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■ Advanced Effects Rollout on page 5108
■ Shadow Parameters on page 5099
■ Spotlight Parameters on page 5090
Procedures
To create a free spotlight:
1
On the Create panel, click Lights.
Standard is the default choice of light type.
2 In the Object Type rollout, click Free Spot.
3 Click the viewport location where you want the light to be.
The light is now part of the scene. It points away from you in the viewport
you clicked.
You can adjust the light's direction with Move and Rotate or by using a
Light viewport.
4 Set the creation parameters.
To change a viewport to a Light view:
1 Right-click a viewport label.
The viewport right-click menu is displayed.
2 Choose Views.
The name of each spotlight or directional light is displayed in the Views
list.
3 Choose the name of the light you want.
The viewport now shows the light's point of view. You can use the
Light
Viewport Controls
on page 7614 to adjust the light.
The default keyboard shortcut for switching to a Light viewport is $.
Interface
You aim a free spotlight by adjusting its orientation in a scene using Move
and Rotate.
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