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Editing Luminaires
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Type a new name and press Enter.
The new name appears in the Luminaires table.
Changing the name has no effect on the luminaire
properties for that luminaire instance.
Copying a Luminaire Definition
Use the Duplicate command in the Luminaires table
context menu to copy a luminaire definition.
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You can copy luminaires only in the Preparation
stage.
To copy a luminaire definition:
1.
In the Luminaires table, select the luminaire you
want to copy.
2.
Right-click the Luminaires table, then choose Du-
plicate.
A copy of the selected luminaire appears in the table.
You can now rename and edit the new luminaire
definition.
Copying a Luminaire Instance
Use the duplicate command to create another
instance of a luminaire.
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You can copy luminaires only in the Preparation
stage.
To copy a single instance of a luminaire:
1.
Select the luminaire you want to copy.
2. Right-click the Graphic window, then choose Du-
plicate.
A copy of the selected luminaire is created and placed
on top of the original.
Creating an Array of Luminaires
Once you have added luminaires to your model, using
one instance of a luminaire, you can create a repeating
array of luminaire instances along the X, Y, or Z axis.
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You create luminaire arrays only in the Prepara-
tion stage.
To create a luminaire array:
1.
Drag a luminaire from the Luminaires table to the
required position in the Graphic window.
2.
Right-click the Graphic window, then choose
Multiple Duplicate.
The Add Multiple Instances dialog appears.
3.
Enter the number of instances in the correspond-
ing Number X, Y, or Z box.
4.
Enter the distance between instances in the Spac-
ing X, Y, or Z box.
Duplicate of lt_dn1
Instance
number
on Z axis
Array spacing on Z axis