Let me preface this by saying I'm new to spotlight (learned CAD on VW8.5). However, I've had problems with both "creating a seating layout" and in placing and focusing lighting instruments in that they face 90 degrees to one side of where my handlebar says they should. For example, in dealing with the seating issue, I was trying to place a set of stacking chairs in a square polygon. I followered the routine, got the target icon for the focal point, and clicked where I wanted it. However, when switching view from top/plan to front, the result was that the chairs were sideways. The only way I was able to resolve the issue was to place a chair on my plot, rotate it 90 deg., and save it as a new symbol--a pain I don't need to go through every time. The same thing when placing a lighting instrument--I want it to aim at its focal point ( my hanging crew is all uni students with very little experiance--trying to make it as idiot proof as possible)--however, the handlebar is of by 90 deg. (get "vertical" message when the instrument is pointing sideways) so I have to rotate the icon after placing it--and, wouldn't you know, it rotates to the right, which means it doesn't have a quick key associated with it.
Basically, I want these things to point at the place I am aiming them -- this would seem to make sense to me (I want this icon *click* to point here *click*).