To Create a Web Distribution With a Manufacturer’s IES File
At the command prompt, enter
lightingunits
and set the value to 1 (American units) or 2 (International SI units) for photometric lighting.
Click
Window menu
>
Properties Inspector
.
Click
Modeling tab
>
Render panel
>
Light drop-down
>
New Spotlight
.
In the drawing, select the light. The properties for the spotlight are displayed in the Properties Inspector.
Under the General panel, change the lighting Type from spotlight to web.
Under the Photometric Web panel, select the blank text box.
Click the browse button and then select an IES file.
The light has been changed to have a web distribution with the web settings from the IES file.
Related Concepts
About Weblights
About IES Standard File Format
Related Tasks
To Create a Distant Light