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Target Spotlight 1143
Advanced Ray-Traced Parameters Rollout (page
2–1200)
Area Shadows Rollout (page 2–1202)
Optimizations Rollout (page 2–1206)
mental ray Shadow Map Rollout (page 2–1205)
Ray-Traced Shadow Parameters Rollout (page
2–1207)
Shadow Map Parameters Rollout (page 2–1208)
Target Spotlight
Create panel > Lights > Standard > Target Spot button
Create menu > Standard Lights > Target Spotlight
Top: Top view of a target spotlight
Bottom: Perspective view of the same light
A spotlight casts a focused b eam of light like a
flashlight,afollowspotinatheater,oraheadlight.
Atargetspotlightusesatargetobjecttoaimthe
camera.
Note: When you add a target spotlight, the software
automatically assigns a
Look At controller (page
2–329)
to it, with the light’s target object assigned
as the Look At t arget. You can use the controller
settings on the Motion p anel to assign any other
object in the scene as the Lo ok At target.
See also
Lights (page 2–1126)
Name and Color Rollout (Lights) (page 2–1127)
General Lighting Parameters (page 2–1175)
Intensity/Color/Attenuation Parameters (page
2–1190)
Advanced Effects Rollout (page 2–1185)
Shadow Parameters (page 2–1181)
Spotlight Parameters (page 2–1183)
Procedures
To create a ta rget s potlight:
1.
OntheCreatepanel,clickLights.
Standard is the default choice of light type.
2. IntheObjectTyperollout,clickTargetSpot.
3. Drag in a viewport. The initial point of the drag
is the location of the spotlight, and the point
whereyoureleasethemouseisthelocationof
the target.
The light is now part of the scene.
4. Set the creation parameters.
To adjust a target spotlight:
1.
Select the lig ht.
2. UseMoveonthemaintoolbartoadjust
the light. As an alternative, right-click the light
and choose Move.