Focusing fixtures

You can focus the fixtures in your plot in multiple ways:

• You can click and drag the beam of a selected fixture.
• You can type the pan, tilt, and spin values for the fixture in its Properties window. See Fixture-specific focusing tools.
• You can assign a focus position or focus object to the fixture. See Drawing focus positions or Focus objects.
• You can use the Fanning Tool feature to focus conventional fixtures in CAD mode (you can use this feature to focus automated lighting in DESIGN mode). See Using the Fanning Tool feature.

To focus using click and drag

1. Ensure that the Toggle Beam Dragging option is enabled on the CAD Options toolbar.

 The Toggle Beam Dragging button.

2. Select the fixture that you want to focus.

Result: The fixture’s beam appears.

3. Click on the beam and drag it to its new position. When you are done, release the mouse button.

Tips:

• You can also right-click the fixture, and then click Focus to drag the beam without having to hold the mouse button down continuously. Click to finish when the beam is focused where you want it.
• Use the missing focus coordinate to set a value on the inactive axis.