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Target Point Light (Photometric) 1303

Procedure

The procedures for adding any of the 11 Preset

Lights are identical. Follow the same procedure

for any of the other Preset Lights as shown for the

following:

To a dd a photometr ic preset gener ic 60 W bul b to a

scene:

FromtheCreatemenu,choosePhotometric

Lights > Preset Lig hts > Generic 60W Bulb.

2. P osition your cursor where you want and click

to place the light.

Inter face

For each of the Preset Lights 3ds Max displays the

appropriate p arameters in the C ommand Panel.

See the following interface desc riptions for each

Photometric Light object type:

Target Point Light (Photometric) (page 2–1303)

Target Linear Light (Photometric) (page 2–1305)

Target Area Light (Photometric) (page 2–1307)

Free Point Light (Photometric) (page 2–1304)

Free Linear Light (Photometric) (page 2–1307)

Free Area Light (Photometric) (page 2–1309)

Target Point Light (Photometric)

Create panel > Lights > Photometric Lights > Target Point

button

Create menu > Lights > Ta rget Point Light

A Target Point light, like a standard omni li g ht,

emits light from a geometric point. You can set

the light distribution; this light has three types of

distribution, with corresponding icons. You use a

target object to aim the light.

Note: When you add a Target Point light, 3ds Max

automatically assigns a Look At controller (page

2–344) to it, with the light’s target object assigned

as the Look At target. You can use the controller

settings on the Motion panel to assign any other

object in the scene as the Look At target.

Note: When you rename a Target Point light,

the target is automatically renamed to m atch.

For example, renaming Point01 to Klieg causes

Point01.Target to become Klieg.Target.Thetarget’s

name must have the extension .Target.Renaming

the t arget object does not rename the light object.

Icons for Target Point light with is otropic, spotlight and web

distribution