What types of light sources are offered by D5?

D5 Render offers five distinct light source types: Point Light, Spotlight, Strip Light, Rect Light, and Disc Light.

These can be placed in your scene either by clicking their corresponding icons in the navigation bar or by using the shortcut keys 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, for quick placement.

Overview of light source types

Point Light

Point Light emits light in a similar way to real-world light bulbs, from a point in space, emitting light uniformly in all directions.

Spotlight

Spotlight emits light from a single point in space, projecting it into a specific conical angle.

The default state is emitting light evenly within the cone. You can also use an ies file to control the distribution of light. D5 Render has 6 built-in ies templates, and you can also import custom .ies light source description files.

Strip Light

Strip-shaped rectangular lights can be further adjusted in length and width, using barn door parameters to control the directionality of the light.

Rect Light

Rect Light of specified width and height sizes is used to complement or simulate illuminated objects in any rectangular area, e.g., top lighting fixtures, etc.

Disc Light

A Disc Light simulates the light emitted from a circular plane and is a type of light source used to create a soft, even lighting effect.