Make the spotlight track an object
You will now make the spotlight track the pyramid in your scene. Once the pyramid is tracked by the spotlight, you can move either object within your scene and the spotlight will always be pointing at the pyramid.
- Click the Display modes icon
on the Advanced display palette to switch from Bitmap display mode to Wireframe display mode.
- In your scene, select the spotlight.
- Click the Track object button
, located to the right of the spotlight, and drag to the pyramid until the wireframe of the pyramid turns blue; then release the mouse button.
Click here to see how this is done.
- Select the pyramid and move it around the scene. Notice that the orientation of the spotlight changes so that the spotlight is always pointing at the pyramid.
- Select the spotlight and move it around the scene. Notice that the spotlight is always pointing at the pyramid.
- Render your scene. The light from the spotlight should be directly on the pyramid.
Click here to see approximately how your scene should look.
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