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Drop Your 3D Model Into the Scene

You’ve modeled the scene. You’ve posed every figure exactly right. Then you go to light it, and suddenly you’re missing the control you need to finish the job.

That’s the gap custom uploads fill. Bring your own 3D model or scene into Light Dropper and light it with the same control you’d get on any of our reference models. Custom point lights, spotlights, color, material, camera angle, all of it, applied to your work.

Everything loads locally, for your eyes only. Nothing you upload is ever shared or stored anywhere else.

Export individual setups to your device when you want to keep track of different looks, then import them to pick up right where you left off.

Got a scene? Let’s light it.
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Double click to drop a light
Click-and-drag to move a light
Right click objects for options
Precision Controls
Camera Angle Presets: C
Toggle Perspective: P
Randomize Scene: R
Randomize Lights: Shift + R
Value Steps: V
Undo: Cmd + Z
Redo: Cmd + Shift + Z
Play/Pause: Spacebar
Export Setup: Shift + E
Import Setup: Shift + I
Labels → Scene Lock: L
Learn & Track
Overview → Timer: T
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This tool supports the following formats:
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Drop Your 3D Model Into the Scene

You’ve modeled the scene. You’ve posed every figure exactly right. Then you go to light it, and suddenly you’re missing the control you need to finish the job.

That’s the gap custom uploads fill. Bring your own 3D model or scene into Light Dropper and light it with the same control you’d get on any of our reference models. Custom point lights, spotlights, color, material, camera angle, all of it, applied to your work.

Everything loads locally, for your eyes only. Nothing you upload is ever shared or stored anywhere else.

Export individual setups to your device when you want to keep track of different looks, then import them to pick up right where you left off.

Got a scene? Let’s light it.
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