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title: "Lighting in Maya"
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| **[Analytic Lights](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/RFM27/pages/544541437/Analytic+Lights+in+Maya)** |  | **[Mesh Lights](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/RFM27/pages/544541535/Mesh+Lights+in+Maya)** | **[Light Filters](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/RFM27/pages/544541572/Light+Filters+in+Maya)** |
| ![image](media://b20ab893-f41d-453c-99b9-2c07194e53da) | ![image](media://ed7e88f7-17af-4044-bd73-ddf0c03614f1) | ![image](media://17451130-5682-44ef-8348-89e46fc8fd3e) | ![image](media://1e431a85-e055-4cf9-8f06-9cad6301da24) |
| ![image](media://033c6b54-a3b0-4d02-a74b-7bc438bd7eef) | ![image](media://b124e815-e293-4d5e-b5c9-d2900ddba02d) |  | ![image](media://53d22589-3268-4f6d-b59d-2765f43d748c) |

In Maya, RenderMan lights can be created via the RenderMan Shelf, RenderMan Menu, or Hypershade Window. 

> ⚠️ - Native Maya lights are not supported. Please use the "Pxr" lights.
> ⚠️ - <span style="color: #000000">In the Maya node editor you may see an available output connection for "Light Data" on lights. This is not a connectable parameter despite Maya showing it as a valid output.</span>



> Macro (include)