Ceiling Light Tab
A Ceiling light fixture is a custom flat rectangle or round can that emits light.
- Shape - Rectangle or Round
- Rectangular Light
- Length
- Width
- Thickness
- Round Can Light
- Diameter
- Thickness / Depth
- Lamp Shape
- Disk
- Bulb
- Spot
- Lamp Position
- Forward
- Centered
- Back
Common Settings
- Settings towards the bottom of the dialog are common to both Rectangular and Round light fixtures.
- Mounting Position
- Flush
- Recessed
- Optional Trim Settings
- Width
- Thickness
- Glue to surfaces - If Glue to surfaces is checked, as you place the light fixture in Sketchup it will automatically stick to the nearest surface.
- Make the bulb invisible when rendering - Check the box to only render the light and reflections the lamp generates, i.e., not the fixture as well.
- Lighting Intensity and Color
- Lighting Intensity - The brightness of the lamp, specified in Lumens (IRender uses the conversion factor of 100 watts --> 1700 lumens for all lamps.)
- Color - Click button to bring up a color picker dialog and change the color of light emitted by the light fixture.
- Component Placement Mode
- Multiple - Place the same light fixture repeatedly until you activate a different SketchUp tool. If unchecked, an individual instance of the fixture is placed.
- Lighting Channel
- Lights are normally placed in a default Channel - 3 for ceiling Lights or 2 for other lights.
- Set the channel to a number from 1-7 to create a light and place it in a particular channel.
- See: Lighting Channels
- Query/Edit Lights
- Clicking the Query/Edit Lights button displays another dialog giving you a further layer of light management options.
- Create / Place
- Click Create / Place when you are ready to create and then place your lamp.
See also
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