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1308 Chapter 15: Lights and Cameras
Note:
When you rename a Target Area light,
the target is automatically renamed to match.
For example, renaming Area01 to Klieg causes
Area01.Target to become Klieg.Target.Thetarget’s
name must have the extension .Target.Renaming
thetargetobjectdoesnotrenamethelightobject.
Icons for Target Area light with diffuse and web distribution
See also
Lights (page 2–1272)
Diffuse Distributio n (Photometric Lights) (page
2–1323)
Web Distribution (Photometric Lights) (page
2–1325)
Name and Color Rollout (Lights) (page 2–1273)
General Lighting Parameters (page 2–1331)
Intensity/Color/D i stribution Rollout (page 2–1352)
Shadow Parameters (page 2–1337)
Advanced Effects Rollout (page 2–1341)
Pr ocedur es
TocreateaTargetArealight:
1.
OntheCreatepan
el, click Lights.
2. Choose Photomet
ric from the drop-down list.
(The default is Standard.)
3. In the Object Type rollout, click Target Area.
4. Drag in a viewp ort. The initial point of the
drag is the location of the l ight, and the point
whereyoureleasethemouseisthelocationof
the target.
The light is now part of the scene.
5. Set the creation parameters.
You can use the Move tr ansform to adjust the
light.
To select the target:
The target, displayed as a smal l square, is often
in the same area as objects that you want to
illuminate. It can be difficult to select it by clicking.
1. Firstselectthelightitself.
2. Right-click the light to open the quad menu
(page 3–694).IntheToolsquadrant,choose
Select Target from the pop-up menu.
You can also choose Lights from the Select ion
Filters list on the toolbar, and then click the
target. Clicking the line that connects the lig ht
and its target selects both objects.
To adjust the light and target:
1.
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 l ight’s
orientation changes so it always points at the
target.
Yo u c a n u s e t h e Place Highlight (page 1–467)
command to change a light’s position.