This section teaches you how to modify light fixtures that are inserted on your drawing. You will modify the mounting height of one fixture and of multiple fixtures, move a fixture, copy a fixture, and delete a fixture.
Open drawing e-site in the 07 Modifying Light Fixtures folder, or continue to use the drawing you were working on in the last tutorial section.
Changing Settings on One Fixture
| 1. | Run the Query command. |
Ribbon: DM Photometrics->Query-> 
Query
Pulldown Menu: DM Photometrics->Query
| 2. | You will be prompted to select an item to query. Select the light fixture in the top-left of the drawing. |
| 3. | The Query Light Fixtures dialog box will open. It will display the current settings for the selected light fixture. |
| 4. | Set Mounting Height to 25. |
| 5. | Press the OK button. The drawing will not change, but the mounting height stored in the database will be updated. |
| 6. | Run the Calculate command to see the changes in the foot-candle levels. Leave the settings as they are and press the OK button. |
Ribbon: DM Photometrics->Calculate-> 
Calculate
Pulldown Menu: DM Photometrics->Calculate
Changing Settings on Multiple Fixtures
| 1. | Run the Edit Multiple Light Fixtures command. |
Ribbon: DM Photometrics->Light Fixtures-> 
Edit Multiple Light Fixtures
Pulldown Menu: DM Photometrics->Edit Multiple Light Fixtures
| 2. | You will be prompted to select multiple light fixtures to edit. Select the three light fixtures on the right side of the drawing. |
| 3. | The Edit Multiple Light Fixtures dialog box will open. It will display the current settings for the selected light fixtures. |
| 4. | Set Mounting Height to 15. |
| 5. | Press the OK button. The drawing will not change, but the mounting height stored in the database for all of the selected light fixtures will be updated. |
| 6. | Run the Calculate command to see the changes in the foot-candle levels. Leave the settings as they are and press the OK button. |
Ribbon: DM Photometrics->Calculate-> Calculate
Pulldown Menu: DM Photometrics->Calculate
Moving a Fixture
Use the standard CAD MOVE command to move the light fixture in the bottom-right of the drawing down.
Copying a Fixture
Use the standard CAD COPY command to copy the three fixtures at the bottom of the drawing.
Deleting a Fixture
Use the standard CAD ERASE command to erase the three fixtures on the left side of the drawing.
