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Working with Lights in Preview

Display	State or Action	Comments
	Point light selected. Move by its stand.	Represented by a source: the yellow handle and a vertical blue line.
	Point light selected. Move by its source. Vertical displacement only.	Represented by a source: the yellow handle and a vertical blue line.
	Move the light source of a point vertically.	Select the light source, move the yellow handle along the vertical blue line.
	Move the light source of a spot vertically.	Select the light source, move the yellow handle along the vertical blue line.
	Move the light by selecting the blue line.	Click on the blue line then move the light.
	Resize the light cone.	Click on the orange perimeter, then drag the cursor to widen or narrow the shape of the cone.
	Move the target of the light.	Drag the yellow target to change its place. NB: By moving the mouse over a geometry of the project, the target detects it; e.g. if you drag it to a wall, it will be set on it, if you drag it to a corner or a line, it will be set on them.

Contextual Menu

Switch the Light On or Off.

Makes a copy of the light.

Current general operations.

Deletes the selected light.

Choose a viewpoint from the list. The chosen viewpoint is displayed in the preview window. The inspector switches to Perspectives, Parallel views, Panoramas, VR Objects or Animations mode accordingly.

Moves the object from the current layer to another.

Artlantis User Guide:Working with Lights in Preview