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Type Specifies the type of shadow cast by the light.

■ Soft (shadow map). Sets the type to Soft. This selection activates additional

options for Map size and Softness.

■ Sharp (default). Sets the rendered shadow to sharp.

■ Soft (sampled). Sets attenuation to be the inverse of the square of the

distance from the light. For example, at a distance of 2 units, light is one

quarter as strong as at the spotlight; at a distance of 4 units, light is one

sixteenth as strong.

Map Size Specifies the size of the shadow map. (Soft shadow map type only)

Softness Specifies the softness or fuzziness of the shadow-mapped shadow.

(Soft shadow map type only)

Samples Specifies the number of shadow rays for the light. (Soft sampled type

only)

Visible Render Specifies whether the light shape is actually rendered. The

default is No. (Soft sampled type only)

Shape Specifies the shape of the lamp bulb. For the Spotlight distribution

type selection under the General panel, options are Rectangle (default) and

Disk. For Point and Web types the options are Linear, Rectangle, Disk, Cylinder

and Sphere (default). (Soft sampled type only)

Length Specifies spacial dimension of shadow shape for the length of the

shadow. (Soft sampled type only)

Width Specifies spacial dimension of shape for the width of the shadow. (Soft

sampled type only)

Radius Specifies spacial radius dimension of the shape selection of disk,

cylinder, or sphere. (Soft sampled type only)

Lamp Intensity Dialog Box

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