Inserting Accessories

Use the Lighting Accessory tool to insert an existing accessory symbol. See Resource Manager.

To insert an accessory:

1. Click the tool, and then click Accessory symbol on the Tool bar. From the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it.

Alternatively, from the Resource Manager either double-click the accessory symbol to insert or right-click on the accessory symbol and select Make Active from the context menu. The Lighting Accessory tool is automatically selected.

2. Click once to insert the selected accessory symbol, and then again to determine the accessory rotation. The cursor changes to a bull’s eye. Click the instrument that will be associated with the accessory.

Because the accessory is controlled by the associated instrument, the items move together. However, an accessory can be positioned on its own by selecting it and dragging.

If an accessory symbol is accidentally inserted by the Symbol Insertion tool, the accessory functionality will not be present. If correctly inserted, the Object Info palette displays “Lighting Device” (with a Device Type of Accessory or Static Accessory) for the selected accessory.

Once the Lighting Accessory tool has been selected, it remains selected so that accessories can be repeatedly inserted. To place non-instrument symbols after placing accessories, switch to the Symbol Insertion tool.

Accessory Properties

The accessory Object Info palette parameters are nearly identical to those of an instrument, because it requires many of the same parameters. The Device Type is Static Accessory or Accessory.

Entering a parameter in the accessory Object Info palette will not change the associated instrument parameters.

For more information on the Object Info palette parameters, see Lighting Device Properties.

When a lighting instrument is deleted, its associated accessory is also deleted.

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Adding Accessories

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