Desk Lamp Rigged
Appending or Linking
Append ( SHIFT+F1) or Link ( Ctrl+Alt+O ) and browse to the ASF_DeskLamp.blend and then go to Group and choose the ASF_DeskLamp group.
If linked before posing you have to make the armature proxy. With the group selected press CTRL+ALT+P and choose the ASF_DeskL_Armature as proxy.
Posing
Select the ASF_DeskL_Armature and CTRL+Tab into pose mode.
The control bones are:
Main Bone - use it to position the lamp in the scene
CTRL_LampIK - use it to move the lamp arms around
CTRL_HeadRotation - use it to rotate the head
Chord Bones - use them to position the cable
Power switch bone - this bone allows you to turn on and off the light and set up the temperature.
Use the Z scale to set the intensity of the lamp:
- Turn off -- set to 0
- Turn on --> set to 1 and above to increase the intensity
Use the Z rotation to set the temperature. A bulb range temperature is between 3800 and 6500, even higher if it's a LED lamp.