Floor units and focus points

[jhubbell]

I've placed some floor unit in section pointing towards the ceiling at a 45 degree angle with a focus oint to match but when I hit draw beams I get a error message about the angle needs to be greater than 3 degree

Anyone have a solution

[kmoore1]

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Originally posted by jhubbell:

I've placed some floor unit in section pointing towards the ceiling at a 45 degree angle with a focus oint to match but when I hit draw beams I get a error message about the angle needs to be greater than 3 degree Anyone have a solution

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This was a bug in a prior version of SpotLight that seems to have resurfaced. I'll look into it. The way around it right now is, unfortunately, to turn the problem upside down. A light shining down at a hanging height of 12' to an object on the floor is the same thing as a light sitting on the floor aiming at a surface 12' above the floor. If you swap the Z heights for your focus point and lighting instrument it should draw the beam and will be accurate.