Design mode

DESIGN mode was created to provide lighting designers with an avenue for experimentation. Use it as a troubleshooting tool or as a creative tool to help you come up with cue concepts. In DESIGN mode, you can create static lighting looks using the design tools, and then save and render those looks to output photo realistic pictures.

In this section

Layout tabs

Design tools

Fixture groups

Palettes

Looks

Cuelists

Camera paths

Rendering

Background Rendering Manager

Layout tabs

Beneath the work area in each mode is a series of Layout tabs. These layouts provide various configurations of the views you are working with. To change layouts, click the tab that corresponds to the layout you wish to use.

The DESIGN mode contains the following Layout tabs:

• Wireframe: The work area displays a full-screen wireframe view.
• Quad: The work area is divided into quadrants, three of which can be modified to show plan, front, side, or isometric views. The lower-right quadrant contains a Shaded view.
• Shaded: The work area displays a full-screen Shaded view.
• Custom: A custom layout, with views defined by the user. See Custom tab window layout.

Notes:

• The wireframe views in DATA mode are used for fixture selection only. To make any drawing modifications, you must return to CAD mode.
• You can change the properties of the fixtures in DESIGN mode by double-clicking on the fixture, which opens its Properties window.