IDL doesn't appear on the light options for "Create Light." and I couldn't find it in the Light parameters or properties panels. A term search of the Poser manual for IDL came up empty. Is IDL a light function? 

IDL probably means "Indirect Lighting." Indirect Lighting is mentioned once in the manual in the "What's New" listing. 

How do you activate IDL?

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