Adding Ceiling Spotlights

The Ceiling spotlight and the Ceiling spotlight grid let you add individual or multiple recessed spotlights to create a sleek and modern look in the space you are designing.

The Ceiling spotlight is used for placing one spotlight at a time, while the Ceiling spotlight grid places multiple spotlights evenly distributed in one go.

 

Placing an individual Ceiling spotlight

To place an individual Ceiling spotlight, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools tab, click to select the ceiling spotlight and move it to the drawing area.

  2. Click once to place the ceiling spotlight in the desired location. A new ceiling spotlight component is now available on the mouse cursor.

  3. Repeat step 2 if you want to add more ceiling spotlights to your drawing.

  4. When you are finished, press the Esc key or move the cursor outside the drawing area to release the component.

 

Placing a Ceiling spotlight grid

To place a Ceiling spotlight grid in your drawing, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools tab, click to select the ceiling spotlight grid and move it to the drawing area.

  2. Click once to set the starting point, keep holding the left mouse button down and start moving the mouse cursor diagonally to form a square or rectangle:

  3. When reaching the desired size, release the mouse button. A new ceiling spotlight grid component is now available on the mouse cursor.

  4. Repeat steps 2-3 if you want to add more ceiling spotlight grids to your drawing.

  5. When you are finished, press the Esc key or move the cursor outside the drawing area to release the component.

Ceiling spotlight and Ceiling spotlight grid settings

Double-clicking a ceiling spotlight or the ceiling spotlight grid label brings up the Light Settings dialog where you can make adjustments.

 

Note:

  • The ceiling spotlight and ceiling spotlight grid components are visible in renderings but not in printouts.

  • No visible effect from your light? Check that you haven't placed it above a double-sided ceiling, in which case it will not be able to shine through the ceiling. Either lower the light, or disable the Double Sided option for the Automatic ceiling found in the Render & camera settings dialog.