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Procedures
To use Volume Light:
1 Create a scene with lights.
2 Create a Camera or Perspective view of your scene.
TIP Avoid making the view axis parallel to the cone of a spotlight. This tends
to create only a washed-out scene, possibly with rendering artifacts.
3 Choose Rendering > Environment.
4 On the Environment panel, under Atmosphere , click Add.
The Add Atmospheric Effect dialog is displayed.
5 Choose Volume Light, and then click OK.
6 Click Pick Light, and then select a light in a viewport to add the light to
the list of volume lights.
You can also use the Pick Object dialog to select multiple lights from a
list. Click Pick Light, and then press H to open the dialog.
7 Set the parameters for volume light.
To add a light to the list:
1 Click Pick Light.
2 Click the light in a viewport.
To remove a light from the list:
1 Open the list of volume lights.
2 Choose the light you want to remove the volume light effect from.
3 Click Remove Light.
To assign volume light to a light through the Modify panel:
1 Open the Modify panel of a light.
2 Open the Atmospheres & Effects rollout.
3 Click Add.
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