Working with Light Sources
This page describes the ways you can
Creating a new light source
To create a new light source, you can use the icons provided in the toolbar or the options available in the Scene menu.
- To create a point light, click the
icon in the toolbar, or select Scene > Create > Create Point Light from the main menu.
- To create a spot light, click the
icon in the toolbar, or select Scene > Create > Create Spot Light from the main menu.
- To create a directional light, click the
icon in the toolbar, or select Scene > Create > Create Directional Light from the main menu.
- To create an area light, click the
icon in the toolbar, or select Scene > Create > Create Area Light from the main menu.
- To create a sky light, click the
icon in the toolbar, or select Scene > Create > Create Sky Light from the main menu.
- To create an ambient light, click the
icon in the toolbar, or select Scene > Create > Create Ambient Light from the main menu.
When you create a new light source, it is always placed directly in front of the camera at a distance of five meters from the position of the camera.
Modifying a light source
Selecting light sources
In order to modify one or more light sources, you must select them by highlighting them in the Browser pane or by clicking their representations in the 3D view:
- Yellow spheres represent point lights and ambient lights.
- Yellow cones represent spot lights.
- Yellow arrows represent directional lights.
- Yellow 2D squares represent area lights.
- Yellow 3D cubes represent sky lights.
If your light sources are not shown in the 3D view, toggle the 
button in the toolbar to restore the rendering of their representations.
See also Selecting Objects.
Setting properties
Once you have selected one or more light sources, you can modify their settings in the Properties pane. See also Setting Properties.
Moving, rotating and scaling
When you select a light source, its representation in the 3D view is updated with an interactive manipulator widget. You can click and drag this widget to modify the translation, rotation or scaling of the light source, depending on the current manipulation mode:
- When the
icon in the toolbar is selected, translation mode is active. Clicking and dragging
a manipulator widget moves the light source to a new position in 3D space.
- When the
icon is selected, rotation mode is active. Clicking and dragging a manipulator widget
rotates the light source to a new orientation.
- When the
icon is selected, scaling mode is active. Clicking and dragging a manipulator widget
scales the light source up or down.
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