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uDistant Light [uDL]


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The USD Distant light


uDistant Light Node Introduction

A uDistant light is similar to a directional light and simulates distance source, similar to sunlight. This light shows an onscreen control. The rotation of the control is used to determine from where in the scene the light direction is pointing.

Inspector


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The USD Distant Light controls


Controls Tab

The Controls tab is used to set the color and brightness of the uDistant light. The position, direction, and scale of the light source is controlled in the Transform tab.

Color

Use this standard Color control to set the color of the light.

Intensity

Use this slider to set the intensity of the light. A value of 0.2 indicates 20% percent light.

Exposure

This will change how much light will expose a scene; this is similar to Intensity.

Color Temperature / Enable

This sets the color temperature of a light source. Its default is 6500K, which is daylight temperature.