To Assign a Shape to a Light

  1. Right-click a light in a drawing and choose Properties.
  2. Scroll down the Lighting Properties palette to the Rendered Shadow detail.
  3. Change the Type property to Soft (sampled).
  4. Change the Shape property to an available option.
    Available shapes depend upon the type of light:
    • Spotlight: Rectangular and Disk shapes are available.
    • Point light and Web light: Linear, Rectangular, Disk, Cylinder, and Sphere shapes are available.
  5. Change the Visible Render property to Yes.
  6. Render the image.

    The light is shown in the shape selected.