Spot03817.pngLighting device properties

Lighting device parameters can be viewed and edited from the Object Info palette. Select the parameters you want to display from the Spotlight preferences: Lighting Devices: Parameters pane. This pane also controls which parameters can be set independently for accessories and for the cells in multi-cell devices.

If your file was created in a previous version of Vectorworks, any default lighting device parameters that were removed from the current version can still be accessed on the Spotlight preferences: Lighting Devices: Parameters pane you can display these parameters on the Object Info palette or remove them from the file. Any customized lighting device parameters maintain their custom values but update their default values to match the current version.

To display the cell parameters from a multi-cell lighting device, select the desired cell in the Edit Cell field.

To display the accessory parameters from the associated lighting device or cell, select the desired accessory in the Edit Accessory field. When a value other than <None> is selected, the parameters of the specified accessory or accessories are shown, instead of the lighting device parameters. The Device Type field indicates whether an accessory or lighting device is being edited.

The parameters below are described in terms of lighting devices, but the same behavior applies to accessories unless otherwise noted.

Lighting device parameters can also be edited from the Lighting Device dialog box; see Changing device properties. Change advanced light properties, including turning the associated light source on, by editing the light source embedded within the device; see Advanced light properties.

DMX patching may change the lighting device (and accessory) parameters as conflicts are resolved; see DMX patching.

For a custom lighting device symbol without an information record attached, enter the required parameters (see Attaching the Light Info Record). An entry is not required for every field.

Changing device properties

Editing lighting devices

Spotlight preferences: Lighting Devices: Parameters pane

Changing the label legend

Spotlight preferences setup

Advanced light properties

DMX patching

Workflow: Visualizer data exchange

Visualizer data mapping

Exporting Vectorworks Spotlight data