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  light_source {From (.3, <10, -30, 20>) To (.7, <-30, 40, 10>)
    color rgb From (0, 0) To (1, 1.5)
    spotlight radius From (.3, 5) To (.6, 20) To (.9, 3)
    falloff From (.3, 10) To (.5, 30) To (.8, 50)}

You can download the file from my page:

   http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/1434

Quote:> Hello,
> I'm new to animation in Pov-Ray, and am very surprised at the lack of help I
> could find on the internet. I want to find out how to animate a spotlight so
> that it moves from point A to point B. If anyone could help me, I'd greatly
> appreciate it.

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// ( let's assume A=(xa,ya,za) and B=(xb,yb,zb) )

object {
   ...
   #declare rclock=1-clock;
   translate <xa*rclock+xb*clock,ya*rclock+yb*clock,za*rclock+zb*clock>

Quote:}

and then vary clock value from 0 to 1 with +k parameter or by
parameters in .ini file. ( RTM 'cos I don't remember their names ).

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