Create panel > Lights > Photometric Lights > Free Area button
Create menu > Photometric Lights > Free Area Light
A Free Area light emits light from a rectangular area, like a skylight. You can set the light distribution; this light has two types of distribution, with corresponding icons. A free area light has no target object. You use transforms to aim the light.
Diffuse Distribution (Photometric Lights)
Web Distribution (Photometric Lights)
Name and Color Rollout (Lights)
To create a Free Area light:
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Choose Photometric from the drop-down list. (Standard is the default.)
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Click the viewport location where you want the light to be.
The light is now part of the scene. It points away from you in the viewport you clicked.
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You can position the light and adjust its direction with the transform tools. You can also adjust the light's position with the Place Highlight command.
To adjust the light:
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On the Main toolbar, click Rotate. Drag the selection to adjust the light.
Tip: You can also adjust the light's position with the Place Highlight command.