The Lens Flare effect lets you affect the rendering of an object as if there were a flare from the camera lens.
1. Open a new model by clicking New on the Button bar.
2. From the Shapes tab of the Resource palette, select any shape you find appealing. We used the Acuris? Flower. Click the Insert button on the Resource palette to put the shape into your model.
3. Select the Point light tool, then click in the left half of the Modeling window to insert the light.
4. Select Top from the View Orientation pop-up, or press Hotkey 8. Press Command+= (Macintosh) or Ctrl+= (Windows) keys to bring your object and light into view. This is the same as the Fit Views to All command in the Windows menu.
5. With the Object Move tool, place the light to the left of your object.
6. From the FX tab of the Resource palette, select the Flares tab by clicking it. Then select a flare.
7. Make sure your Point light is selected, then click Apply in the Resource palette. Or, you can select the flare from the Object tab of the Object Properties palette. Just click the FX pop-up, then scroll down the list and select the one you want. We used the Dog Star flare.
8. Return to Isometric view (Hotkey /), then render a snapshot using the Rendering tool.
