Hey everyone is there a way to rotate a spotlight around a specific point/axis? i want to see the model being light from different angles and easily rotate the spotlight around the model without moving the model itself. Is this possible?
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3$\begingroup$ you can parent a light to an empty and rotate the empty, if the empty is at the same location as the model the light will turn around $\endgroup$– moonbootsCommented Dec 17, 2022 at 15:40
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2$\begingroup$ ... or give the light a Track To constraint on the target $\endgroup$– Robin Betts ♦Commented Dec 17, 2022 at 16:02
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$\begingroup$ is it possible for you guys to show me how this is done? maybe a screenshot or something visual? $\endgroup$– jin098Commented Dec 17, 2022 at 17:56
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Start with your model and a Spotlight looking at it.
Add an "Empty: Plain Axes" to the center of the scene (this will be your light pivot). I renamed it to LightPivot to help remember in the outliner
Select the Light then the Empty (pivot), and press Ctrl + P (parent) and select object.
Keyframe the rotation of the Empty at the first frame by selecting it and pressing I and selecting Rotation.
Keyframe the rotation at your desired end frame (I picked 360 degree rotation at frame 250).
Looks like this:
answered Dec 17, 2022 at 21:57
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$\begingroup$ dam chris, thanks so much ill get to this as soon as i can, youre so cool man! $\endgroup$– jin098Commented Dec 18, 2022 at 2:01