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Group Commands 101
5.
If necessar y, wire (page 1–105) the assembly
luminairetoitslightsourceorsources.
6. Select the assembly, and then use the Modify
panel settings to adjust the intensity of the light
with the Dimmer control.
To create your own luminai re:
1.
Create the geometry of the lighting fixture.
2. Create a light source (page 2–1128) or on the
Create pa nel, click Lights to add a standard
or photometric light to the geometry of the
lighting fixture you just made.
3. Select all t he objects in the assembly, i ncluding
geometrical objects and lights.
Note: If using IK, leave the light targets out of
the assembly so that you can manipulate them
independently.
4. Choose Assembly menu > Assemble.
A dialog appears requesting a name for the
assembly and that you specify a head object.
The only head object ty p e available by default is
Luminaire (page 1–108) .
5. EnteranamefortheassemblyandclickOK.
6. Wire (page 1–105) theassemblyluminaireto
its lig ht source or sources. More information
on parameter wiring is available at the lin k in
this step.
If more than one light source is present
inside the assembly, create a chain of wired
parameters. Then enter the desired relationship
expression in the expression text box.
To adjust the pivot location of an assembly:
•Whenyouadjustthepivotpointofaclosed
group or assembly, the pivot point of all group
and assembly members are affected, not only
the pivot point of the group or assembly head
object. Therefore, we recommend that you
open the assembly, adjust the pivot of the head
object, and t hen close t he assembly.
Touseanassemblywithradiosity:
• Right-click the Luminaire, choose Properties,
and on the
Object Prop erties dialog (page
1–111)
choose the Radiosity tab. You can
exclude and control radiosity parameters of the
geometry and lights independently.
To adjust the proper ties of a n assembly:
1.
After wiring the Dimmer and Filter Color
parameters, select the Luminaire, and then
go to Modify panel to display the luminaire
parameters.
2. Adjust the parameters.
The effect is visible in the viewport.
Gr oup Comma nds
The comm ands to manage groups are on the
Group menu (page 3–722) .
Group (page 1–102)
Open Group (p age 1–102)
Close Group (page 1–102)
Ungroup (page 1–103)
Attach Group (page 1–104)
Detach Group (page 1–103)
Explode Group (page 1–103)
See also
Using Groups (page 1–95)