pyvista.Light.show_actor#
- Light.show_actor()[source]#
Show an actor for a spotlight that depicts the geometry of the beam.
For a directional light or a positional light with
cone_angle
of at least 90 degrees the method doesn’t do anything. If the light is changed so that it becomes a spotlight, this method has to be called again for the actor to show. To hide the actor seehide_actor()
.Examples
Create a scene containing a cube lit with a cyan spotlight and visualize the light using an actor.
>>> import pyvista as pv >>> plotter = pv.Plotter() >>> _ = plotter.add_mesh(pv.Cube(), color='white') >>> for light in plotter.renderer.lights: ... light.intensity /= 5 >>> spotlight = pv.Light(position=(-1, 1, 1), color='cyan') >>> spotlight.positional = True >>> spotlight.cone_angle = 20 >>> spotlight.intensity = 10 >>> spotlight.exponent = 40 >>> spotlight.show_actor() >>> plotter.add_light(spotlight) >>> plotter.show()