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Point Lights in Photometric Workflow
A free point light can have photometric distribution properties. The attenuation
for a photometric point light is always set to inverse square.
When the LIGHTINGUNITS system variable is set to 1 (American units) or 2
(International SI units) for photometric lighting, additional properties are
available for a point light. On the Properties Inspector palette, photometric
properties are
Lamp Intensity. Specifies the inherent brightness of the light. Specifies the
intensity, flux or illuminance of the lamp.
Resulting Intensity. Gives the final brightness of the light. (Product of lamp
intensity and intensity factor. Read-only.)
Lamp Color. Specifies the inherent color of the light in Kelvin temperature
or standard.
Resulting Color. Gives the final color of the light. This is determined by a
combination of the lamp color and the filter color. (Product of lamp color
and filter color. Read-only.)
NOTE When the drawing lighting units are photometric, the attenuation type
property becomes disabled. Photometric lights have fixed, inverse-square
attenuation.
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