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:

Light Viewport Controls

Dolly Light, Target, or Both

Light Hotspot

Roll Light

Zoom Extents All, Zoom Extents All Selected

Light Falloff

Truck Light

Orbit/Pan Light

Min/Max Toggle

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

Field-of-View

Truck Camera

Orbit/Pan Camera

Procedures

To set a Light viewport:

1. Activate the viewport you want to show the view from a spotlight or directional light in the scene.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Press the keyboard shortcut $.

3. If you have more than one spotlight or directional light in the scene (and none is selected), gmax displays the Select Light dialog: choose the light you want.

   • Right-click the Viewport label. Choose Views and then choose the light from the Views sub-menu.

4. 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.