Add lights
Add lights and lighting effects for rendering.
Create lights
![](../image/command_icons/editlightbyhighlight.png)
EditLightByHighlight
Add lights based on highlight locations.
![](../image/command_icons/directionallight.png)
DirectionalLight
Insert a light with parallel rays pointing in a specified direction.
![](../image/command_icons/linearlight.png)
LinearLight
Insert a tubular light.
![](../image/command_icons/pointlight.png)
PointLight
The PointLight command inserts an omni-directional light.
![](../image/command_icons/rectangularlight.png)
RectangularLight
Insert a rectangular directional light.
![](../image/command_icons/spotlight.png)
Spotlight
Insert a light cone object.
![](../image/command_icons/sun.png)
Sun
Open the Sun panel.
Edit lights
![Toolbar: Lights | Properties | Render Tools](../image/command_icons/light_properties.png)
Light properties
Manage color, on/off, shadow intensity, spotlight hardness.
![](../image/command_icons/editlightbylooking.png)
EditLightByLooking
Set a spotlight direction using view manipulation tools.
![](../image/command_icons/setspotlighttoview.png)
SetSpotlightToView
Match spotlight direction to the viewport camera direction.
See also
![](../image/command_icons/setviewtospotlight.png)
SetViewToSpotlight
Match the view to a spotlight direction.
See also
![](../image/command_icons/render.png)
Render
Render the objects using the current renderer.