Symbols

A symbol is a graphical representation of a fixture in a Wireframe view. In all wireframe views except isometric, symbols may be used to represent fixtures instead of three dimensional models. Fixtures are associated with specific symbols by default, but you can change the symbol to whatever you like.

To turn fixture symbols on or off

1. From the Options menu, choose Document Options.

Result: The Document Options window appears.

2. Select the Wireframe Details tab.
3. Select the Show Symbols checkbox.
4. Click OK.

To change the symbol for a fixture type

The following procedure changes the symbol for all instances of the selected fixture type in the document. For detailed information about Document-Level changes to Symbols, see Attribute Layouts and Symbols in WYSIWYG.

Note: For fixtures with interchangeable lenses (or lamps in the case of PARs), you must change the symbol for the lamp or lens instead of the fixture.

1. From the Library menu, choose Browse Library.
2. Select the Fixtures library.
3. Navigate through the library, and then select the fixture type for which you wish to change the symbol.
4. Click the Property tool.

Result: The Properties dialog box for fixture type appears.

• When modifying the symbol for a specific fixture and lamp combination, select a specific Lamp for the fixture from the Lamp drop-down list.
• When modifying the symbol for a specific fixture and lens combination, select a specific Lens for the fixture from the Lens drop-down list.

5. Click Change Symbol.

Result: The symbol selection window appears.

6. Select the new symbol.
7. Click Select.
8. Close the fixture property box.

To change the symbol for a fixture at the application level

Perform this procedure if you want to modify fixture symbols universally so that when you create new files, the symbols that you want are displayed for fixtures (instead of the default symbols). For detailed information about Application-Level changes to Symbols, see Attribute Layouts and Symbols in WYSIWYG.

1. Start WYSIWYG and from the Welcome window, select Options > Browse Library.
2. Click the Fixtures tab.
3. Navigate through the library, and then select the fixture type for which you wish to change the symbol.
4. Right-click the Fixture name, and then select Properties.

Result: The Properties dialog box for fixture type appears.

5. Click the view that you want to change.
6. Click Change Symbol.

Note: When the same symbol is used for two view types, the Change Symbol button is disabled for one of the view types. Click either of the other two view types to choose a new symbol.

Result: The symbol selection window appears.

7. Select the new symbol, and then click Select.
8. Close the fixture property box.

Note: Symbol changes may be exported to WYSIWYG User Data files, to be imported into other WYSIWYG installations of the same version (on other computers) or into future versions.