Add a Light

Placing a Light

To add a Light to the scene click the Light icon on the Tools menu and the cursor will change to a Light icon. Move the icon to the required position and click to place it. The Light Properties window will open.

Properties

Name	All light types	Name of the light
Type	All light types	Type of light
Position	All light types	Position of the light - change by editing values or using the Gizmos
Rotation	Spot, Directional	Angle of the light - change by editing values or using the Gizmos
Colour	All light types	Colour of the light - move sliders to change or click the colour panel to open colour selection window
Range	Spot, Point	Range the light reaches
Inner Angle	Spot	Angle of the brighter inner cone of light
Outer Angle	Spot	Angle of the less bright outer cone of light
Cast Shadows	Spot	Whether the light casts shadows - also needs an appropriate Shader set
Parent	All light types	Parent Entity the light is attached to (Eg searchlight attached to rotating turret)
Hidden	All light types	Whether the light shown in game
Enabled	All light types	Whether the light is on

Light Types

Directional light - this lights a entire scene from the set direction. The position of the light makes no difference to the effect, it is uniform across the scene.

Point Light - this is like placing a light bulb in the scene. It lights objects in all directions that are within the set range.

Spot Light - this acts like a physical spotlight, sending a narrow beam of light out from its set position in the set direction.