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■ Shadow Parameters on page 5099
Procedures
To create an omni light:
1
On the Create panel, click Lights.
Standard is the default choice of light type.
2 In the Object Type rollout, click Omni.
3 Click the viewport location where you want the light to be. If you drag
the mouse, you can move the light around before releasing the mouse
to fix its position.
The light is now part of the scene.
4 Set the creation parameters.
To adjust the light's effect, you can move it as you would any object.
Skylight
Create panel > Lights > Standard > Skylight button
Create menu > Lights > Skylight
The Skylight light models daylight. It is meant for use with the
Light Tracer
on page 6154. You can set the color of the sky or assign it a map. The sky is
modeled as a dome above the scene.
Model rendered with a
single skylight, and light
tracing
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