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uRectangleLight

Rectangle USD light

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

USD / 3DAdvanced

uRectangleLight

Overview

What uRectangleLight does

uRectangleLight is a USD scene light shaped as a rectangle. 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 rectangle lighting to a USD shot
Shape diffuse illumination and specular reflections
Create controlled shadows
Balance intensity with exposure
Build studio-style USD lighting rigs

uRectangleLight in context

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**uRectangleLight Controls: Color, Intensity, Exposure, Decay, Shadows and Export**
Example for uRectangleLight.
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**uRectangleLight Transform: Translation, Rotation, Pivot and Use Target**
Example for uRectangleLight.
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