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Lighting
  • Lighting is an option for Graphics3D and related functions that specifies whether to use simulated illumination in three-dimensional pictures.
  • Lighting -> True uses simulated illumination. The ambient light level is specified by the option AmbientLight. The option LightSources gives the positions and intensities of point light sources.
  • Lighting -> False uses no simulated illumination. In SurfaceGraphics, polygons are then shaded according to their height, or according to the ColorFunction option that is given.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 1.9.7, Section 1.9.7, Section 2.9.9, Section 2.9.12.
  • See also: Shading, ColorFunction, SurfaceColor.

    Further Examples

    The first plot uses the default setting (True) for Lighting; the second turns the lighting off and uses a color function.

    Evaluate the cells to compare the graphics.

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