---
name: "SoPointLight"
section: "3iv"
platform: "linux"
package: "inventor-doc"
version: "2.1.6+ds-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SoPointLight/3iv"
---

# SoPointLight(3iv)

node representing a point light source

## NAME

SoPointLight — node representing a point light source

## INHERITS FROM

SoBase \> SoFieldContainer \> SoNode \> SoLight \> SoPointLight

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<Inventor/nodes/SoPointLight.h\>**

Fields from class SoPointLight:

**SoSFVec3f**	**location**

Fields from class SoLight:

**SoSFBool**	**on**\
 **SoSFFloat**	**intensity**\
 **SoSFColor**	**color**

Methods from class SoPointLight:

	**SoPointLight()**\
 **static SoType**	**getClassTypeId()**

Methods from class SoNode:

**void**	**setOverride(SbBool state)**\
 **SbBool**	**isOverride() const**\
 **SoNode \***	**copy(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const**\
 **virtual SbBool**	**affectsState() const**\
 **static SoNode \***	**getByName(const SbName &name)**\
 **static int**	**getByName(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)**

Methods from class SoFieldContainer:

**void**	**setToDefaults()**\
 **SbBool**	**hasDefaultValues() const**\
 **SbBool**	**fieldsAreEqual(const SoFieldContainer \*fc) const**\
 **void**	**copyFieldValues(const SoFieldContainer \*fc, SbBool copyConnections = FALSE)**\
 **SbBool**	**set(const char \*fieldDataString)**\
 **void**	**get(SbString &fieldDataString)**\
 **virtual int**	**getFields(SoFieldList &resultList) const**\
 **virtual SoField \***	**getField(const SbName &fieldName) const**\
 **SbBool**	**getFieldName(const SoField \*field, SbName &fieldName) const**\
 **SbBool**	**isNotifyEnabled() const**\
 **SbBool**	**enableNotify(SbBool flag)**

Methods from class SoBase:

**void**	**ref()**\
 **void**	**unref() const**\
 **void**	**unrefNoDelete() const**\
 **void**	**touch()**\
 **virtual SoType**	**getTypeId() const**\
 **SbBool**	**isOfType(SoType type) const**\
 **virtual void**	**setName(const SbName &name)**\
 **virtual SbName**	**getName() const**

## DESCRIPTION

**This node defines a point light source at a fixed 3D location. A point source illuminates equally in all directions; that is, it is omni-directional.**

## FIELDS

**SoSFVec3f**	**location**\
 Location of the source.

## METHODS

	**SoPointLight()**\
 Creates a point light source node with default settings.

**static SoType**	**getClassTypeId()**\
 Returns type identifier for this class.

## ACTION BEHAVIOR

**SoGLRenderAction**\
 Activates this light (if so specified) during traversal. All shape nodes that come after this light in the scene graph are illuminated by this light. The light's location is affected by the current transformation.

## FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS

```
PointLight {
on	TRUE
intensity	1
color	1 1 1
location	0 0 1
}
```

## SEE ALSO

**SoDirectionalLight, SoSpotLight**