Spot.pngSpotlight preferences setup

Spotlight preferences control how rigging and lighting devices are inserted into the drawing, such as enabling automatic positioning, assigning classes and universes, and specifying attributes of the rigging and lighting devices in the file. The parameters selected can have a powerful global effect on all the devices, both existing and new.

Spotlight preferences also control which parameters display on the Shape tab of the Object Info palette, manage automatic universe assignment for lighting instruments, and control the automatic data exchange between Spotlight and Lightwright.

The settings are grouped into several panes of related parameters, which are listed on the left side of the Spotlight Preferences dialog box. Select each pane and specify the parameters. Settings for individual drawing objects are established at the time of insertion.

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Spotlight preferences: Loads and rigging pane

Spotlight preferences: Lighting devices: Parameters pane

Spotlight preferences: Lighting devices: Class and color pane

Spotlight preferences: Universes pane

Spotlight preferences: Lightwright pane