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Customized Photometric Web Example
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Resetting Photometric Webs
You can reset a photometric web to the default LID
in the Photometric Web editor.
To reset a photometric web:
1.
Click Load in the Photometric Web editor.
The Open dialog appears.
2.
In the Open dialog, locate the following IES file:
lightscape\lib\lights\lvs\
default.ies
3. Click Open.
The photometric web is reset to the default settings.
Note: The sample libraries must be installed on
your system in order to reset the Photometric Web
editor. For information on installing sample
libraries, see Chapter 2, “Installation.”
Customized Photometric Web
Example
You can use photometric webs to create customized
lights that you can use in your model. The following
example illustrates how to create a photometric web.
To create a customized photometric web:
1.
Choose Light | Photometric Web.
The Photometric Web editor appears.
2.
In the Hemisphere list, select Bottom (0-90). In
this example, we will create a light that only shines
downwards.
3. Click the Orbit button and rotate the view
until you can see the appropriate area of the Photo-
metric Web editor.
Note: The Orbit button appears only if you entered
the Photometric Web editor in Perspective view. If
you entered the editor in an orthographic view,
exit to the main application, click the Perspective
View button
and then return to the Photo-
metric Web editor.
4.
Click the Select button .
5. In the Mode list, select Insert to add points to the
photometric web.
6.
Click on the arc roughly halfway between the
equator and the south pole.
Click the arc
at about this
point.