Command |
Path |
Spotlight Preferences |
File > Document Settings |
You can enter global orientation settings for lighting instruments on insertion, and set default display parameters for the label legend. This pane also specifies which lighting device parameters display on the Shape tab of the Object Info palette.
To assign lighting device preferences:
1. Select the command.
2. The Spotlight Preferences dialog box opens. Click the Lighting devices: Parameters pane.
Click to show/hide the parameters.
Parameter |
Description |
Orientation |
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Default insertion angle |
Specifies the default angle of the extension line when lighting devices are inserted. This is a global setting for this machine and user, not a document setting. A setting of 90 degrees extends the line from the front of the instrument, and 0 degrees extends it from the right side of the instrument. |
Default focus tilt angle |
Specifies the default angle of lighting devices in 3D views when they are not focused; the standard is to hang unfocused lights pointing down at 0 (zero) degrees |
Automatically rotate 2D to focus point |
Orients the 2D geometry of every lighting device towards its focus point when the instrument has been focused |
Label legend |
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Label legend container |
Controls the appearance of the label legend container. ● Use symbol attributes: Uses the container symbol definition to specify the attributes. ● Use lighting instrument attributes: Matches the attributes of the container to the attributes of the instrument. ● Use label attributes: Matches the attributes of the container to the attributes of the label legend text within the container. |
Automatically flip front & back legend text |
Mirrors the label legend along the X axis of all lighting instruments |
Automatically flip left & right legend text |
Mirrors the label legend along the Y axis of all lighting instruments |
Lighting device parameters |
The lighting device parameters that display on the Shape tab of the Object Info palette can be customized. The customized parameters apply to all lighting devices in the file, and parameter sets can be saved. The last selected saved set of parameters is in effect, even when creating a new file. New files created in Vectorworks Spotlight always default to the last saved parameter set. Default lighting device parameters cannot be deleted. |
Saved Settings Options |
See Korzystanie z zapisanych zestawów ustawień to save and apply saved settings; select <Default> to apply the standard set for the Vectorworks Spotlight program |
Parameter list |
Lists the parameters, in order, that will display on the Shape Tab of the Object Info palette. Only items with a check mark in the Show in Shape pane column will display on the Object Info palette. To change the order of a parameter, click and drag within the # column. |
Opens the Edit Field dialog box, to add a custom parameter to the list. Enter the name of the new parameter, select its type, and set the default value, if any (see Tworzenie nowego rekordu). To create a pop-up list of pre-defined parameter options, select the Type Pop-up and click Choices to open the Edit Choices dialog box. List the options, pressing Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac) to separate each item. |
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Opens the Edit Field dialog box, to edit the currently selected parameter Name, Type, and Default value. Alternatively, edit these fields directly in the parameter list; see Funkcjonalności list w oknach dialogowych. The Type can only be edited for User data parameters. |
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Remove |
Deletes the currently selected custom parameter from the set |
Opens the Additional Default Records dialog box, to select additional records with default data for lighting devices. Only applicable records display for selection. Select one or more record formats from those present in the file; a check mark in the Use column indicates that the default data in the record will be included. At insertion or replacement, the lighting device processes the additional record. If a match is found for a record field name, the default data from the record attached to the symbol applies to that field and displays in the Object Info palette. |
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Save as default |
Saves the current settings for all panes in the dialog box as the default settings for this and future documents |
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