Would this type of light be useful and relevant?

Would this type of light be useful and relevant?

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Would this type of light be useful and relevant?

Anonymous
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It'd be called the "ray light" or something like that. And it is essentially a cylinder light stretched between the starting point and a target point. It could be useful for creating things like lasers and other forms of beams, as adjusting the length of a cylinder light means it needs to be moved again afterwards.

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lee_griggs
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You can do this with a spotlight and Lens Radius.

5157-gundam-lens-radius-laser-sword.jpg


Lee Griggs
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Anonymous
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Huh, nice. I like the Macross Gundam. What settings did you use for the light? I can never get it to be completely straight, as a cone angle of 0 somehow prevents the light from rendering.

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lee_griggs
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A laser sword effect can be achieved by using a high 'lens radius' and a low cone angle (atmosphere volume enabled).

Lee Griggs
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