Lights.addPhotometricLight Method

Parent Object: Lights

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Defined in namespace "adsk::fusion" and the header file is <Fusion/Render/Lights.h>

Description

Creates a new photometric light at the specified position, pointing in the specified direction.

"lights_var" is a variable referencing a Lights object.

returnValue = lights_var.addPhotometricLight(position, direction)

"lights_var" is a variable referencing a Lights object.

#include <Fusion/Render/Lights.h>

returnValue = lights_var->addPhotometricLight(position, direction);

"lights_var" is a variable referencing a Lights object.

returnValue = lights_var.addPhotometricLight(position, direction);

Return Value

Type	Description
PhotometricLight	Returns the newly created PhotometricLight or null if creation failed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
position	Point3D	The position of the light in world space.
direction	Vector3D	The direction the light is pointing, defined in world space.

Version

Introduced in version September 2026