Create a Lighting Support

To create a lighting support:

1. Select Create > Lighting Support... from the main menu.

   The Create Lighting Support form is displayed.

   

2. Enter the name of the support to be created into the Name text field. Alternatively, click on the AutoName icon ; an automatically generated name is filled in.

   All other gadgets are unavailable until a name is specified.

3. Once the name is specified, the Create button becomes active. Click on the button to create the new support with the given name.

   You are then prompted to pick the light fitting that is to be supported. (The Identify Lighting button will only become active if the create process is interrupted by pressing the keyboard ESC key).

   The Height text box is automatically filled in during the create process, and also modified automatically when clicking the Connect Support to Ceiling /Wall Icon and identifying the element from which to support the light fitting. Alternatively, you may manually enter a height value in the text box. The application checks the value to ensure that it is within the alternative height range. To use the Height value to modify the support, click the Dimension icon to redesign the support.

4. Use the cursor to identify the light fitting in the graphical view.

   When this is done, the available choice of support templates for the selected light fitting is displayed, as shown in the image below.

   

5. If the template list is large, enter suitable characters and logical operators into the Filter text field to filter the list.

   A * character means all templates will be listed.

6. Select a template by clicking on it, then click the Dismiss button.

   The selection is accepted, the form is removed and the lighting support creation form is switched to modify mode, as shown in the image below.

   

7. The definition of the lighting support is completed by clicking on the appropriate icons.

   Only the icons applicable to lighting supports are active (that means, not greyed out). These are listed below:

   	Copy a section from another support.
   	Display a list of available templates for re-selection.
   	Connect support to the surface of civil or steel structure (it also changes the height/length).
   	Include a section from another support.
   	Apply the value of length/height on support.
   	Minor support (flip in case of wall mounted support).
   	Rotate support.
   	Modify explicitly picked section of support.
   	Set section material.
   	Toggle displaying of dimension in graphical window.
   	Centre of graphical view is through support.
   	Modify ADP drawlist associated with support.
   	Specify ADP location.
   	Add note to support members.
   	Create welds.

8. Click OK to confirm the changes made. If Cancel is clicked the support is deleted, after confirmation.