Lights draw beam as vertical

[Mickey]

I'm having a new issue.

I'm trying to do some rendering, and I go to focus some lights, simple ETC Lustr2.

This should be easy stuff.

Lights inserted, drop a focus, turn on light, draw beam.

Nope

The focus is a vertical draw beam even though "use vertical beam" is unchecked.

I tried checking, unchecking

Replace light

all kinds of fun stuff.

So I started a blank drawing.

Dropped in a single fixture, and a focus point, turned on draw beam, and slap.

Vertical beam.

I have another drawing that is older, a save as from 2024 actually, that does not behave this way.

Is there some setting somewhere that forces fixtures to use vertical beams?

I've never seen it.

See attached.

There's a vwx25 file, and I added a screen shot in case the file opens and behaves normally for you.

 

lame lights.vwx

[klinzey]

In this example the beam is drawn vertically automatically because if drawn horizontally the edge of the beam would go to infinity, or almost infinity within a reasonable distance.
In this case we automatically draw the beam vertically.
 

[Mickey]

That makes sense in a 90° angle

At what angle do you automatically switch to a vertical beam?

In the drawing I have the issue I have pipe and base at 14' shooting at a 2' high stage.