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Roll Light 753
Thebluehotspotconeexpandsandcontracts
as you drag.
• Drag down to widen (increase) the hotspot
angleandilluminatemoreofthescene.The
hotspot grows inside t he falloff as its angle
increases. By default, the hotspot can be no
larger than the falloff cone.
•Holddown
Shif t as you drag to overr ide
thedefault.Thisletsthefalloffconeincrease
in size as you increase the size of the hotspot
cone.
• Draguptonarrow(decrease)thehotspot
angleandilluminatelessofthescene.
•Holddown
Ct rl as you drag to lock the
initi al angle separation of the hotspot and
falloff cones.
6. Press Es c or ri ght-click to turn off the button.
Roll Light
Activate a light viewport. > V iewport navigation controls
>RollLight
Roll Light rotates the light about its own line of
sight (the light’s local Z axis).
Although Roll does change the light view, it affects
thelightobjectonlyifthelightcastsarectangular
beam or is a projector (page 3–998).
Rolling a light
Drag the mouse horizontally to roll a target light
or rotate a free light about its local Z axis.
This button replaces the Zoom Extents button
whenalightviewportisactive.
Procedure
To r oll a light:
1.
Activate a Light viewport.
2. Click Roll Light.
The button highlights when it is on.
3. Drag horizontally to roll the view.
4. Press Es c or right-click to turn off the button.
Light Falloff
Activate a Light viewport. > Viewport navigation controls
>LightFalloff
Light Falloff adjusts the angle of a light’s falloff
(page 3–954). This button replaces the Zoom
Region button when a light viewport is active.