Lights from Blender to GE

Tutorial Information
Author	T-Bone
Difficulty	Beginner
Version	FS22
Date	April 6, 2023

Requirements to follow this tutorial

• Knowledge of using Blender
• Giants I3D Exporter Plugins from GDN
• Giants Editor from GDN

Start information

This tutorial will show you how to add lights in Blender and get them to export correctly to i3d with Giants I3D Exporter.

Light setup

Light types

GE	Blender
Point	Point
Spot	Spot
Directional	Sun

Note: Area light type in Blender is not supported in GE

Standard Light Settings

Real light	Color (R, G, B)	Power	Specular	Radius	Custom Distance	Size	Blend
Backlights	0.5, 0, 0	2.5 W	1.00	0.25 m	2.5 m	130°	0
Turnlights	0.31, 0.14, 0	4 W	1.00	0.25 m	4 m	120°	0
Position lights	1, 1, 1	2.5 W	1.00	0.25 m	2.5 m	130°	0
Static Lights
Red	0.65, 0.055, 0.074
Orange	0.569, 0.286, 0.161
White	0.3, 0.3, 0.3

Light attributes:

Giants Editor | Blender (Eevee)

Spot light only:

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  Cone Angle = Spot Shape →  Size
  
  Drop Off = Spot Shape →  Blend (1 = 5, 0.750 = 3.75, 0.5 = 2.5, 0.250 = 1.25, 0.000 = 0)

All light types:

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  Range = Custom Distance →  Distance (40 in Blender = 40 in GE)
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  Cast Shadow Map = Shadow need to be checked (Lights tab)

Color:

Export to I3D

To be able to export Real Lights from Blender to i3d, make sure the "Lights" checkbox is checked in "Export Options", if this isn't checked your Real Lights will be exported as transform groups.