You have a number of options controlling the graphical information in the Beam Draw object. See the terminology diagrams above and the parameter reference for more details.
Many of the Beam’s components can also show and hide via class controls.
The first option is Show Beam . Deselecting this option will indicate the beam’s pan and channel at the hanging point, and can be a useful feature for creating rough plots.
Additional coverage can be shown using the dropdown. Face to Floor , Face to Additional Cut Plane , and Additional Cut Plane to Floor .
Show Focus Point displays a locus at the focus point on the face plane. It is checked by default.
Show Focus Vector Draws a line from the source to the focus point. Applies to both 2D and 3D views.
Show Focus Point at Floor displays a locus at the focus point on the 0’-0” plane.
The Focus Indicator is usually a locus, but can be changed to any symbol using the drop down.
Show Figure when selected places a 3D figure at the focus point.
You can add Focus Labels to your BeamViz object, enabled by a check box. You can input any text into the field, or use the Edit… button to append / prepend that text with any Beam information, such as Channel or an X/Y coordinate. This is potentially useful for streamlining focus charts. The Focus Label can be offset in the boxes below. Currently the default alignment is top left justify, to change this or the label’s font, the focus label’s class must have an assigned default text style.
You can show the location of the light with a Box, Locus, or Symbol. When using a Spotlight-ready symbol of a lighting fixture, the 3D components adjust to the beam’s pan and tilt.