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To position or reposition lights in the model
1 Open the Presenter window, and click the Lighting tab.
2 In the palette (right pane of the Lighting tab), right-click the light you want to reposition, and click Edit
on the shortcut menu.
3 Use the Light Editor to position the light as needed.
Point, Distant, Spot and Projector lights have a Location parameter. Distant and Spot lights additionally
have a To parameter. You can type in X-, Y-, and Z- coordinates for these, or alternatively use the Pick button
to interactively pick a point in the scene where the light and/or target is located. The light is represented
by a 3D wireframe sun icon in the scene and the target by a wireframe sphere. The currently selected light
is drawn in the selection color (see “
Selection Page” on page 441 for more information).
NOTE Autodesk Navisworks does not allow you to pick a point in empty space so you must pick a point on the
model.
4 Lights can be positioned interactively. The 3D wireframe sun icon, representing the light, has six bars
extending out along the X- axis, Y- axis and Z- axis. Hover the mouse pointer over one of the bars. The
mouse pointer will change to a hand and the bars will extend further along that axis. Hold the left mouse
button down to hold on to the light and move it in either direction, along the extended bar. Release the
left mouse button to release the light in its new position. This can be performed for all three axis.
5 Lights can also be positioned in the current location of the camera, which can be anywhere in the scene.
Navigate to the location where you want the light to be positioned. Right-click the light in the palette (right
pane of the Lighting tab), and click Position as Camera on the shortcut menu.
NOTE Not only will this position the light in the same location as the camera, if the light has a To parameter,
this will also be set to the focal (or Look At) point of the camera.
Organize and Manage Lights
Manage Folders
You can organize lights into custom folders for easy reference and management. By doing this, you are, effectively,
customizing a user archive. For more information, see “
Use the Presenter Archives” on page 350.
The Lighting Palette
On the Lighting tab, the right pane, or lighting palette, is where you edit and manage your lights for your scene.
Lights are taken from the archives into the palette where they are edited.
To add a custom folder
1 Open the Presenter window, and click the Lighting tab.
2 Right-click the My Lighting folder in the left pane, and click New Directory on the shortcut menu.
3 Expand the My Lighting folder, right-click the new folder, and click Rename on the shortcut menu.
4 Type in the new name, for example “GGK Project”.
To delete a custom folder
1 In the Presenter window, Lighting tab, expand the My Lighting folder in the left pane, and right-click the
folder you want to delete.
2 Click Delete on the shortcut menu.
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