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<h1 id="light">light</h1>
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<h2 id="description">Description</h2>
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Extra properties available for use if the node <em>type</em> is specified as “light”.
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<h2 id="parent_object">Parent Object</h2>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/dson_spec/object_definitions/daz/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:dson_spec:object_definitions:daz:start">DAZ</a></div>
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<h2 id="extends">Extends</h2>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/dson_spec/object_definitions/node/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:dson_spec:object_definitions:node:start">node</a></div>
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<h2 id="properties">Properties</h2>
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<th class="col0"> Name </th><th class="col1"> Description </th><th class="col2"> Default </th><th class="col3"> Required </th>
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<td class="col0"> color </td><td class="col1"> RGB color value for the light. </td><td class="col2"> [1, 1, 1] </td><td class="col3"> no </td>
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<td class="col0"> point </td><td class="col1"> A <a href="/public/dson_spec/object_definitions/light_point/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:dson_spec:object_definitions:light_point:start">light_point</a> object definition, if this is a point light. </td><td class="col2"> N/A </td><td class="col3"> no </td>
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<td class="col0"> directional </td><td class="col1"> A <a href="/public/dson_spec/object_definitions/light_directional/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:dson_spec:object_definitions:light_directional:start">light_directional</a> object definition, if this is a directional light. </td><td class="col2"> N/A </td><td class="col3"> no </td>
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<td class="col0"> spot </td><td class="col1"> A <a href="/public/dson_spec/object_definitions/light_spot/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:dson_spec:object_definitions:light_spot:start">light_spot</a> object definition, if this is a spot light. </td><td class="col2"> N/A </td><td class="col3"> no </td>
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<td class="col0"> on </td><td class="col1"> A boolean value indicating whether the light is on. </td><td class="col2"> true </td><td class="col3"> no </td>
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<h2 id="details">Details</h2>
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Only one of <em>point</em>, <em>directional</em>, or <em>spot</em> may appear. If none are given, the light is an ambient light, in which case the light transform information does not affect the light.
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<h2 id="example">Example</h2>
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Definition of a node of type “light” along with default settings for node and light properties.
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<pre class="code">{
"id" : "sun67",
"type" : "light",
"label" : "Sun",
"color" : [ 0.45, 0.89, 0.12 ],
"directional" : {
"intensity" : 0.34,
"shadow_type" : "shadow_map",
"shadow_softness" : 3.0,
"shadow_bias" : 2.8,
},
"on" : false,
"translation" : {
"value" : [ 0.00, 0.00, 1.00 ]
},
"rotation" : {
"value" : [ 1.00, 0.00, 1.89 ]
},
"scale" : {
"value" : [ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ]
}
}</pre>
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