For a description of Maya’s Ambient Light, see Create > Lights > Ambient Light.

Type

See Type.

Color

See Color.

Intensity

See Intensity.

Illuminates by Default

See Illuminates by Default.

Ambient Shade

The proportion of directional light to omnidirectional (ambient) light. The slider range is 0 (light comes from all directions) to 1 (light comes only from the position of the light). The default value is 0.45.