How can I make neon lights actualy be a light?


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I just started using maya this semseter and I have used lightwave for a year and a half.

is there a tutorial for this?? What I want to do is, I have a thing that rolls around I want it to rolls down a hall way at my school and out in to a parking lot then race a student.

OK here is my problem I want to video tape a room and then have a 3D object move around (like in a movie). how can I do this???????