Symbol Magnifier - Concepts

The Luminaire Symbol Magnifier command allows you to magnify all luminaire symbols by an integer amount, up to 10. By default, the symbol magnification = 1 which inserts the symbol into the job file using the scaling factors that were specified in the Luminaire Symbols dialog. In exterior applications, the scale of the project is often too large to see the symbols when they are true to scale. In this case it is often valuable to increase the luminaire symbol size (e.g., apply a magnification factor of 5). All luminaire symbols placed in the job file will be magnified by the same factor.

The magnification factor is purely a graphical representation. The insertion point remains the same and the distance between photometric center and the insertion point (Arm Length and/or Offset) used in numerical calculations does not change. In Render mode, all symbols are shown at true scale, the magnification factor is not applied.

Magnification is not applied until after a luminaire is located and aimed or oriented in the job file.