light emitting object

[Tannins]

Just wondering how to get objects (like a simple sphere) to emit light or glow?

[Macha]

Try this.

spherelight.hipnc

[Macha]

Or this. Or do it in post.

spherelight2.hipnc

[Tannins]

That first one worked well... how would I instance that sphere to particles?

[RontheDon]

That first one worked well... how would I instance that sphere to particles?

One way would be the good ol' copySOP alternatively you could instance geo at rendertime - really depends on what you need

[bunker]

The light from geometry works well but it's also very slow IMO. If you want faster lighting, use a pointcloud lookup in a shader. There is a good example here (sparks) : http://ihoudini.blogspot.com/