Specifying Lighting Device Parameter Display

The lighting device parameters that display on the Shape tab of the Object Info palette can be customized. The customized parameters apply to all lighting devices in the file, and parameter sets can be saved.

To specify lighting device parameters:

1. Select File > Document Settings > Spotlight Preferences.

2. The Spotlight Preferences dialog box opens. Click the Lighting Device tab.

3. Click Lighting Device Parameters.

The Lighting Device Parameters dialog box opens. From this dialog box, Object Info palette parameters for lighting devices can be added, renamed, deleted, removed from display, and ordered. Parameter sets can be saved and managed.

Default lighting device parameters cannot be deleted.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Settings list	Select a saved set of parameters to apply or edit. Once a saved set has been edited, <customized> displays in the list; click Save to save the custom set. Select <Default> to apply the standard set for the Vectorworks Spotlight program.
Save	Opens the Save Settings dialog box; enter the name for the new saved set. Enter the same name as a previously saved set to overwrite the set.
Manage	Opens the Saved Settings dialog box; select the set of saved parameters to rename or delete. Click OK to return to the Lighting Device Parameters dialog box.
Parameter list	Lists the parameters, in order, that will display on the Shape Tab of the Object Info palette. Only items with a check mark in the Show in Shape Pane column will display on the Object Info palette. To change the order of a parameter, click and drag within the # column.
New	Opens the Edit Field dialog box, to add a custom parameter to the list. Enter the name of the new parameter, and select its type and default value, if any (see Creating Record Formats). Click OK to return to the Lighting Device Parameters dialog box. To create a pop-up list of pre-defined parameter options, select the Type Pop-up and click Choices to open the Edit Choices dialog box. List the options and click OK.
Edit	Opens the Edit Field dialog box, to edit the currently selected parameter name, type, and default value.
Remove	Deletes the currently selected parameter from the set

4. If settings have been changed, save the current settings as a set by clicking Save; <customized> is not considered as a saved set, though it applies to the current file.

5. Click OK to return to the Spotlight Preferences dialog box. The specified parameter display set applies to the current file.

Regardless of whether Save as default is clicked in the Spotlight Preferences dialog box, the last selected saved set of parameters is in effect, even when creating a new file. New files created in Vectorworks Spotlight always default to the last saved parameter set.

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Lighting Device Setup

Lighting Device Properties

Concept: Record Formats, Reports, and Schedules

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