Adding Loads

Many Spotlight objects are automatically considered to be either a point load (such as lighting instruments, projectors, and speaker arrays) or a distributed load (such as soft goods, video screens, and LED screens). A generic point load or distributed load can be added with the Insert Load tool.

After placement, the generic load symbol can be switched to use a realistic graphical symbol instead.

Mode	Description
Point Load	Inserts a point load
Distributed Load	Inserts a distributed load
Load Category	Specifies the load category, which is important for calculations (Braceworks required)
Weight	Sets the weight of the load. For a point load, this value is the total weight. For a distributed load, this value represents either the weight or the distributed weight, depending on the selected weight mode.
Non-Rotated Label (point load only)	Does not rotate the label text
Perpendicular Label (point load only)	Angles the label text 90 degrees from the structural element
Angled Label (point load only)	Angles the label text 45 degrees from the structural element
Distributed Weight Mode (distributed load only)	For distributed loads, the specified Weight represents the distributed weight
Total Weight Mode (distributed load only)	For distributed loads, the specified Weight represents the weight
Load Settings	Opens the Load Settings dialog box, for creating and selecting saved load sets