Placing Lighting
Pipe ObjectsPlacing Lighting
Pipe ObjectsInsert and configure a lighting pipe object with the Lighting Pipe tool.
To insert a lighting pipe object:
Click the Lighting Pipe tool from the Spotlight tool set.
Alternatively, create a polyline and then select the Create Objects from Shapes command (see Creating Objects from Shapes).
Click in the drawing area to begin drawing the lighting pipe.
To draw a multi-segment pipe, click to set the end of one segment and start the next.
Create a curved pipe by changing the vertex type (see Creating Polylines).
Double-click to complete the lighting pipe polyline.
The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default properties, and click OK. The properties can be edited from the Object Info palette.
Click to show/hide the parameters.
To use the lighting pipe as a lighting position, convert it to a lighting position object; see Creating a Lighting Position Object.
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