Placing ceiling lights

A good way to achieve pleasant, balanced general lighting in a room is through the use of ceiling spotlights (see Figure 1 below). The lighting can either be recessed into the ceiling or on the surface, depending on how you place your spotlights.

 

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Figure 1

 

To create ceiling lighting with spotlights, follow these steps:

  1. Create a ceiling.

  2. Go to the 3D component tab.

  3. Under Lights, choose the Ceiling grid light component (see Figure 2) and move the mouse cursor to the drawing area.

 

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Figure 2

  1. Click once to place the component.

  2. Move the mouse cursor over the drawing area until desired number of spotlights are shown (see Figure 3 below).

 

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Figure 3

 

 

Note: The number of spotlights in a drawing is limited to 100 per grid. Many light sources in a drawing will cause a slower rendering.