light {rgl} | R Documentation

## add light source

### Description

add a light source to the scene.

### Usage

    light3d(theta = 0, phi = 15, x = NULL, ...)
    rgl.light( theta = 0, phi = 0, viewpoint.rel = TRUE, ambient = "#FFFFFF",
               diffuse = "#FFFFFF", specular = "#FFFFFF", x = NULL, y = NULL, z = NULL)

### Arguments

`theta, phi` | polar coordinates, used by default
`viewpoint.rel` | logical, if TRUE light is a viewpoint light that is positioned relative to the current viewpoint
`ambient, diffuse, specular` | light color values used for lighting calculation
`x, y, z` | cartesian coordinates, optional
`...` | generic arguments passed through to RGL-specific (or other) functions

### Details

Up to 8 light sources are supported. They are positioned either in world space or relative to the camera. By providing polar coordinates to theta and phi a directional light source is used. If numerical values are given to x, y and z, a point-like light source with finite distance to the objects in the scene is set up.

If `x` is non-null, `xyz.coords` will be used to form the location values, so all three coordinates can be specified in `x`.

### Value

This function is called for the side effect of adding a light. A light ID is returned to allow `rgl.pop` to remove it.

### See Also

`rgl.clear` `rgl.pop`

### Examples

    #
    # a lightsource moving through the scene
    #
    data(volcano)
    z <- 2 * volcano # Exaggerate the relief
    x <- 10 * (1:nrow(z)) # 10 meter spacing (S to N)
    y <- 10 * (1:ncol(z)) # 10 meter spacing (E to W)
    zlim <- range(z)
    zlen <- zlim[2] - zlim[1] + 1
    colorlut <- terrain.colors(zlen) # height color lookup table
    col <- colorlut[ z - zlim[1] + 1 ] # assign colors to heights for each point

    open3d()
    bg3d("gray50")
    surface3d(x, y, z, color = col, back = "lines")
    r <- max(y) - mean(y)
    lightid <- spheres3d(1, 1, 1, alpha = 0)
    frame <- function(time) {
        a <- pi*(time - 1)
        save <- par3d(skipRedraw = TRUE)
        clear3d(type = "lights")
        rgl.pop(id = lightid)
        xyz <- matrix(c(r*sin(a) + mean(x), r*cos(a) + mean(y), max(z)), ncol = 3)
        light3d(x = xyz, diffuse = "gray75",
                specular = "gray75", viewpoint.rel = FALSE)
        light3d(diffuse = "gray10", specular = "gray25")
        lightid <<- spheres3d(xyz, emission = "white", radius = 4)
        par3d(save)
        Sys.sleep(0.02)
        NULL
    }
    play3d(frame, duration = 2)

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