User`s guide

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NVIDIA QuadroView User’s Guide
2 Once you have named and created a light source, you can click the Show/Edit
Light Sources icon
to toggle between showing and hiding the light
light source on the image in the viewer.
3 To edit the light source you created:
a Click the down arrow to select the light source you created
b Click the light source name it to edit it in the Light Source Editor dialog
box.
Light Sources
QuadroView supports the following types of light sources:
• “Point Light” on page 71
• “Spotlight” on page 71
Table 7.8
Light Source Editor Options
Option Description
Name Enter a new name or edit an existing name of the Light Source.
Change Icon Size Click the icon wheel and move the mouse right or left to change the icon
size of the Light Source.
Adjust Icon Size
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Click to adjust the icon size of the Light Source in relation to the size of
the scene.
Location Shows the actual position of the light source.
Direction Shows the direction to which the light source points.
Spotlight Light source is a “Spotlight” on page 71.
Point Light Light Source is a “Point Light” on page 71.
Directional Light Light Source is a “Directional Light” on page 72.
Intensity Intensity is in the range between 0.0 - 1.0.
Drop-off Rate Drop-off Rate is in the range between 0.0 -- 1.0. This factor defines how
quickly the light drops in intensity as it goes outside the specified cone of
illumination.
Cut-off Angle Defines the cone that the light source illuminates.
Edit Color Opens the Color Editor that lets you change the color of the Light Source.
On Switches the selected Light Source on or off.
Accept Accepts the Light Source data and sends it to AutoCAD.
Cancel Cancels all changes or deletes newly created light sources, depending on
the task (creating or editing) you performed previously.
Delete Deletes the selected Light Source.
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