Insert lighting device in active class

At insertion, places the lighting device into the active class rather than 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 lighting devices 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

Uses the value of the selected field to determine the class of all lighting devices. For example, if User Field 2 is selected, all lighting devices whose User Field 2 value is “FOH” are placed in a class named “FOH.” If the value of the selected field is blank (not set) for a lighting device, the lighting device remains in the current class.

Class Name

Specifies class naming options when the lighting device classes are determined by the value of a field; 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 device contains a value of Rental for User Field 2, the lighting device is placed in a class named “Fixtures-Rental.”

Modify lighting device color

Enables automatic color options for the lighting device. If the option is deselected, the symbol specifies the lighting device color.

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Lighting Device Color Set by: Object attributes

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

Lighting Device Color Set by: Color field

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

Use color field for the fill color

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

Use color field for the pen color

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

Modify Only Geometry in the Class

Modifies the color of lighting device 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 devices 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 Device Class> to place the beam angle attributes in the same class as the lighting device.

Show field angle

Draws the field angle for all lighting devices 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 Device Class> to place the field angle attributes in the same class as the lighting device.

Show centerline

Draws the centerline for all lighting devices 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 Device Class> to place the centerline attributes in the same class as the lighting device.

Save as default

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