Light Wrangler: Cursor-Targeted Lighting
Overview
Meet Light Wrangler, a Blender add-on crafted to elevate your lighting workflow. With this tool, you can simply point to the areas you want to illuminate, and the add-on automatically positions the light source to light up that area. It's an artist-friendly approach to a task that often requires tedious manual adjustments.
Main Feature:
Interactive Light Placement 🎯
Point your cursor at the specific area or object you want to illuminate, and the add-on will calculate and position the light to best illuminate the chosen area. It's so convenient, it feels like this feature should be in Blender by default.
Additional Features:
Mouse Wheel Adjustments ⚙️
- Light Power: Modify the intensity using your mouse wheel.
- Light Size: Adapt the size for desired lighting effects. (Shift+Wheel)
- Light Distance: Control the proximity between the light and the target. (Alt+Wheel)
- Light Spread: Change the angle of light spread. (Ctrl+Wheel)
Adjust Previously Added Lights 🔄
Modify your existing lights using the same automated placement logic. No need to delete and re-add; just select and adjust.
Toggle Automated/Orbit Mode 🕹️
Press SPACE to switch between automated and manual modes. In manual mode, use the mouse to orbit the light around its pivot point for fine-tuned placement.
Disable or Isolate Active Light 🔇
- Hold 'H': Temporarily disable the active light for comparison.
- Shift+H: Isolate the active light by disabling all others.
Convert to Constrained Light 🔗
- Single Light: Spawns an empty at the light-object intersection and constraints the light to it.
- Multiple Lights: Spawns an empty where the last light intersects with the object and constrains all selected lights to this point.
- Light(s) + Object: Constrains the light(s) to the selected object.
Feathering Effect 🪶
Enable feathering for natural, diffused light, mimicking a scrim effect.
Quick Color Tone Selection 🎨
Press 'T' to cycle through preset color tones, facilitating easy mood setting for your scenes.
Benefits
- Efficiency: Reduce the time spent in manual light positioning.
- Precision: Achieve targeted lighting with ease.
- Artistic Focus: Direct more attention to creative choices.
System Requirements
- Blender 2.9x or higher
- Windows, macOS, and Linux compatibility
Customer Support
| Sales | 50+ |
| Customer Ratings | 3 |
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| Published | about 1 year ago |
| Blender Version | 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.0 |
| License | GPL |
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