Plot Actions | Workspace Gestures | Keystrokes | Plot Objects | Units | Rails | Notes | Shapes | Detail Tables | Synced Preferences
Once you’ve created a few Plots with Lighting Designer, you probably won’t need this at all. But who knows, you may find a feature listed here that you just haven’t thought to use, but is just what you need!
Plot Actions
Tap Menu button
(all cases) – open Plot menu (Close, Save Image, User Guide, Email Developer)
Tap Lock button
(all cases) – switch to Plot Layers edit mode, lock Plot
Tap Undo/Redo button
(all cases) – undo or redo most recent action
Drag Crosshairs button
(Unit selected) – set Unit angle/target object
(Note selected) – add pointer to object
(Group selected) – add object to Group/remove object from Group
Tap Replicate button
(all objects) – make one copy of object
Tap Delete button
(Unit, Rail, Lift selected) – trigger object Delete/Send to Truck confirmation
(Note, Shape selected) – trigger object Delete confirmation
Workspace Gestures
Single tap (one finger)
– deselect all
Double tap (one finger)
– zoom to fit
Double tap (two fingers)
– toggle Snap on/off
Double tap (three fingers)
– cycle Grid drawing mode (none, axes only, full grid)
Double tap (four fingers)
– cycle units of measurement (feet, yards, meters)
Four-Finger Press and Hold
– select all objects within the shape your fingers make
Rotation gesture (two fingers)
(objects selected) – rotate selected object
Rotation/Drag gesture (three fingers)
(objects selected) – move selected objects together, as if they were all on a platform; relative spacing and rotation stays the same
Keystrokes
Press and hold the Command key to view available keystrokes on your device
Plot Editor
Cmd-W – Close Plot
Cmd-Shift-L – Lock/Unlock Plot
Cmd-#1-5 – switch Edit Mode (Floor Plan, Lighting, DMX, Notes, Plot)
Cmd-I – show/hide detail table
Cmd-9 – zoom to fit all objects
Cmd-0 (zero) – zoom to full resolution
Cmd-+ (minus and plus) – zoom out and in
Cmd-N – toggle Snap
Cmd-T – cycle Grid draw
Cmd-U – cycle units of measurement
Shift – enable Multi-select (hold Shift and tap an object)
Cmd-Z – Undo
Cmd-Shift-Z – Redo
Cmd-X – Cut selected object(s)
Cmd-C – Copy selected object(s)
Cmd-V – Paste object(s)
Cmd-D – Duplicate object(s)
Cmd-H – Hide object(s)
Cmd-J – Solo object(s)
Cmd-L – Lock object(s)
Cmd-Delete – Delete object(s)
Cmd-Arrow Key – Nudge object(s) in screen direction (increments of .1 or 1 grid unit, depending on Snap)
Option-Left/Right Arrow Key – Rotate object(s) counter-clockwise/clockwise (by 1º or 15º depending on Snap)
Patch table
Cmd-#1 – patch selected Unit(s) 1:1 (address changes to match channel)
Cmd-U – Unpatch selected Unit(s)
Cmd-D – Add Description to first selected Unit
Cmd-X – Cut Gels from selected Unit(s)
Cmd-C – Copy Gels from selected Unit(s)
Cmd-V – Paste Gels to selected Unit(s)
Cmd-Delete – Delete all Gels from selected Unit(s)
Cmd-Up/Down Arrow Key – Select previous/next row
Cmd-Z – Undo
Cmd-Shift-Z – Redo
Color Picker
Cmd-#1-8 – Select stored color 1-8
Cmd-Option #1-8 – Assign stored color 1-8
Cmd-R – Revert to old color
Cmd-M – Change picker mode (color field, RGB, Hex, HSV)
Option-Left/Right Arrow Key – Alpha -/+
Cmd-Up/Down Arrow Key – (in RGB, Hex, HSV) choose slider
Cmd-Left/Right Arrow Key – (in RGB, Hex, HSV) adjust selected slider
Cmd-Arrow Key – (in color field) move color selector (hold Shift to move faster)
Plot Objects
These gestures work on all objects (Units, Rails, Lifts, Gels, Notes, Shapes)
Single Tap
(object is not selected) – select object
(other objects are multi-selected) – Add to selected objects
(object is one of several selected objects) – deselect object
Double Tap
(object is not selected) – turn multi-select ON + select object
Press and Hold
(any case) – open Hide/Solo/Lock menu
Drag
(object is the only selected object) – move object
(object is one of several selected objects) – move all selected objects
Units
Drag Crosshairs
(crosshairs over empty space) – set Unit angle
(crosshairs over another Unit) – selected Unit targets highlighted object
Rails
Pinch Rail
(Snap is OFF) – Set Rail length to any number
(Snap is ON) – Set Rail length to preset lengths
Drag End of Rail
– resize and rotate Rail with opposite end as anchor point
Notes
Drag Crosshairs
– add/remove pointer to highlighted object
Drag handle
– resize Note using dragged side (only available if Fit Text is off for that Note)
Shapes
Drag handle
– resize Shape using dragged side
Detail Tables
All details editable in tables:
Plot edit mode
Group detail table
– Name
– Color
– User notes
– Stealth Mode/Bright Mode, invert images in Stealth Mode, render in Stealth Mode
– Exposure units, Plot-specific exposure settings for f-stop calculation
– grid opacity, render, display, units
– Snap on/off, choose snap references
– Pointers: opacity, drag-refreshing on/off, render preference, and label info configuration
– locked objects opacity, render
– null objects render
– opacity for Lift, Rail, Unit nicknames
– opacity for floor plan, Notes, Gels
– Gel display: color or plain
– DMX channels: opacity, display, conflict warning
– overall text size and Floating option
Notes edit mode
– Select All
Note detail table
– Header text
– Body text
Stroke color picker
– Fill color
– Fit text
– Floating size
– X position
– Y position
DMX edit mode
– Select All
Unit DMX detail table
– Nickname
– Channel
– Address
– Address range
– DMX position
– Watts
– Bulbs
– Dimmer
– Description
Lighting edit mode
– Select All
Unit detail table
– Nickname, position, rotation
– Pointer display
– (link) DMX channel
– DMX position
– Beam
– X position
– Y position
– Z position
– Angle
– Scale
– Mount
– Gels position, floating
(gels)
(targeting)
(targeted by)
(rigged to)
(rigged objects)
(grip)
(notes)
(groups)
– Description
Rail detail table
– Nickname, position, rotation
Stroke color picker
– X position
– Y position
– Z position
– Length
– Angle
(rigged to)
(rigged objects)
(grip)
(notes)
(groups)
– Description
Lift detail table
– Nickname, position, rotation
– Pointer display
– X position
– Y position
– Z position
– Angle
– Scale
– Mount
(targeted by)
(rigged to)
(rigged objects)
(grip)
(notes)
(groups)
– Description
Gel detail table
– Nickname, position, rotation
– Similar Gels picker
– Color/transmission
– X position
– Y position
– Z position
– Angle
– Scale
– Floating
– Mount
(on Unit), Unit Gels position
(groups)
– Description
Floor Plan edit mode
– Select All
– Flatten All
Shape detail table
– Shape type (not editable)
Stroke color picker
Fill color picker
– X position
– Y position
– X length
– Y length
– Angle
(rigged to)
(rigged Shapes)
Synced Preferences
Show, Plot sort key
Show, Plot sort order
Show, Plot sort chronology
Date formatting
Locked object opacity
Text label size
Unit, Rail, Lift nickname opacity
Unit DMX label opacity
Floor Plan opacity
Grid opacity
Grid drawing mode
Units of measurement
Render Grid
Render Null objects
Snap
DMX Picker editing mode
DMX Address universe notation
DMX Address conflict warning
Color format (RGBA, hexadecimal, HSBA)
Color presets
Rotate workspace with device