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title: "Katana Lights"
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description: "The Redshift for Katana plugin exposes all the Redshift lights as a set of light shaders. The lights can be created using the LightCreate node workflow …"
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# Katana Lights

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# Katana Lights

## The Light Shaders

The Redshift for Katana plugin exposes all the Redshift lights as a set of light shaders. The lights can be created using the **LightCreate** node workflow, or using the **GafferThree** node. In both cases, the Redshift lights are available adding a **Redshift light_shader shader**, and selecting one of the available RS Lights, that will include all the light options.

![Image: image002254.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/katana/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/image002254.jpg)

![Image: image002255.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/katana/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/image002255.jpg)

The workflow to configure a Redshift light using the LightCreate node is the Katana standard, using a Material and MaterialAssign nodes.

![Image: image002253.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/katana/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/image002253.jpg)

## The GafferThree Node

Usually in Katana you would use a **GafferThree** node to create and manage all your scene lights. The Redshift lights can be used inside this node, adding the Redshift light_shader and selecting one of the available light types.

![Image: image002393.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/katana/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/image002393.jpg)

## Lights/Shadows Object Linking

The plugin supports the standard Katana workflow to define the lights and shadows objects linking, for example using the GafferThree linking options.

![Image: image002312.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/katana/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/image002312.jpg)

## Mesh Lights

The plugin supports the Redshift mesh light feature, including the mesh preview in the Katana viewer using a points grid. It can be configured using the mesh light options available the RSLight shader node.

![Image: image002313.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/r3d/katana/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/image002313.jpg)