Spot00026.pngPlacing lighting pipe objects

Tool

Tool set

Lighting Pipe

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Rigging

Insert and configure a lighting pipe object with the Lighting Pipe tool. Lighting pipe objects function as rigging objects, so lighting devices and other loads can attach directly to the lighting pipe. Lighting pipes support full 3D rotation, and they can be used to create schematic views.

In addition to individual objects created using the Lighting Pipe tool, it you can access a variety of standard lighting pipe resources and custom styles (see Concept: Objectstijlen voor parametrische objecten).

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Mode

Description

Point Insertion

Inserts the pipe with two clicks, to place and set the rotation

Line Insertion

Inserts the pipe as a line to define the length

Polyline Insertion

Inserts the pipe using the polyline creation options

Pipe Length

For Point Insertion mode, sets the length of the pipe

Align Left

(Point Insertion mode only)

Inserts the pipe with a left-aligned insertion point

Center

(Point Insertion mode only)

Inserts the pipe with a center insertion point

Align Right

(Point Insertion mode only)

Inserts the pipe with a right-aligned insertion point

Vertical

(Point Insertion mode only)

Inserts a vertical pipe

Vertex

(Line Insertion mode only)

Inserts a pipe from its start point to its end point

Center

(Line Insertion mode only)

Inserts a line from its center point

Polyline creation options

(Polyline Insertion mode only)

For Polyline Insertion mode, selects the method for drawing the polyline upon which the object is based; see Polylijnen tekenen.

Preferences

Opens the object properties dialog box to set the default preferences for lighting pipes

Lighting Pipe Style list

Opens the Resource Selector to select a symbol for placement; double-click a resource to activate it

To insert a lighting pipe object:

1.      Click the tool.

2.      Do one of the following:

        To use an existing lighting pipe style from the resource libraries, click Style from the Tool bar. From the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it. Alternatively, to draw an unstyled lighting pipe, leave the <Unstyled> setting as is.

        To create a custom lighting pipe, click Preferences. From the object properties dialog box, set the default properties. The properties can be edited from the Object Info palette.

3.      Do one of the following:

        Click Point Insertion mode and the needed insertion point alignment submode. Set the pipe Length.

        Click Line Insertion mode and either click Vertex submode to place the pipe from start to end points, or Center submode to place it from the center to an end.

        Click Polyline Insertion mode and use the polyline creation modes to insert the pipe.

Alternatively, create a polyline and then select the Create Objects from Shapes command (see Creëer objecten op basis van vormen).

4.      Click in the drawing area to draw the lighting pipe according to the modes selected.

5.      Optionally, after placement you can create a plug-in object style, which combines style parameters (with a fixed value established by the style) and instance parameters (which can be set independently for each instance of the styled object in the drawing). See Objectstijlen creëren.

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