Once one or more light sources have been added to the drawing, it can be rendered to mimic the effect of light on the drawing surfaces.
Default lighting is automatically added to a drawing for basic visibility of rendered objects. The default lighting is fixed to the “camera” so that it always lights an object appropriately. However, rendering a complex scene usually requires the addition of light sources; the addition of a visible light automatically hides the default lighting.
Light added to a Vectorworks drawing can be ambient or diffused. Ambient light affects all surfaces equally. Diffused lighting affects surfaces differently depending on the angle of the light source and position of the surfaces.
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