Modify a Lighting Fixture Family

Use the Family Editor to modify a lighting fixture family to change the design of the fixture or to define its light source.

To modify a lighting fixture family

1. Open a lighting fixture family for editing, using one of the following methods:
   • Open a project that contains instances of the lighting fixture. In the Project Browser, expand FamiliesLighting Fixtures. Right-click the name of the lighting fixture family to modify, and click Edit.
   • Click OpenFamily. Navigate to the location of the lighting fixture family (RFA) file. Select the file, and click Open.

   The Family Editor opens, displaying the lighting fixture family in the drawing area.

2. Modify the lighting fixture family as desired.
   • To change the hardware of the lighting fixture, edit its geometry.

     See Family Editor.

   • To change the light source definition, select the light source in the drawing area. Click Modify | Light Source tabLighting panel (Light Source Definition). Select the desired Emit from Shape and Light distribution values, and click OK.
   • To change parameters for the lighting fixture (including photometrics), click Properties panel (Family Types). For Name, select the family type to modify. Change the parameters, and click OK.
3. To save changes to the lighting fixture, click Save.
4. Load the lighting fixture into a project.

   See Loading Families.