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DISTANTLIGHT
Creates a distant light.
Access Methods
Button
Toolbar: Modeling tool set  Lights tool group (expanded)  Distant
Light
Menu: View  Render  Light  New Distant Light
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Specify light direction FROM <0,0,0> or [Vector]: Specify a point
or enterv
Specify light direction TO <1,1,1>: Specify a point
If you enter the Vector option, the following prompt is displayed:
Specify vector direction <0.0000,-0.0100,1.0000>: Enter a vector
After you specify the light direction and 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 ?)/shadoW (page ?)/Color (page ?)/eXit]
<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 ?)/Status (page ?)/Photometry (page ?)/shadoW (page
?)/
filterColor (page ?)/eXit] <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.
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