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Spot Light VS Point Light

WTFlorian

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Hello,

i hope someone can "enlighten" me as to what exactly is the difference between Spot Lights and Point Lights (in the "attached object editor in MCX)

Spot Light - Direct Source of light
Point Light - emitts lights in all directions

Is that correct, and is that the only difference ?

Thank you
 
As far as I understand, the Point light is an omnidirectional Spot light...
You give cone angles for the spot light and if you set 360° you get a point light.

Cheers
Antoine
 
Hi,

For which sim is your question?

In P3D v4 and above the spotlight is exported as a spotlight effect,which can shine on buildings and ground. The point light is exported as an effect that just shows a light point (e.g. obstruction light on a tower).

For FSX and older P3D versions all are exported as point lights, as spot lights are not supported.

For MSFS both a spotlight and a point light do illuminate objects and the environment. In that case the difference is indeed omni directional versus only a specific light cone.
 
arno said:
In P3D v4 and above the spotlight is exported as a spotlight effect,which can shine on buildings and ground. The point light is exported as an effect that just shows a light point (e.g. obstruction light on a tower).
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This answers my question - sorry for forgetting to tag my Post as P3DV5, would have saved you some time.

As always, thank you very much Arno
 
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