Sharing a Lighting Fixture Family
The nested family that defines the light sources in a chandelier or set of track lights can be shared or not
shared. Sharing the nested family affects how the lighting fixture is scheduled, and how parameters for the
family can be changed, as follows. (See
Creating a Nested Family of Shared Components
on page 411.)
Impact on changing family parameters
Impact on scheduling
Nested family is...
If needed, each light source in the fixture can
have different settings. For example, you can
Individual light sources can be listed separately
in a lighting fixture schedule. For example, for
Shared
change the initial intensity of each can light
in a set of track lights.
a set of track lights, can lights can be listed
individually, grouped, or totalled.
You can change settings for the entire light-
ing fixture as a whole, but you cannot change
In a lighting fixture schedule, the entire fixture
(and its light sources) are listed as one item.
Not shared
settings for individual light sources. For ex-
For example, for a chandelier, the individual
ample, you can change the initial intensity
candles cannot be listed individually, grouped,
or totalled.
for the entire chandelier, but not for its indi-
vidual candles.
To share a lighting fixture family
1
Open the lighting fixture family in the Family Editor.
2
Click Settings menu
➤
Family Category and Parameters.
3
Under Family Parameters, select Shared.
4
Click OK.
To make a lighting fixture family not shared
1
Open the lighting fixture family in the Family Editor.
2
Click Settings menu
➤
Family Category and Parameters.
3
Under Family Parameters, clear Shared.
4
Click OK.
Creating Track Lights
The following procedure describes a general method for creating a set of track lights. You can also use this
procedure to create a lighting fixture family that has multiple light sources that you want to schedule
individually or to control lighting parameters individually. The specific steps required will vary, depending
on your needs and design intent.
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