Panoramic Camera, in Equirectangular mode, to perfectly match the two suns.

ciao Beppe

[Jengo_1]

Oh I didn't know about the panoramic camera tehcnique, I'll give it a try - thank you!

[A.Lopez]

Hi Beppe!
I'm trying the method with the panoramic camera but I can't see the Hdri and the octane sun at the same time. But I'm using the rhinoceros plugin...I hope it's not a limitation of the plugin...thanks,
Roy

[A.Lopez]

Solved with an hdri that simulates very good the sun...
Ciao!
R.