Lighting Instrument Properties

The instrument parameters can be viewed and edited in the Object Info palette.

Double-click on an instrument, or click Edit from the Object Info palette or the context menu of one or more selected instruments. The Lighting Device dialog box opens, facilitating instrument parameter modifications; see Editing Instruments and Objects. Advanced light properties are available by editing the light source embedded within the instrument; see Advanced Light Properties.

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

Parameter	Description
XYZ/IJK Location/Rotation	Changes the instrument’s location and rotation; the instrument labels rotate with the instrument unless Right Reading was selected in the Label Legend Manager (see Formatting the Label Legend)
Edit	Opens the Lighting Device dialog box, for editing instrument parameters of one or more lighting instruments; see Editing Instruments and Objects
Device Type	Displays the type of object that is selected; normally, instruments are “Light” device types
Inst. Type	Displays the specific type of lighting instrument
Wattage	Indicates the power consumed by the instrument
Purpose	Specifies the purpose for using
Position	Displays the name of the lighting position
Unit Number	Identifies the instrument location on the lighting position
Color	Specifies the gel color number; if Light On is selected for the lighting instrument, Color specifies the actual light color
Dimmer	Specifies the dimmer or DMX address number of the instrument
Channel	Specifies the channel number of the instrument
Universe	Indicates the DMX group of the dimmer
Circuit Number	Indicates the circuit number where instrument is plugged in
Circuit Name	Specifies the name of bundled circuit group
System	Specifies the letter describing the control system (Lightwright-compatible parameter)
User Field 1 – 6	Provides user-defined fields; use these extra fields to keep track of any desired data
Num Channels	Identifies the number of control channels used by the instrument
Frame Size	Indicates the dimensions of the color cut
Field Angle	Sets the field angle of the instrument
Field Angle 2	Specifies the second field angle for an elliptical light source
Beam Angle	Sets the beam angle of the instrument
Beam Angle 2	Specifies the second beam angle for an elliptical light source
Weight	Specifies the instrument weight
Gobo 1	Indicates the gobo texture number for the first gobo Specifying the gobo texture by clicking Edit in the Object Info palette provides a graphical method of selecting textures from the default resources (see Editing Instruments and Objects)
Gobo 1 Rotation	Sets the rotation angle of gobo texture 1
Gobo 2	Indicates the gobo texture number for the second gobo
Gobo 2 Rotation	Sets the rotation angle of gobo texture 2
Gobo Shift	Adjusts the position of the instrument gobos to the front or rear
Mark	Provides a user-defined label (Lightwright-compatible parameter)
Draw Beam	Select to draw an accurate wireframe representation of the light beam; the light beam is drawn based on the instrument parameters, and can be used to check whether the stage and focus areas have been adequately lit (see Drawing Light Beam Representations)
Draw Beam as 3D Solid	Generates a light beam that appears solid when rendered
Show Beam at	In a 2D view, select whether to draw the beam as it crosses the focus point, at the falloff distance as projected through the focus point, or in both areas
Falloff distance	Specifies how far the wireframe light beam is drawn beyond the focus point; the Focus Instruments command sets this value to the distance between the focus point object and 0
Replace with Active Symbol	Replaces the selected instrument with the current active symbol (see Replacing Instruments)
Refresh Labels	Refreshes instrument labels if label changes have been made
Lamp Rotation Angle	Indicates the rotation angle of the virtual elliptical light source, from 0 to 90o
Shutter parameters	Controls the angle and depth of top, left, right, and bottom shutter cuts. Each shutter is located at 90o intervals around the lighting instrument, and can be adjusted +/- 45o. The shutter depth ranges from 0 to 100%, with 100% cutting through the center of the light source.
Symbol Name	Displays the name of the symbol used to create the instrument
Use Legend	Shows the label legend applied to the instrument; the active label legend name is shown when an active Label Legend has been selected (see Using the Label Legend Manager)
Focus	Specifies the focus point for the lighting instrument. The focus point must be defined first (see Focusing Instruments).
Set 3D Orientation	Specifies the X/Y position of the instrument at the hanging point, for 3D views only
ShowData	Select to display additional object data for technical support use; do not edit these fields

For instruments and accessories, do not provide a name on the Data tab. The instrument or accessory Unique ID Number (UID) is automatically entered and must be used as the instrument or accessory name.