2011

Access Methods
Button
Ribbon: Render tab ➤ Lights panel ➤ Point
Menu: View ➤ Render ➤ Light ➤ New Point Light
Toolbar: Lights
Summary
Use point lights for general lighting effects.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Specify source location <0,0,0>: 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 on page 1519/Intensity on page 1520/Status on
page 1520/
shadoW on page 1521/Attenuation on page 1521/Color on page 1522/eXit
on page 1523] <eXit>:
If the LIGHTINGUNITS system variable is set to 1 or 2, the following prompt
is displayed:
Enter an option to change [
Name on page 1519/Intensity factor on page 1520/Status
on page 1520/“Photometry”/shadoW on page 1521/Attenuation on page
1521/
filterColor on page 1522/eXit on page 1523] <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.
Enter light name:
POINTLIGHT | 1519