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AmbientLight

This light globally illuminates all objects in the scene equally.

It cannot be used to cast shadows as it does not have a direction.

Code Example

const light = new THREE.AmbientLight( 0x404040 ); // soft white light
scene.add( light );

Constructor

new AmbientLight( color : number | Color | string, intensity : number )

Constructs a new ambient light.

color | The light's color. Default is 0xffffff.
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intensity | The light's strength/intensity. Default is 1.

Properties

.isAmbientLight : boolean (readonly)

This flag can be used for type testing.

Default is true.

Source

src/lights/AmbientLight.js