Adding Lighting Positions

Lighting positions represent the hanging points for instruments; they should be placed on the light plot before the instruments are added. Lighting positions manage the numbering of instruments according to the instruments’ location on the lighting position.

Defining the lighting positions first is useful because once the space has been created, with the stage and lighting positions defined, the file can be used as a template for future light plots in that space. For more information on creating templates, see Creating Templates.

Place the lighting positions in their own design layer and in their own classes. A drawing structure based on layers and classes facilitates selecting, viewing, and printing the light plot.

Symbols can have a separate 2D and 3D representation. The lighting position object automatically uses the appropriate portion of the symbol. At a minimum, the symbol must have at least a 2D component, though it may not display correctly in all the views. Correct this by editing the symbol definition and adding a 3D component. For more information on symbols, see Understanding Symbols.

Lighting positions can be placed on the light plot in two ways.

In the Resource Browser, either select one of the lighting symbols from the symbol libraries or one of the symbols you have created in this file or a Favorites file. Insert the symbol with the Light Position Obj tool to place a lighting position on the light plot. This method is described in Inserting Lighting Positions.

Symbols that have already been placed on the plot can be converted to lighting positions. This method is described in Creating a Lighting Position.