EnvironmentLight has no effect (noob question number 3)

[Wagyx]

Hello there, I have tried adding an environment light with a color to a default scene with a white cube and the cube remains white.

init();
function init(){
  const xBrowser = X3D.getBrowser();
  const scene = xBrowser.currentScene;

  const envLight = scene.createNode("EnvironmentLight");
  envLight.color = new X3D.SFColor(0,1,1);
  envLight.intensity = 1;
  envLight.ambientIntensity = 1;
  envLight.global = true;
  scene.rootNodes.push(envLight);

  const shape = scene.createNode("Shape");
  const geom = scene.createNode("Box");
  shape.geometry = geom;

  const appearance = scene.createNode("Appearance");
  const material = scene.createNode("Material");
  material.diffuseColor = X3D.Color3.White;
  appearance.material = material;
  shape.appearance = appearance;
  scene.rootNodes.push(shape);
}

I would appreciate your help a lot, what am I doing wrong (again ...) ? Also what is the default light in the scene ? Is it a DirectionalLight or a PointLight on the camera ? How can we change it ?

[create3000]

EnvironmentLight is still experimental and will only work if you use PhysicalMaterial node, you then should set the diffuseTexture and specularTexture field. Here are some image that will work https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF-Sample-Environments/tree/b710a9fe6bcdfb8965530ede36e8279c298261de. A blurred image will be good for diffuse.

Otherwise DirectionalLight, SpotLight, or PointLight are your friends.

The default light is a DirectionalLight, which is tied to the Camera, it can be toggled on/off with a NavigationInfo node, with the headlight field. https://create3000.github.io/x_ite/components/navigation/navigationinfo/#sfbool-in-out-headlight-true

[Wagyx]

Okay, I think I'll make a new DirectionalLight with ambient intensity only since I don't have a need for a texture now.

[create3000]

If you turn on DirectionalLight.ambientIntensity you should also adjust Material.ambientIntensity. ;)