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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 359)/Intensity (page
360)/
Status (page 360)/shadoW (page 360)/Color (page 361)/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 359)/Intensity factor
(page 360)/Status (page 360)/Photometry (page 360)/shadoW (page
360)/
filterColor (page 361)/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.
Name
Specifies the name of the light. You can use uppercase and lowercase letters,
numbers, spaces, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) in the name. The maximum
length is 256 characters.
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