Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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Spotlights in an elevation view with light sources displayed and
Shading with Edges turned on
d Type wt to tile the windows, so you can see both views at the same time.
3 In the placement view, rotate the spotlights to aim their light in the desired direction.
Use the Rotate tool. See Rotating Elements on page 308.
Spotlights rotated 30 degrees toward center
4 To tilt a spotlight and control the size of its beam, do the following:
a In either view, select a spotlight, and click (Element Properties).
b In the Element Properties dialog, click Edit/New.
c Click Duplicate to create a new type.
d Enter a name for the type, and click OK.
e In the Type Properties dialog, scroll down to locate the Spot Tilt Angle, Spot Field Angle,
and Spot Beam Angle parameters.
f Enter the desired values for each parameter.
See Angles for Spotlights on page 1132.
g Click OK twice.
h Check the results in the lighting view.
For example, in the following image, the left spotlight has a smaller beam angle and field
angle. For the right spotlight, the tilt angle was changed from 60 degrees to 45 degrees.
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