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Lighting Device Setup

The options on the Lighting Device tab enable automatic positioning behavior, assign classes, and specify attributes of the lighting devices in the file. The parameters selected can have a powerful global effect on all the devices, both existing and new.

Lighting instruments can be automatically associated with a lighting position, both at insertion and when an existing instrument is moved on the light plot. At various times during the design work, particularly in the later stages, instruments may need to be moved slightly, but they should not be accidentally associated with a different nearby lighting position. The auto-positioning option provides the necessary control over the automatic association of instruments to lighting positions.

Class and color assignments for lighting instruments allow the designer to:

    Assign the lighting instruments to a specific class, or to one or more classes determined by an instrument parameter

    Control the color of lighting instruments, or parts of instruments, by gel color or from the Attributes palette

    Control the wireframe light beams, angles, and centerline of lighting instruments by class

    Control the label legend container appearance by class

    Control the appearance and visibility of lighting instruments in viewports, when using viewport overrides

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The Object Info palette display of lighting device parameters can also be set from this tab.

To specify lighting device preferences:

  1. Select File > Document Settings > Spotlight Preferences.

  2. The Spotlight Preferences dialog box opens. Click the Lighting Device tab.

  3. Specify the auto-positioning and appearance settings for the file’s lighting devices.

  4. Click Save as default to use the lighting device and other Spotlight settings for other files created with the Vectorworks Spotlight product.

  5. Click OK.

Class setting changes require confirmation before regenerating the lighting devices.

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Specifying Lighting Device Parameter Display

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Automated Import and Export to Lightwright

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