Changing the Lighting Properties

Changing the Lighting Properties

Changing the Lighting Properties

Appearance of the 3D Model may be also affected by the light properties. There five lighting modes.

To Change the Lighting Properties

  1. Deselect all parts by clicking blank area.

  2. Show the 3D Properties pane, if necessary, by selecting the 3D Properties checkbox from the Panes panel in the View tab of the Ribbon.

  3. Click  to expand the category of Lighting under the Object Rendering in the 3D Properties pane as needed.

  4. Click and select a lighting mode from the drop-list.

Lighting Modes

Lighting Mode

Sample – all are constant except the mode

Default (2 lights)

Mode 1 (1 light)

Mode 2 (2 lights)

Mode 3 (3 lights)

Mode 4 (3 lights)

 

While you are rotating 3D Model, some parts may appear too white or too dark because lighting intensity may be too strong at a given relative angle to the light sources. To remedy this, you can change the light intensities.

To Change the Light Intensities

  1. Deselect all parts by clicking blank area.

  2. Show the 3D Properties pane, if necessary, by selecting the 3D Properties checkbox from the Panes panel in the View tab of the Ribbon.

  3. Click  to expand the category of Lighting under the Object Rendering in the 3D Properties pane as needed.

  4. Set the following options to adjust the appearance.

Category – Item Name

Description

Lighting

 

Lighting Mode

Select a predefined lighting mode with 1, 2, or 3 light sources from different directions which shows varied lighting characteristics: Default (2 lights), Mode 1 (1 light), Mode 2 (2 lights), Mode 3 (3 lights), Mode 4 (3 lights).

Lights Diffuse

Set the intensity of diffuse lights from 1% to 100%.

Lights Specular

Set the intensity of specular lights from 1% to 100%.

Lights Ambient

Set the intensity of ambient lights from 1% to 100%.

 

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