README.md

Light Temperature Color

A simple Blender addon that automates light temperature node setup, making it easier to adjust light color temperature without manually creating node trees.

Features

Temperature Control Panel

• Quick temperature adjustment (800K - 12000K)
• Automatic blackbody node setup
• Common light presets:
  • Candle (1500K)
  • Tungsten (3200K)
  • Daylight (6500K)
  • Overcast (7500K)
• Simple power toggle

Copy Between Lights

• Easy temperature sync between lights via Ctrl+L menu
• Copies both temperature and power state

Requirements

• Blender 4.3.2 or newer
• Cycles render engine (until EEVEE suport nodes on lights)

Installation

Automatic install

Download the addon using blender extensions plateform

Manual install install

1. Download the addon
2. In Blender: Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Install
3. Select the downloaded .zip file from releases
4. Enable the addon by checking the box

Usage

Basic Setup

0. Put Cycle as render engine
1. Select a light
2. Open Light Properties panel
3. Click "Enable Temperature Control"
   • This creates the necessary nodes automatically

Adjusting Temperature

• Use the slider or type in a value (keyframable)
• Click presets for common temperatures
• Use the power toggle to turn light on/off
• Change power will automaticaly turn light "on"
• Change in light rgb color will disable temperature control

Copying to Other Lights

1. Select all target lights
2. Make the light you want to copy from active (last selected)
3. Press Ctrl+L > Light Temperature Settings

Note

This addon simply automates the node setup process that you could do manually. It's designed to save time, not add new features to Blender's lighting system.