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1158 Chapter 15: Lights and Cameras

target. Clicking the line that connects the light

and its target selects both objects.

To adjust the light and target:

Select the light or target or both.

2. On the Main toolbar, click Move. Drag

the selection to adjust the light.

Becausethelightisalwaysaimedatitstarget,

you can’t rotate it about its local X or Y axes.

However, you can select and move the target

object as well as the light itself. When you

move either the light or the target, the light’s

orientation changes so it always points at the

target.

Yo u c a n u s e t h e

Place Highlight (page 1–452)

command to change a light’s position.

For target point lights w ith spotlight

distributions, you can also adjust the light using

Light viewport (page 3–792)

To change a viewport to a light view:

Note:

The viewport can only be set to a light

view when the target point light’s distribution is

spotlight.

1. Right-click the viewport label.

The viewport right-click menu is displayed.

2. Choose Views.

The name of each light is displayed in the Views

list. By default, Target Point lights are named

Point01, Point02, and so on.

3. Choosethenameofthelightyouwant.

Theviewportnowshowsthelight’spointof

view. You can use the

Lightviewport(page

3–792)

controls to adjust the light.

Tip: The default keyboard shortcut for Light

viewports is $.

Free Point Light (Photometr ic)

Create panel > Lights > Photometric Lig h ts > Free Point

button

Create menu > Lights > Free Point Light

A Free Point light, like a standard omni light,

emits light from a geometric point. You can set

thelightdistribution;thislighthasthreetypesof

distribution, with corresponding icons. A free

point light has no target object. You use transforms

to aim the light.

Icons for Free Point light with isotropic, spotlight and web

distribution