Animation of Light Intensity - in maya or via a paramater

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2020-09-09 at 10:41 pm #32641

xeon
Customer

Hi there,
Trying to figure out how to animate a Spotlights Intensity.

Objective: Have a light fade on and fade off when user interacts with object.

What I have tried:
I first tried creating a spotlight in maya with the Intensity values keyframed hoping to use the keyframed animation and the animation puzzle. However in trying to do this when you choose an Animation Selector puzzle….the Spotlight does not appear in the drop-down list.

So thought I could do it via a parameter but I don’t see any methods to complete.

Would appreciate any help. Very lost.

thank you.

Xeon
Route 66 Digital
Interactive Solutions - https://www.r66d.com
Tutorials - https://www.xeons3dlab.com

2020-09-09 at 11:37 pm #32642

xeon
Customer

Update….tried the same project in Blender… no issue… the animated intensity of a light comes through

In order to see the Spotlight in the animation drop down…I had to add another animated object to the scene…then I could see the light as an option but it doesnt seem to matter since the gltf that is created in maya doesn’t animate the light.

Xeon
Route 66 Digital
Interactive Solutions - https://www.r66d.com
Tutorials - https://www.xeons3dlab.com

2020-09-10 at 5:55 am #32650

Mikhail Luzyanin
Staff

Unfortunally it’s not supported yet.

Co-founder and lead graphics specialist at Soft8Soft.

2020-10-14 at 2:50 pm #34163

alexxis
Participant

Did you try as workaround to place an glas plane with an opacity ramp in front of the spotlight?
Like a filter. Then animate the position of the filter object… If one side is opaque, and the other transparent, it will gradually shadow the light – depending on where the spot is lighting through.

2020-11-26 at 10:12 am #35970

Alexander Kovelenov
Staff

Hi, we supported this feature in Verge3D 3.5. See here.

Soft8Soft Tech Chief
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