Attach Channel , Purpose, and Focus Area data to the beam. Channels are shown with the beam object, with the text attributes being set by Vectorworks’s Text menu. The Channel and Purpose will transfer to any Lighting Devices create with Beam Draw’s Convert Beam to Instrument command. The Focus Area will append the Purpose, ie Front US . You can also use Beams with channels to create magic sheet layouts.
If Focus Area is blank or matches the selected focus point in the Focus area section, this value will change if a new Spotlight Focus Point is selected to detected. If this value has manual data, BeamViz will not allow that data to change when you select a new Focus Point.
This data remains in sync with any linked Lighting Devices.