Add light source

add a light source to the scene.

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

Arguments

theta, phi

direction to infinitely distant light

x, y, z

position of finitely distant light

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

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.

If no lights have been added to a subscene, lights from the parent subscene will be used.

See material3d for a discussion of how the components of the light affect the display of objects.

Value

This function is called for the side effect of adding a light. A light ID is returned to allow pop3d to remove it.

See also

clear3d pop3d

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")
    pop3d(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)