Insert lighting device in active class

At insertion, places the lighting device into the active class rather than into the default class defined by the symbol definition

Insert lighting device in symbol definition class

At insertion, places the lighting device into the default class defined by the symbol definition

Automatically assign the class of lighting devices

Automatically assigns the classes of all new and existing lighting devices using the settings below; when selected, you cannot manually assign classes to lighting devices

Use existing document class

Places all instruments in the selected class; select the class from the current list of classes or select New to create a new class

Use value of the field

Places all lighting instruments into a class that is determined by the value of an instrument parameter; select one of the instrument parameters from the list. For example, the value of the field User Field 2 could determine the class of each lighting instrument; instruments whose User Field 2 value is set to “FOH” will automatically be placed into a class together for automated appearance and visibility control. If the value of a particular field is not set (blank) for a lighting instrument, the instrument remains in the current class.

Class name

Specifies class naming options when the lighting instrument classes are determined by field value name; select a Prefix or Suffix and then enter the prefix or suffix name. Using a dash will nest the classes.

For example, using a prefix of Fixtures- means that when a lighting instrument contains a value of Rental for User Field 2, the instrument is placed in a class named “Fixtures-Rental.”

Modify lighting instrument color

Sets color options for the lighting instrument; select the option to enable automatic color options, or deselect the option to turn off automatic color control (the symbol specifies the instrument color).

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Lighting instrument color set by: Lighting instrument

The Attributes palette controls the color of the lighting instrument geometry. Attributes can be set directly from the palette for selected lighting instruments or controlled by class (see Setting class attributes).

Lighting instrument color set by: Color field

The color specified in the lighting instrument’s Color parameter also controls the appearance of the lighting instrument geometry

Use color field for the fill color

Applies the Color parameter value to the fill color of the lighting instrument

Use color field for the pen color

Applies the Color parameter value to the pen color of the lighting instrument

Modify only geometry in the class

Modifies the color of lighting instrument components within the selected class; select <All> to modify all the geometry, select the class from the current list of classes, or select New to create a new class

Classes

Label Root Class

Specifies the default root class naming standard for label legends; use the suggested default class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. All label legend class names will begin with this nomenclature, for ease of organizing the class list

Show beam angle

Draws the beam angle for all lighting instruments with Draw Beam selected

Beam angle class

Controls the class of the wireframe representation of the beam angle. Use the selected standard class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Lighting Instrument Class> to place the beam angle attributes in the same class as the instrument.

Show field angle

Draws the field angle for all lighting instruments with Draw Beam selected

Field angle class

Controls the class of the wireframe representation of the field angle. Use the selected standard class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Lighting Instrument Class> to place the field angle attributes in the same class as the instrument.

Show centerline

Draws the centerline for all lighting instruments with Draw Beam selected

Centerline class

Controls the class of the wireframe representation of the centerline. Use the selected standard class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Lighting Instrument Class> to place the centerline attributes in the same class as the instrument.

Save as default

Saves the current settings for all panes in the dialog box as the default settings for this and future documents