Lighting instruments can be inserted as multi-circuit instruments that act as a group while retaining their individual parameters and labels.
As an example, a six-foot striplight consisting of Cyc lamps of different colors can be inserted as a single multi-circuit instrument that can be easily positioned. However, each light in the multi-circuit instrument retains its own information, which is displayed in its label legend. When generating paperwork, each cell of the instrument is listed individually.
The Inst Insertion tool inserts multi-circuit instruments.
The Modify > Convert > Convert to MultiCircuit command is no longer required when inserting multi-circuit instruments, although it is still available.
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Create a multi-circuit symbol out of instrument symbols (left, center, and right components), or locate a multi-circuit symbol in the Resource Browser.
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The multi-circuit symbol must consist only of other symbols to be properly inserted as a multi-circuit instrument. Otherwise, the Inst Insertion tool treats it as a single circuit instrument.
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Click the Inst Insertion tool from the Spotlight tool set.
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Select Make Active from the Resources menu to make the multi-circuit symbol the active symbol definition. Alternatively, double-click on the symbol to activate it.
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Click once to insert the active multi-circuit instrument symbol definition, and then again to determine the multi-circuit instrument rotation. By default, the active Label Legend is applied to each part of the multi-circuit instrument.
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If one of the multi-circuit components is not aligned properly, temporarily change its Device Type to Accessory in the Object Info palette. Adjust it in relation to the other instruments by dragging it, and then change its Device Type back to Light.
The Modify > Convert > Convert to MultiCircuit command can add a selected instrument to the multi-circuit instrument. To undo a conversion to a multi-circuit instrument, select the multi-circuit instrument and then the Convert to MultiCircuit command.