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uSphereLight

Sphere USD light

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

USD / 3DAdvanced

uSphereLight

Overview

What uSphereLight does

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

uSphereLight in context

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**uSphereLight Controls: Color, Intensity, Exposure, Radius, Shadows and Export**
Example for uSphereLight.
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**uSphereLight Transform: Translation, Pivot and Use Target**
Example for uSphereLight.
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