Spotlight Distribution (Photometric Lights)

Spotlight distribution casts a focused beam of light like a flashlight, a follow spot in a theater, or a headlight. The light's beam angle controls the main strength of the beam, and the field angle controls the “spill” of light outside the main beam.

• Create panel > Lights > Photometric > Click Target Light or Free Light. > General Parameters rollout > Light Distribution (Type) group > Choose Spotlight from the drop-down list.

Note: With the scanline renderer, the beam casts light at full intensity, and the field angle limits the area where the beam is cast.

Spotlight distribution

Viewport representation of a Target light with spotlight distribution

Spotlight settings appear on the Distribution (Spotlight) rollout.