Inserting Lighting Positions Inserting Lighting Positions Use the Lighting Position tool to insert a lighting position symbol from the Resource Browser. To import symbols from the libraries included with the Vectorworks Spotlight software, select Vectorworks Libraries from the Files list in the Resource Browser, and open the appropriate symbols library. You can also import custom symbols from a Favorites file or use a symbol from the current file. See Resource Libraries.
For more information on importing symbols, see Importing a Symbol or Symbol Folder.
To insert a lighting position symbol:
Click the Lighting Position tool from the Spotlight tool set.
Select the desired lighting position symbol from the Resource Browser and choose Make Active from the Resources menu to make it the active symbol definition. Alternatively, double-click the symbol to activate it.
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.
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 from the Object Info palette.
Click to show/hide the parameters.
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.
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