Adding Lights to a Scene

You can add one or more lights to your scene and set their properties to achieve a variety of lighting effects. There are two ways to add lights to a scene: the Lights tab in the Reaction node or the Tools tab.

When you add a light to Reaction, you must be in the Reaction Group Schematic to view the light(s) in your scene. The light you add is positioned at 0, 0, 0, so you may need to zoom out to view the light icon.

You can also set the light type and parameters, as well as parent a light to an axis, and animate its properties.

To add a light from the Lights tab:

1. Select the Lights tab.
2. Under the Light list, click Add.

   A light is added to the Group Schematic and the Lights list.

3. To view the light, double-click the Reaction node in the Schematic view.

   The Group Schematic appears.

To add a light from the Tools tab:

1. Do one of the following to display the Group Schematic:
   • Double-click the Reaction node in the Schematic view.
   • Right-click the Reaction node and select Edit Group.
2. From the Tools tab, select the Light tool from the Reaction folder and drag it to Schematic.