Add an Area Light to a Model

Rendering

You can add a true-to-life artificial light in the model to simulate fluorescent tubes or area lights. Select the area light in the building component browser.

  1. Do either of the following:
    • Select Modeling | Accessory Component | Component gallery Component.
    • Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu, and select Add Furniture, Symbol, Building Group....

    The browser is opened.

  2. Select the folder Lamps in the browser.
  3. Select either of the following:
    • The Ceiling folder and the component 0161 Panel light 600x600.
  4. Double-click the thumbnail of a component.
  5. Select the location of the component in the drawing or in the model.

You can edit the color and intensity of the light by editing the properties of the light component.