Inserting Lighting Positions

Use the Lighting Position tool to insert a lighting position symbol from the Resource Manager. To import symbols from the libraries included with the Vectorworks Spotlight software, select Vectorworks Libraries from the file browser pane in the Resource Manager, 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 Concept: Resource Libraries.

The lighting position object parameters can be edited from the Object Info palette.

Parameter	Description
Z (Height)	For 3D lighting positions, specifies the height
Rotation	Specifies the rotation angle of the lighting position
Text Style	Select a text style from a library or the current file. To use the style defined for the object’s class, select <Class Text Style>. To format the text using options on the Text menu, select <Un-Styled>. See Using Text Styles and Formatting Text.
Position Name	Specifies the name of lighting position symbol
Location	Optionally, specifies the location for use in reports
Show Name	Displays the Position Name on the drawing
Insert Position Summary	Inserts an instrument summary, filtered for the current lighting position; see Creating an Instrument Summary for a Lighting Position
Starting Number	Specifies the starting number for instrument auto-numbering
Increment	Specifies the increment for auto-numbering instruments
Numbering Direction	Specifies the page relative numbering direction
Multi-Circuit Numbering	Specifies the multi-circuit numbering format for multi-circuit instruments: ● AlphaNum: Numbers the multicircuit instruments with A1, A2, A3... ● Num.Alpha: Numbers the multicircuit instruments with 1.A, 1.B, 1.C... ● Num.Num: Numbers the multicircuit instruments with 1.1, 1.2, 1.3...
Auto Number	Select to automatically number instruments and multi-circuit instruments on the lighting position
Symbol Name	If the lighting position object is symbol-based, displays the name of the symbol used to create the lighting position. If the lighting position object is not symbol-based, enter the name of an existing symbol to replace the current geometry with the symbol.
Classes	Opens the Classes dialog box, to specify class naming for the lighting position label. This allows the label to be set to visible, grayed, or invisible. Use the suggested standard class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Lighting Position Class> to place the label in the same class as the lighting position. ● Class Prefix: Specifies an optional default root class naming standard for the lighting position label; click Use Standard Classes to begin all label class names with the prefix, so that they are sorted together. ● Use Standard Classes: Sets the class name for the label to the default suggested standard name, using the Class Prefix if there is one. ● Label: Specifies the class name standard to use for the lighting position label.
Edit Position Geometry	When the lighting position is not symbol-based, edits the geometry of the lighting position object; see Editing Lighting Position Geometry

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.

Inserting Lighting Positions

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