SpotlightAligning and distributing Spotlight items

Tool

Tool set

Align and Distribute

Lighting

Lighting devices and other loads can be automatically aligned and distributed along a specified guide line with the Align and Distribute tool. The selected items are repositioned by their insertion points or geometric centers.

Items can be snapped to the guide line using the active snapping and plane settings. (See Snapping to a working plane (3D Only) for more information about 3D snapping.)

Mode

Description

Align

Aligns the selected lighting devices along the guide line by moving each item to the closest point on the line.

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Distribute

Distributes the selected lighting devices along the guide line.

The order in which the devices are distributed depends on their original positions on the screen plane. The order proceeds, primarily, from left to right and, secondarily, from top to bottom of the screen. The guide line sets the direction to apply the order.

Evenly between points

Distributes the selected lighting devices evenly between the guide line points, starting with lighting devices at the beginning of the guide line

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Evenly inside points

Distributes the selected lighting devices evenly between the guide line points, starting with spacing at the beginning of the guide line

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At Interval

Distributes the selected lighting devices along the guide line using a specified Interval setting

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Interval

Sets the distribution spacing between the selected lighting devices

To align or distribute items along a guide line:

Select the items to be aligned or distributed.

Click the tool and modes. For At Interval mode, specify the Interval.

Click to start the guide line, and click to end it.

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Setting snapping parameters

Changing device properties

Adding lighting devices

 

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