When you enter a lamp code in the lamp field, LXFree looks up the code in its lamp table and if the code is recognized, automatically fills in the wattage field. Other fields with special considerations include the lamp, angle and candela fields. With a custom symbol, the symbol ID is bypassed because there is no need for a reference to a standard symbol. Key entries with custom symbols actually store the symbol as part of their data. In most cases, it is convenient and OK to think of the properties belonging to the symbol. This is an important distinction to understand: The graphic symbol is a property of the key entry. The symbol ID determines the graphic representation of the key entry. The "Symbol ID" field can be entered manually but is also set using the "Choose Symbol" command from the popup menu in the entry properties sheet. When a key entry is created by converting a path to a symbol, a unique identifier is generated. Although the included libraries generally have IDs that include readable information related to the make and model, this is not necessary because the ID is only used internally. The graphic that the lights are drawn with comes from the symbol property of that key entry.Ĭhanging the ID field of a key entry will create a new entry if there are lights in the plot that are connected to the original ID. Individual light symbols drawn in a plot are connected to the key entry they represent by the entry's ID field. Some fields of an entry's properties have special considerations particularly the "ID" and "Symbol ID". Information about an entry also includes Device Info if the entry is of a kind that has device parameters. You can see and edit a key entry's properties by choosing Entry Info. You should place custom keys in the keys folder-which is the default location when you choose Save Key from the popup menu. When LXFree start up, this directory( ~/Library/Application Support//keys) is scanned for files with the ".lxkey" extension and those files appear in the key popup. Key files are stored in the " " folder inside the user's Library/Application Support directory. When you load a new key, unused entries will be removed from the plot's key unless the entry is marked "Keep in Key" However, if the new key contains information about a key entry that is already in use, the new information will replace what is stored in the plot. When you load a new key, entries in use will not be deleted. The key popup in the upper right of the tab lets you switch key files and store the current configuration in a file. The key popup menu button, which is located in the upper right of the tab, lets you switch key files and store the current configuration in a file. The list view shows a table of the entries in the key. The key is read from a file and is stored with the plot. The name appears below the symbol palette. What a symbol represents is stored in a key. If there is more than one object selected and their properties are not the same, a "(.)" will appear by the setting. When symbols in the drawing are selected, their type and rotation are shown and can be changed. They will point in the direction set by the rotation controls.
If the symbol tool is active, new symbols of the type displayed in the palette will be created. The Symbols tab is used to select the type and rotation of symbols.
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