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uDistantLight

Distant USD light

Adds a distant light source to a USD scene with color, exposure, response, falloff, shadow and transform controls.

USD / 3DAdvanced

uDistantLight

Overview

What uDistantLight does

uDistantLight is a USD scene light shaped as a distant. It controls direct illumination and specular response inside the stage, making it useful for physically understandable lighting, reflections and shadow design before uRenderer.

When to use it

Add distant lighting to a USD shot
Shape diffuse illumination and specular reflections
Create controlled shadows
Balance intensity with exposure
Build studio-style USD lighting rigs

uDistantLight in context

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**uDistantLight — вкладка Controls: цвет, интенсивность, температура, отклики, тени и Export**
Example for uDistantLight.
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**uDistantLight — вкладка Transform: Rotation и Use Target**
Example for uDistantLight.
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