Light Viewport Controls

Right-click any viewport label. > Views > Choose a light.

Keyboard > $

A Light viewport shows the view from a spotlight or directional light, looking at its target.

Light viewport controls include:

Dolly Light, Target, or Both

Light Hotspot

Roll Light

Zoom Extents All, Zoom Extents All Selected

Note: For photometric lights, the Light Hotspot control actually adjusts the beam angle. At the beam angle, the light is 50 per cent of the maximum intensity (as opposed to a hotspot, where it is at 100 per cent).

Note: Switching to or from a light view clears the Undo/Redo lists.

Procedures

To set a Light viewport:

Activate the viewport you want to show the view from a spotlight or directional light in the scene.
Do one of the following:
- Press the keyboard shortcut $.
- Right-click the Viewport label. Choose Views and then choose the light from the Views sub-menu.
If you have more than one spotlight or directional light in the scene (and none is selected), the Select Light dialog is displayed: choose the light you want.
If there are more than 10 lights listed, the last entry is "More Lights." Choose this to display the Choose a View dialog, which shows the complete list.

To undo changes to a Light viewport, do one of the following:

Click Undo on the main toolbar.
Press CTRL+Z.
Note: This is different from orthographic viewports, which require the use of Views menu > Undo, or SHIFT+Z.