Editing Instruments and Objects

Changing Instrument Properties

To edit the properties of a lighting instrument:

1.	Select one or more lighting instruments.

2.	From the Object Info palette or the context menu, select Edit, or simply double-click a single instrument selection.

The Lighting Device dialog box opens. The lighting device parameters are described in Lighting Instrument Properties. Only the parameters which are different are described here.

 

Parameter	Description
Position	Lists the lighting positions in the file; select one for the lighting instrument, or select the ellipsis (...) to create a new lighting position name If a new position is named, a lighting position of that name must then be created in the file
Focus	Lists the focus points in the file; select one for the lighting instrument, or select the ellipsis (...) to create a new focus point name If a new focus point is named, a focus point of that name must then be created in the file
Legend	Lists the label legends in the file; select one for the lighting instrument
Instrument Symbol	Lists the instrument symbols from the current file’s resources; select a different symbol for the lighting instrument from the resources imported into the file
Get Resource	Opens the Get External Resource (Macintosh) or Import External Resource (Windows) dialog box; select an instrument symbol from either the default resources or the current file’s resources (see VectorWorks Design Series Default Resources)
Previous/Next	When more than one instrument is selected, displays the parameters of the previous or next instrument in the selection
Apply to All	When more than one instrument is selected, and the parameters of the first instrument in the selection are displayed, applies only the parameters that have been modified to all the instruments in the selection

3.	Click the Light Information tab.

 

Parameter	Description
Get Data from Symbol	Obtains the light information from the Light Info record attached to the symbol definition
Get Resource	Opens the Get External Resource (Macintosh) or Import External Resource (Windows) dialog box; select a gobo texture symbol from either the default resources or the current file’s resources (see VectorWorks Design Series Default Resources and Inserting Gobo Projections)

4.	Click the Shutters tab to set the shutter cut information.

Specify the depth and angles for the top, left, right, and/or bottom shutters. 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.

5.	Click OK to apply the changes to the selection.

The properties of one or more selected instruments or objects can also be edited from the Shape tab of the Object Info palette (see Lighting Position Properties).

A selected instrument or a selection of instruments can be cut, copied, and pasted with the Edit menu commands. See Editing 2D Objects for more information on the basic editing commands.