Adding loads
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             Tool  | 
          
             Tool set  | 
        
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             Rigging Load 
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             Rigging  | 
        
Many Spotlight objects are automatically considered to be either a point load (such as lighting devices and projectors) or a distributed load (such as soft goods, video screens, and LED screens). A generic point load or distributed load can be added with the Rigging Load tool. See Concept: Attaching loads to rigging objects.
After placement, the generic load symbol can be switched to use a realistic graphical symbol instead.
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             Mode  | 
          
             Description  | 
        
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             Point Load 
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             Inserts a point load  | 
        
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             Distributed Load 
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             Inserts a distributed load  | 
        
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             Load Category  | 
          
             Specifies the load category, which is important for calculations (Braceworks required)  | 
        
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             Weight  | 
          
             Sets the weight of the load. For a point load, this value is the total weight. For a distributed load, this value represents either the distributed weight or the total weight, depending on the selected weight mode.  | 
        
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             Non-Rotated Label 
 (point load only)  | 
          
             Does not rotate the label text  | 
        
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             Perpendicular Label   (point load only)  | 
          
             Angles the label text 90 degrees from the rigging object  | 
        
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             Angled Label 
 (point load only)  | 
          
             Angles the label text 45 degrees from the rigging object  | 
        
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             Distributed Weight 
 (distributed load only)  | 
          
             For distributed loads, the specified Weight represents the distributed weight  | 
        
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             Total Weight 
 (distributed load only)  | 
          
             For distributed loads, the specified Weight represents the total weight  | 
        
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             Load Settings 
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             Opens the Load Settings dialog box, for creating and selecting saved load sets  | 
        


