The Spotlight node can be used to place a spotlight-shaped texture onto the surface of an object (figure 1). 



Spotlight



Figure 1: The Spotlight node connected to the Efficiency input on a Black Body Emission node 


Spotlight Parameters

Orientation - Primary axis for the emission cone. 

Direction or Target - Specifies the direction or target point, this parameter is ignored if orientation is set to surface normal. 

Cone Angle - Width of the cone angle in degrees.

Hardness - Controls how abruptly the emission pattern falls of at the edges. 

Normalize Power - Keeps the emitted power constant when the cone angle changes.