Point Light

The Point Light provides general light like the a simple lamp.

It appears in the scene as a yellow wireframe sphere.

Here is an experiment that demonstrates the effect of a point light.

  1. From the main menu select Scene->Clear.
  2. If the Scene Properties windows in not visible, select Window->Scene Properties from the main menu.
  3. Set the Camera to the default Perspective settings by selecting Camera->Perspective from the main menu.
  4. On the Scene Properties window, click the New Light button and select Point.
  5. Press the New Object button on the Scene Properties window and select Sphere.
  6. Click the Move button on the toolbar.
  7. Move the sphere to the left by moving the mouse to the left while pressing the left mouse button.
  8. Add another sphere and move it the right (repeat steps 5 and 6).
  9. Select the light by double clicking on the yellow wireframe sphere in the scene.
  10. Click on the Positional then Directional in the Object Properties window.
  11. Set the Camera to the default Top settings by selecting Camera->Top from the main menu.
  12. Click on the Positional then Directional in the Object Properties window.
  13. Move the light around in the scene.