SpotLight

Description

class SpotLight extends ShadowLight

Constructor

new SpotLight(name, position, direction, angle, exponent, scene)

Creates a SpotLight object in the scene with the passed parameters :

• position (Vector3) is the initial SpotLight position,

• direction (Vector3) is the initial SpotLight direction,

• angle (float, in radians) is the spot light cone angle,

• exponent (float) is the light decay speed with the distance from the emission spot.

A spot light is a simply light oriented cone.

It can cast shadows.

Documentation : http://doc.babylonjs.com/tutorials/lights

Parameters

	Name	Type	Description
	name	string
	position	Vector3
	direction	Vector3
	angle	number
	exponent	number

Members

angle : number

shadowAngleScale : number

Allows scaling the angle of the light for shadow generation only.

exponent : number

Methods

getClassName() → string

Returns the string "SpotLight".

getTypeID() → number

Returns the integer 2.

transferToEffect(effect, lightIndex) → SpotLight

Sets the passed Effect object with the SpotLight transfomed position (or position if not parented) and normalized direction.

Return the SpotLight.

Parameters

	Name	Type	Description
	effect	Effect
	lightIndex	string