lighting (MATLAB Function Reference)

Select the lighting algorithm

Syntax

lighting flat
lighting gouraud
lighting phong
lighting none

Description

lighting selects the algorithm used to calculate the effects of light objects on all surface and patch objects in the current axes.

lighting flat

selects flat lighting.

lighting gouraund

selects gouraud lighting.

lighting phong

selects phong lighting.

lighting none

turns off lighting.

Remarks

The surf, mesh, pcolor, fill, fill3, surface, and patch functions create graphics objects that are affected by light sources. The lighting command sets the FaceLighting and EdgeLighting properties of surfaces and patches appropriately for the graphics object.