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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

• Click the Copy button to create a new • The Room column states the location of
Light Set that is an exact copy of the one each light. If a light is not in a room,
that is currently selected. “Outside” will be reported.
• Click the Rename button to type a new • The Floor column states the floor level
name for the selected Light Set. that each light is on.
• Click the Delete button to delete the • The Type column states the type of light
selected Light Set. A Light Set can only source used by each light. See “Light
be deleted if it is not in use, and only if Types” on page 1092.
the Adjust Lights dialog is opened from • The Intensity column states the strength
the menu in plan view. of each light.
In some circumstances, performance in the • T h e Color column displays the light’s
Adjust Lights dialog can be slow when color. Click the button to choose a differ-
opened from a camera view. ent color if you wish.
• To avoid this, uncheck Update Lighting • T h e Used In column states which types
Automatically. of views each light is used in: camera
• When Update Lighting Automatically is views only, ray trace views only, or both.
checked, you can click the Update button • Uncheck the box in the Casts Shadows
to update the lights in the camera view. column to prevent a light from casting

2 All lights in the current plan are listed shadows.
here using the same Names as their • The In Use column states whether each
labels. A variety of these lights’ attributes light is emitting light in the Current Cam-
can be edited here, but only the On setting is era view. If a fixture has multiple light
specific to the selected Light Set. The others sources and only some are in use, a blue
are global. box will display in its row.
• If a line item is a light fixture, it will have To adjust the properties of a light in the
an arrow to the left of its name. Click this 3 list, double-click on its name or select it
arrow to show the fixture’s light sources and click the Adjust button. Make changes
as individual line items. to the light in its specification dialog and
• Check the box in the On column to turn it click OK. For more information, see “Light
on or uncheck the box to turn it off. If a Specification Dialog” on page 1097 or
fixture has multiple light sources and “Electrical Service Specification Dialog” on
only some are on, a solid square will dis- page 659.
play will display in its check box. Multiple lights can be selected by holding
• The Count column lists the number of down the Shift key. If multiple lights are
light sources assigned to each light fix- selected, clicking the Adjust button opens the
ture. This column is empty for Added Light Data dialog, which is similar to the
Lights. LIGHT DATA panel of a single object’s
specification dialog.

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