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Illumination

Define the light source for the selected 3D object.

Icon Illumination Illumination

Illumination

Specify the light source for the object, as well as the color of the light source and of the ambient light. You can define up to eight different light sources.

Light source

Click twice to turn the light source on, and then select a color for the light from the list. If you want, you can also set the color of the surrounding light, by selecting a color from the Ambient light box. You can also press the Spacebar to turn the light source on or off.

Icon Light is on Light is on

Icon Light is off Light is off

Color Selection

Select a color for the current light source.

Select Color in the color dialog

Ambient light

Color Selection

Select a color for the ambient light.

Select Color Through the Color Dialog

Preview

Displays a preview of the light source changes.