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Position features of a light interactively
Position features of a light interactively
Move the center of interest or origin
Show, hide, or resize a light manipulator
You can interactively adjust the attributes
of certain light sources in a view using light manipulators. Light
manipulators display in scene views (or, in some cases, the light
source’s view, if you look through the light source). You can:
To
show a light manipulator
- Select
a light’s icon.
- Click
the Show Manipulator Tool button
from the toolbox to see the light’s manipulator (or press the hotkey
t).
- Click
the Index Manipulator to display
each of the different types of light manipulators. The position
of the dash on the Index Manipulator indicates
which manipulators display.
To
display a specific light manipulator
- Select
a light.
- Click
Display > Show > Light
Manipulator, then select a manipulator.
To
hide light manipulators
- Select
Display > Hide > Light
Manipulators.
To
change the size of a light manipulator
- Press
- (decrease) or = (increase).