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Access Methods
Button
Toolbar: Modeling tool set  Lights tool group  Spotlight
Menu: View  Render  Light  New Spotlight
Summary
A spotlight distribution casts a focused beam of light like a flashlight, a follow
spot in a theater, or a headlight.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Specify source location <0,0,0>: Enter coordinate values or use the
pointing device
Specify target location <1,1,1>: Enter coordinate values or use the
pointing device
If the LIGHTINGUNITS system variable is set to 0, the following prompt is
displayed:
Enter an option to change [
Name (page ?)/Intensity (page
?)/
Status (page ?)/Hotspot (page ?)/Falloff (page
?)/
shadoW (page ?)/Attenuation (page ?)/Color (page
?)/
eXit (page ?)] <eXit>:
If the LIGHTINGUNITS system variable is set to 1 or 2, the following prompt
is displayed:
Enter an option to change [
Name (page ?)/Intensity factor
(page ?)/Photometry (page ?)/Status (page ?)/Hotspot (page
?)/
Falloff (page ?)/shadoW (page ?)/Attenuation (page
?)/
filterColor (page ?)/eXit (page ?)] <eXit>:
NOTE
When the LIGHTINGUNITS system variable is set to 1 or 2, the Attenuation
option has no affect on the creation of the light. It is only maintained for
scripting compatibility.
Name
Specifies the name of the light. You can use uppercase and lowercase letters,
numbers, spaces, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) in the name.
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