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Use Point Lights
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To create a target point light from a point light

  1. At the Command prompt, enter lightingunits and set the value to 1 (International units) or 2 (American units) for photometric lighting.
  2. Click View menu Render Light New Point Light. At the Command prompt, enter pointlight.

    You can also drag a light from the Lights tab of the Tool palettes window.

  3. Click in the drawing to specify a location for the light.
  4. At the Command prompt, enter n and enter a name. This name will appear in the properties and in the Lights in Model window ( LIGHTLIST).

    You can continue to specify properties by entering options, or you can exit and set properties interactively. When you use the interactive method, you can see the results of your changes as you work.

  5. Press ENTER twice to exit the command.
  6. By right-clicking on the light and selecting Properties the Lighting Properties palette can be used to change its properties. Change the Targeted property to Yes.

    Additional target properties become available: Target X, Target Y, and Target Z.

    NoteWhen changing a point light to target light the name property of the light remains the same. If it still says point light, you might want to change the name to target light.
     Toolbar: Lights 
     Command entry: POINTLIGHT
     Dashboard: Lights panel (click to expand), Create a Point Light