The Software Console palette

Command

Path

Shortcut

Software Console

Window

Ctrl+Shift+S (Windows)

Cmd+Shift+S (Mac)

Additional properties of conventional (non-moving) lighting devices, such as gobo, iris, focus, and shutters, can be adjusted from the Software Console palette. If the conventional lighting devices are imported from Vectorworks, some parameters, such as shutters and barn doors, are already set.

To open the Software Console palette:

Select the command.

To adjust the properties of a conventional lighting device from the Software Console palette:

Select a conventional lighting device from the Scene Graph palette.

When selected, the lighting device automatically outputs light in the Scene window.

In the Software Console palette, adjust the sliders, or enter a value, to change the parameter settings. The available parameters depend on the type of conventional lighting device selected.

The Scene window displays the result of the adjustment in real time.

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The Scene Graph palette

The Properties palette

Preferences

 

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