Use autodesk mesh enabler
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When using standard lights, like point lights and spot lights, which are idealized lights with zero area, i.e.
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Arnold does not use bi-directional path tracing (nor any other bi-directional technique, such as photon mapping, which fires rays from the lights). Rays start at the camera, not at the lights. Arnold uses simple, uni-directional path tracing.