diff --git a/templates/cycles_studio_dark.xml b/templates/cycles_studio_dark.xml
index e4845a4b..1369f0ff 100644
--- a/templates/cycles_studio_dark.xml
+++ b/templates/cycles_studio_dark.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <light
         light_type="distant"
         strength="3 3 3"
-        dir="-1 1 -1.5"
+        tfm="0.70710678 -0.51449576 0.48507125 0.0 0.70710678 0.51449576 -0.48507125 0.0 -0.0 0.68599434 0.72760688 0.0"
         angle="0.3"
         use_mis="true"
     />
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <light
         light_type="distant"
         strength="0.1 0.1 0.1"
-        dir="1 1 -0.5"
+        tfm="0.70710678 0.23570226 -0.66666667 0.0 -0.70710678 0.23570226 -0.66666667 0.0 -0.0 0.94280904 0.33333333 0.0"
         angle="2"
         use_mis="true"
         use_camera="false"
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     <light
         light_type="distant"
         strength="0.20 0.20 0.20"
+        tfm="-1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0"
         dir="0 -1 0"
         angle="1.57"
         use_mis="true"
diff --git a/templates/cycles_studio_light.xml b/templates/cycles_studio_light.xml
index 828cd175..18f1fa18 100644
--- a/templates/cycles_studio_light.xml
+++ b/templates/cycles_studio_light.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <light
         light_type="distant"
         strength="3.0 3.0 3.0"
-        dir="-1 1 -1.5"
+        tfm="0.70710678 -0.51449576 0.48507125 0.0 0.70710678 0.51449576 -0.48507125 0.0 -0.0 0.68599434 0.72760688 0.0"
         angle="0.3"
         use_mis="true"
     />
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <light
         light_type="distant"
         strength="0.1 0.1 0.1"
-        dir="1 1 -0.5"
+        tfm="'0.70710678 0.23570226 -0.66666667 0.0 -0.70710678 0.23570226 -0.66666667 0.0 -0.0 0.94280904 0.33333333 0.0"
         angle="2"
         use_mis="true"
         use_camera="false"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <light
         light_type="distant"
         strength="0.20 0.20 0.20"
-        dir="0 -1 0"
+        tfm="-1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0"
         angle="1.57"
         use_mis="true"
         use_camera="false"
diff --git a/templates/cycles_sunlight.xml b/templates/cycles_sunlight.xml
index 677b3f8f..5d24abb2 100644
--- a/templates/cycles_sunlight.xml
+++ b/templates/cycles_sunlight.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         light_type="distant"
         co="1 1 1"
         strength="1 1 1"
-        dir="-84958977.19280016, 32758678.665038515, -119200843.81611572"
+        tfm="0.35976487 -0.74146342 0.56639318 0.0 0.933043 0.28589518 -0.21839119 0.0 0.0 0.60703867 0.79467229 0.0"
         angle="0.008726646259971648"
     />
 </state>