Adding Accessories

Accessories can be placed on the light plot in two ways.

In the Resource Browser, either select one of the accessory symbols from the existing symbol libraries or one of the symbols you have created in this file or a Favorites file. Insert the symbol with the Accessory Insertion tool to place the accessory object on the light plot. This method is described in Inserting Accessories.

Symbols that have already been placed on the plot can be converted into accessories. This method is described in Creating an Accessory.

The accessory symbols from the libraries included with Spotlight include all the required attribute information and have the correct accessory type assigned (Accessory or Static Accessory). When creating or using your own symbols with Spotlight, see Accessory Specifications.

Lighting instrument accessories, such as color frames, barn doors, and top hats, are placed on the same design layer as the instruments, in the Accessories class. Accessories such as color frames, barn doors, and top hats have a Device Type of Static Accessory. Accessories that require a control channel, such as color scrollers, have a Device Type of Accessory.

An instrument can have multiple accessories in the same location (most accessories are placed at the front of an instrument). It can also have several accessories in different locations. Once an accessory has been associated with an instrument, the instrument controls the accessory.