Autodesk LIGHTSCAPE, Manual

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Lightscape
3.
To cause a warning to appear when importing an
object or material with the same name as an existing
object or material, enable Prompt Before Overwrit-
ing Existing Materials, Blocks, and Luminaires.
4.
To choose an IES or texture drop destination,
click the appropriate Browse button, select the re-
quired directory in the Open dialog that appears,
and then click Open.
5.
Click OK.
Setting Environment Options
Use the Environment options to customize your
Lightscape application environment.
Cross Hair Size
Use the Cross Hair Size slider to adjust the size of the
crosshairs that appear when orienting luminaires,
for example.
Recent File Lists
Use the Recent File Lists options to set the maximum
number of files listed (for quick access) in the Light-
scape menus.
To set the environment options:
1.
Choose Tools | Options.
The Options dialog appears.
2.
Click the Environment tab.
3.
To set the size of the crosshairs, enter a value in
the Cross Hair Size box or adjust the slider.
4.
To automatically adjust dialogs that may have
moved beyond your viewing area, enable Reposition
Dialogs Which Are Off-Screen.
5.
Enter the required values in the Recent File Lists
boxes, then click OK.
Use: To:
LS and LP Files Set the maximum number of
Preparation (.lp) and Solution
(.ls) files listed in the File menu.
Animation Files Set the maximum number of
Animation (.la) files listed in the
Animation menu.
Layer Files Set the maximum number of
layer state (.lay) files listed in the
Layers table context menu.
View Files Set the maximum number of
view (.vw) files listed in the View
menu.