.. index:: single: areaLight single: 0x41524c54 single: category; drawdb; light; areaLight single: category; light _default - areaLight (0x41524c54) ======================================================================================================================================= :classification: drawdb/light/areaLight light :plugin: (built-in) :id: 0x41524c54 :link: visit Autodesk Maya 2026 official reference `a link`_. .. _a link: https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2026/ENU/Maya-Tech-Docs/Nodes/areaLight.html Attributes (219) -------------------------------------- .. raw:: html

Long name (short name)	Type	Value	Min/Max	Flags
channel box
color (cl)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
colorB (cb)	float	1	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
colorG (cg)	float	1	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
colorR (cr)	float	1	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
dmapBias (db)	float	0.0010000000474974513	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
intensity (in)	float	1	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
shadowColor (sc)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
shadColorB (scb)	float	-	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
shadColorG (scg)	float	-	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
shadColorR (scr)	float	-	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
useDepthMapShadows (dms)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
useRayTraceShadows (urs)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
visibility (v)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
external visible attributes
borderConnections (boc)	message	-	-	array, connectable, in, out
castSoftShadows (cw)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
centerOfIllumination (col)	double	5	1e-10/-	connectable, in, out, storable
creationDate (cdat)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
creator (ctor)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
customTreatment (ctrt)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapFarClipPlane (fcp)	float	10000	-	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapFilterSize (fs)	short	1	1/-	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapFocus (df)	float	90	0/360	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapFrameExt (uf)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapLightName (ul)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapName (smn)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapNearClipPlane (nc)	float	0.0010000000474974513	1e-05/-	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapResolution (dr)	short	512	16/16384	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapSceneName (um)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapUseMacro (dc)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
dmapWidthFocus (dw)	float	100	-	connectable, in, out, storable
emitDiffuse (edi)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
emitSpecular (esp)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
fogShadowIntensity (fsi)	short	1	1/10	connectable, in, out, storable
frozen (fzn)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
frozenAffected (fza)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, extension, out, storable
hiddenInOutliner (hio)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, extension, in, out, storable
renderInfo (ri)	compound	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
identification (rlid)	short	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
layerOverrideColor (lovc)	byte	-	0/31	connectable, in, out, storable
layerRenderable (rndr)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
instObjGroups (iog)	compound	-	-	array, connectable, in, out, storable
objectGroups (og)	compound	-	-	array, connectable, in, out, storable
objectGroupId (gid)	long	-	-	connectable, in, out
objectGrpColor (gco)	short	true	-	connectable, in, out
objectGrpCompList (gcl)	-	-	-	storable
inverseMatrix (im)	-	-	-	connectable, out
lastWrittenDmapAnimExtName (lw)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
legacyIntensity (lgi)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
lightData (ltd)	lightData	-	-	connectable, out
lightAmbient (la)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, out
lightBlindData (lbl)	addr	-	-	connectable, hidden, out
lightDiffuse (ldf)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, out
lightDirection (ld)	float3	-	-	connectable, out
lightDirectionX (ldx)	float	-	-	connectable, out
lightDirectionY (ldy)	float	-	-	connectable, out
lightDirectionZ (ldz)	float	-	-	connectable, out
lightIntensity (li)	float3	-	-	connectable, out
lightIntensityB (lib)	float	-	-	connectable, out
lightIntensityG (lig)	float	-	-	connectable, out
lightIntensityR (lir)	float	-	-	connectable, out
lightShadowFraction (lsf)	float	-	-	connectable, out
lightSpecular (ls)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, out
preShadowIntensity (psi)	float	-	-	connectable, out
lightGlow (lg)	message	-	-	connectable, in, out
lightRadius (lr)	float	-	0/-	connectable, in, out, storable
locatorScale (lls)	double	1	1e-10/-	connectable, in, out, storable
matrix (m)	-	-	-	connectable, out
matrixEyeToWorld (etw)	fltMatrix	-	-	connectable, in
matrixWorldToEye (wte)	fltMatrix	-	-	connectable, in
normalCamera (n)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, out
normalCameraX (nx)	float	1	-	connectable, in, out
normalCameraY (ny)	float	1	-	connectable, in, out
normalCameraZ (nz)	float	1	-	connectable, in, out
normalize (nrm)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
objectType (ot)	char	1	0/255	connectable, in, storable
opticalFXvisibility (ov)	float3	-	-	connectable, out
opticalFXvisibilityB (ovb)	float	1	-	connectable, out
opticalFXvisibilityG (ovg)	float	1	-	connectable, out
opticalFXvisibilityR (ovr)	float	1	-	connectable, out
outlinerColor (oclr)	float3	-	-	connectable, extension, in, out, storable
outlinerColorB (oclrb)	float	-	-	connectable, extension, in, out, storable
outlinerColorG (oclrg)	float	-	-	connectable, extension, in, out, storable
outlinerColorR (oclrr)	float	-	-	connectable, extension, in, out, storable
parentInverseMatrix (pim)	-	-	-	array, connectable, out
parentMatrix (pm)	-	-	-	array, connectable, out
pointCamera (p)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, storable
pointCameraX (px)	float	1	-	connectable, in, storable
pointCameraY (py)	float	1	-	connectable, in, storable
pointCameraZ (pz)	float	1	-	connectable, in, storable
pointWorld (pw)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, storable
pointWorldX (tx)	float	1	-	connectable, in, storable
pointWorldY (ty)	float	1	-	connectable, in, storable
pointWorldZ (tz)	float	1	-	connectable, in, storable
rayDepthLimit (rdl)	short	3	0/-	connectable, in, out, storable
receiveShadows (gs)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
renderLayerInfo (rlio)	compound	-	-	array, connectable, in, out, storable
renderLayerColor (rlc)	byte	-	0/31	connectable, in, out, storable
renderLayerId (rli)	short	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
renderLayerRenderable (rlr)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
renderState (rdst)	long	-	-	connectable, in, storable
reuseDmap (du)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
rmbCommand (rmc)	-	-	-	storable
shadowRays (shr)	short	1	1/-	connectable, in, out, storable
templateName (tna)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
templatePath (tpt)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
templateVersion (tpv)	long	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
uiTreatment (uit)	enum	- Standard (0) Shader (1) Custom (1000)	0/1000	connectable, in, out, storable
useDmapAutoClipping (uc)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
useDmapAutoFocus (af)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
useMidDistDmap (md)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
useOnlySingleDmap (us)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
useOutlinerColor (uocol)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, extension, in, out, storable
useXMinusDmap (xn)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
useXPlusDmap (xp)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
useYMinusDmap (yn)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
useYPlusDmap (yp)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
useZMinusDmap (zn)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
useZPlusDmap (zp)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
viewName (vwn)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
volumeShadowSamples (nv)	short	20	1/-	connectable, in, out, storable
worldInverseMatrix (wim)	-	-	-	array, connectable, out
worldMatrix (wm)	-	-	-	array, connectable, out
writeDmap (ws)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
external hidden attributes
hyperLayout (hl)	message	-	-	connectable, hidden, in, out
infoBits (ib)	long	-	-	connectable, hidden, in, out
isCollapsed (isc)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, hidden, in, out, storable
isHierarchicalConnection (ish)	bool	-	0/1	array, hidden, storable
publishedNodeInfo (pni)	compound	-	-	array, connectable, hidden, in, out, storable
isHierarchicalNode (ihn)	bool	-	0/1	hidden, storable
publishedNode (pnod)	message	-	-	connectable, in, out
publishedNodeType (pntp)	-	-	-	hidden, storable
isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi)	byte	2	0/255	connectable, hidden, in, out, storable
message (msg)	message	-	-	connectable, hidden, out
objectId (oi)	addr	-	-	connectable, hidden, in
primitiveId (pi)	long	-	-	connectable, hidden, in
rayDepth (rd)	short	-	-	connectable, hidden, in
rayInstance (ryi)	long	-	-	connectable, hidden, in
raySampler (rts)	addr	-	-	connectable, hidden, in
uvCoord (uv)	float2	-	-	connectable, hidden, out
uCoord (uu)	float	-	-	connectable, hidden, out
vCoord (vv)	float	-	-	connectable, hidden, out
uvFilterSize (fq)	float2	-	-	connectable, hidden, out
uvFilterSizeX (fsx)	float	-	-	connectable, hidden, in, out
uvFilterSizeY (fsy)	float	-	-	connectable, hidden, in, out
internal attributes
binMembership (bnm)	-	-	-	hidden, storable
blackBox (bbx)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
boundingBox (bb)	compound	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxMax (bbmx)	double3	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxMaxX (bbxx)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxMaxY (bbxy)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxMaxZ (bbxz)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxMin (bbmn)	double3	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxMinX (bbnx)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxMinY (bbny)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxMinZ (bbnz)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxSize (bbsi)	double3	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxSizeX (bbsx)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxSizeY (bbsy)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxSizeZ (bbsz)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
center (c)	double3	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxCenterX (bcx)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxCenterY (bcy)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
boundingBoxCenterZ (bcz)	doubleLinear	-	-	connectable, out
caching (cch)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
color (cl)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
colorB (cb)	float	1	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
colorG (cg)	float	1	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
colorR (cr)	float	1	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
containerType (ctyp)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
decayRate (de)	enum	- No Decay (0) Linear (1) Quadratic (2) Cubic (3)	0/3	connectable, in, out, storable
drawOverride (do)	compound	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
hideOnPlayback (hpb)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideColor (ovc)	byte	-	0/31	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideColorA (ovca)	float	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideColorRGB (ovrgb)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideColorB (ovcb)	float	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideColorG (ovcg)	float	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideColorR (ovcr)	float	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideDisplayType (ovdt)	enum	- Normal (0) Template (1) Reference (2)	0/2	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideEnabled (ove)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideLevelOfDetail (ovlod)	enum	- Full (0) Bounding Box (1)	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
overridePlayback (ovp)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideRGBColors (ovrgbf)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideShading (ovs)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideTexturing (ovt)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
overrideVisibility (ovv)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostColorPost (gac)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostColorPostB (gab)	float	0.66299998760223389	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostColorPostG (gag)	float	0.67799997329711914	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostColorPostR (gar)	float	0.87800002098083496	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostColorPre (gcp)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostColorPreB (gpb)	float	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostColorPreG (gpg)	float	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostColorPreR (grr)	float	0.44699999690055847	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostCustomSteps (gcs)	compound	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostPostFrames (gpof)	long	3	-	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostPreFrames (gprf)	long	3	-	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostsStep (gstp)	long	1	1/-	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostDriver (gdr)	message	-	-	connectable, in, out
ghostOpacityRange (golr)	float2	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostFarOpacity (gfro)	float	0.15000000596046448	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostNearOpacity (gnro)	float	0.5	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostFrames (gf)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostUseDriver (gud)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out
ghosting (gh)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
ghostingMode (gm)	enum	- Pre And Post Frames (0) Pre Frames (1) Post Frames (2) Custom Frames (3) Pre And Post Keyframes (4) All Keyframes (5)	0/5	connectable, in, out, storable
iconName (icn)	-	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
intensity (in)	float	1	-	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
intermediateObject (io)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
lodVisibility (lodv)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
nodeState (nds)	enum	- Normal (0) HasNoEffect (1) Blocking (2) Waiting-Normal (8) Waiting-HasNoEffect (9) Waiting-Blocking (10)	0/10	connectable, in, out, storable
objectColor (oc)	short	-	0/7	connectable, in, out, storable
objectColorRGB (obcc)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
objectColorB (obcb)	float	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
objectColorG (obcg)	float	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
objectColorR (obcr)	float	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
selectionChildHighlighting (sech)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
template (tmp)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, out, storable
useDepthMapShadows (dms)	bool	-	0/1	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
useObjectColor (uoc)	enum	- Default (0) Indexed (1) RGB (2)	0/2	connectable, in, out, storable
useRayTraceShadows (urs)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
viewMode (vwm)	enum	2 Flat (0) Use Template (1) Group By Node (2) (default)	0/2	connectable, in, out, storable
visibility (v)	bool	1	0/1	connectable, in, keyable, out, storable
wireColorRGB (wfcc)	float3	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
wireColorB (wfcb)	float	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
wireColorG (wfcg)	float	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable
wireColorR (wfcr)	float	-	-	connectable, in, out, storable