Placing a single fixture results in multiple ligthing devices

[W Wilkerson]

Many of my lighting symbols have multiple symbols within them to indicate lens degrees, wattages, etc. As of updating to SP4 ( I think that is when it happened), when I place one of these fixtures in a document, it creates not one lighting device but one for each component symbol. These symbols are then treated as a multi-circuit unit that can be moved around and all of the elements follow. However, individual elements can be deleted.

For example, my source 4 19? 750watt has the following components:

- 2D/3D symbol for the clamp, yoke, and body of the fixture

- 2D/3D sybmol for the lens and a color code thereof

- 2D symbol to highlight what is for me an uncommon wattage

Instead of a single 19? unit, I get three separate devices each with their own channels, dimmers, etc.

Grouping does not work.

If I make that three into a symbol first so that their the first step within the symbol contains only one symbol and possibly some text, it works. Only symbol components within a symbol seem to do this unless one "protects" them as noted above with one additional layer.

Any thoughts of how to avoid that step? I have included a sample file that highlights this issue with Source 4 PARs.

Thank You,

weston

Edited December 23, 2010 by W Wilkerson

[klinzey]

If the symbol you are placing only contains other symbols that Spotlight will see it as a multi-circuit symbol. If there is anything else in the symbol then it will be placed as a single lighting device.

So if you make the wattage just text and not a symbol it will insert as a single lighting device.