Class LightSource

Individual light source component that can be either a Unity Light or an emissive mesh. Multiple LightSources combine to form a complete AircraftLight assembly.

Inheritance

object

LightSource

Namespace: NWH.Aerodynamics.AircraftController.Effects.Lights

Assembly: NWH.Aerodynamics.dll

Syntax

[Serializable]
public class LightSource

Remarks

Supports two types: Unity Light components (Spot/Point/Directional) for actual illumination, and emissive meshes using Standard shader for visual glow effects like lens appearances.

Fields

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emissionColor

Emission color used for mesh-type light sources. Supports HDR for bloom effects. Applied to the material's emission channel when the light is on.

Declaration

[ColorUsage(true, true)]
[Tooltip("Color of the emitted light.")]
public Color emissionColor

Field Value

Type	Description
Color

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light

Unity Light component used when type is set to Light. Can be any light type: Spot, Point, Directional, or Area.

Declaration

[Tooltip("Light (point/spot/directional/etc.) representing the vehicle light. Will only be used if light type is set to\r\nLight.")]
public Light light

Field Value

Type	Description
Light

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meshRenderer

Mesh renderer used when type is set to Mesh. Must use Standard shader or compatible material. Emission keyword will be toggled on/off to create glow effect.

Declaration

[Tooltip("Mesh renderer using standard shader. Emission on the material will be turned on or off depending on light state.")]
public MeshRenderer meshRenderer

Field Value

Type	Description
MeshRenderer

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onLightTurnedOff

Event invoked when this light source is deactivated.

Declaration

[NonSerialized]
[Tooltip("Called when the light is turned off.")]
public UnityEvent onLightTurnedOff

Field Value

Type	Description
UnityEvent

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onLightTurnedOn

Event invoked when this light source is activated.

Declaration

[NonSerialized]
[Tooltip("Called when the light is turned on.")]
public UnityEvent onLightTurnedOn

Field Value

Type	Description
UnityEvent

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rendererMaterialIndex

Material array index to modify when using mesh-type light source. Use if the mesh has multiple materials and the emissive one is not at index 0.

Declaration

[Tooltip("If your mesh has more than one material set this number to the index of required material.")]
public int rendererMaterialIndex

Field Value

Type	Description
int

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type

Specifies whether this source uses a Unity Light or emissive mesh.

Declaration

[Tooltip("Type of the light.")]
public LightSource.LightType type

Field Value

Type	Description
LightSource.LightType

Properties

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IsOn

Current activation state of this light source.

Declaration

public bool IsOn { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool

Methods

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TurnOff()

Declaration

public virtual void TurnOff()

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TurnOn()

Declaration

public virtual void TurnOn()