Inserting Lighting Positions

Use the Lighting Position tool to insert a lighting position symbol from the Resource Browser. This can be a symbol that you have created, or it can be one of the symbols imported from the libraries included with the Vectorworks Spotlight software ([Vectorworks]\Libraries); see Resource Libraries.

2. Select the desired lighting position symbol from the Resource Browser and choose Resources > Make Active to make it the active symbol definition. Alternatively, double-click on the symbol to activate it.

3. Click in the drawing to insert the active lighting position symbol definition, and then click again to set the lighting position rotation.

If you insert the lighting position symbol without first clicking on the Lighting Position tool, the symbol is inserted by the Symbol Insertion tool. However, the lighting position functionality will not be present. When correctly inserted, the Object Info palette displays “Lighting Position” for the selected lighting position.

Once the Lighting Position tool has been selected, it remains selected by default so that lighting positions can be repeatedly inserted. To place non-lighting position symbols after placing lighting positions, switch to the Symbol Insertion tool.

4. A different type of lighting position can be placed by changing the active symbol definition and continuing to use the Lighting Position tool.

The lighting position object parameters can be edited in the Object Info palette.

Parameter	Description
Z (Height)	For 3D lighting positions, specifies the height
Rotation	Specifies the rotation angle of the lighting position
Text Style	Select a text style from either the default content or the current file’s content. To use the style associated with the class, select <Class Text Style>. To format the text using options on the Text menu, select <Un-Styled>. See Using Text Styles and Formatting Text.
Position Name	Specifies the name of lighting position symbol
Location	Optionally, specifies the location for use in reports
Show Name	Displays the Position Name on the drawing
Insert Position Summary	Inserts an instrument summary, filtered for the current lighting position; see Creating an Instrument Summary for a Lighting Position
Starting Number	Specifies the starting number for instrument auto-numbering
Increment	Specifies the increment for auto-numbering instruments
Numbering Direction	Specifies the page relative numbering direction
Multi-Circuit Numbering	Specifies the multi-circuit numbering format for multi-circuit instruments: ● AlphaNum: Numbers the multicircuit instruments with A1, A2, A3... ● Num.Alpha: Numbers the multicircuit instruments with 1.A, 1.B, 1.C... ● Num.Num: Numbers the multicircuit instruments with 1.1, 1.2, 1.3...
Auto Number	Select to automatically number instruments and multi-circuit instruments on the lighting position
Symbol Name	If the lighting position object is symbol-based, displays the name of the symbol used to create the lighting position. If the lighting position object is not symbol-based, enter the name of an existing symbol to replace the current geometry with the symbol.
Edit Position Geometry	When the lighting position is not symbol-based, edits the geometry of the lighting position object; see Editing Lighting Position Geometry

The Z value of a lighting position can only be specified for lighting positions with 3D geometry. However, the Z value can be specified for the lighting instruments placed on any type of lighting position (2D, 3D, or hybrid). A lighting position created from a symbol or plug-in object automatically assumes the Z value of the original object.

If a lighting position is copied, it is automatically renamed; any associated duplicated lighting instruments are associated with the new lighting position. Deleting a lighting position does not delete the associated lighting instruments.

If instruments are moved to a different lighting position, the lighting position name is automatically updated for the instruments and the Z-height of the instruments is calculated automatically based on the lighting position Z-height.

Inserting Lighting Positions

Parameter

Description