VRML lighting tutorials

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Netscape 6 users click here for install instructions
Tips for using several vrml plugins at once.

Lighting Tutorials

Introduction

Also of note is point lights lighting from PointLights and Spotlights is calculated at vertex level. For best results ensure the surface the lights illuminate has an adequate number of faces.

You can also use lights in conjunction with textures to fake shadows. Or even use the textures instead of lights when the lighting is only for an effect.

The DirectionalLight
Shows how the DirectionalLight node works. Global effect lighting
The PointLight
Shows how the PointLight node works. Spherical effect lighting
The SpotLight
Shows how the SpotLight node works. Just like stage lighting.
the direction vector
Shows how the direction field in the DirectionalLight and SpotLight nodes works.

VRML Links

There is a whole page of VRML tutorial links on my VRML links page