Navigation

LightDesigner provides simple navigation between application views utilizing the buttons on the toolbar and easy navigation of objects within the individual views utilizing the Browser or Folders.

Reference also Navigating Libraries.

Methods of Selection

LightDesigner was created with flexibility in mind by allowing multiple methods to access and select features, functions, displays, and objects.

Save a File:

Change to a different Application View:

Create a Preset, Palette, or Sequence:

Rename a Channel, Object or Space:

Throughout this reference content, all methods will not be discussed repeatedly in each section or for each feature and function. You are encouraged to explore the different methods and use the one that best fits your operation and programming style.

Selection Highlight

When an object is selected from the Browser or from within the workspace, LightDesigner automatically shows selection highlight in the other . For example, selecting a channel from the Browser, displays that selected channel in the workspace (Plan tab, Sheets tab or Channel Properties tab, whichever is in focus). In addition, any selected channel, object or space properties display in the Property Editor.

Change Object State

While in the Program/Simulate view, you can change an object state from the Browser or Folders by using any of the following methods:

For example to change a wall toggle state, double-click on the wall in the Program/Simulate view, or right-click on the icon and select the action from the context menu, or right-click on the node in the Browser and select the option from the context menu. When a wall state is changes, the icon changes to display a split state, indicating the wall is open. In the plan workspace, the spaces that the wall combines or divides change to reflect the new state.

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