Lighting

[Alanistic]

Hey Guys!

Im trying to build a 3D lighthouse and Im having trouble getting the beam of
light to come out of a cylinder I created. I have a wall in the 3d
environment too, and the light always shines down on it, when I want it to be
like a beam.

The code Im using is:
-- Create new cylinder resource
lhouselsource = s3D.newModelResource("lightcylinder", #cylinder)
-- Sets dimensions of the lighthouse lightsource
lhouselsource.height = 25
lhouselsource.topradius = 35
lhouselsource.bottomradius = 35
-- Create a model from the resource
-- Make it visible in the 3D world
myLighthouseLightsource = s3D.newModel("lhouselsource1")
myLighthouseLightsource.resource = lhouselsource

-- Rotate model to initial position
myLighthouseLightsource.rotate(-90,60,0)
myLighthouseLightsource.translate(0,145,0,#world)
myLighthouseLightsource.transform.translate(-175,75,-600)

member("s3D").newLight("beamlight1", #directional)
s3D.light("beamlight1").color = rgb(249,240,91)
s3D.light("beamlight1").rotate(90,60,90)
s3D.light("beamlight1").translate(0,145,0,#world)
s3D.light("beamlight1").transform.translate(0,145, 0)

Can anyone help me out?

[hondo3000]

look in the help file, and take there a closer look at the different types of
light sources.

at the moment you use the member("s3D").newLight("beamlight1", #directional)

there are #point, #spot, #ambient.

i think you should use #spot and determine the angle property of this light
type.

friendly greetings