Spot#

A spot light is a plane light which the illumination is constrained within a cone. You can control both Cone Angle and Falloff Angle and the size of the spot can be modified using the Radius attribute.

Projection Mode#

Spot lights have two projection modes used to evaluate the projected color: Legacy Area and Lens Defocus.

Legacy Area#

Legacy Area mode can be used to project a gobo map or fake a simple projector but has limited control.

Projection Mode set to *Legacy Area*

Lens Defocus#

Lens Defocus mode turns the light into a realistic thin-lens spot light. It can be used to simulate accurate projection effects on which you can set the distance on which the texture is in focus.