Object Alignment (Ceiling Lights)

[chadkee]

Is there a way in Home Designer Pro to select multiple ceiling can lights and align them all at once.  I know there is in the full Chief.

Thank you

[DavidJPotter]

Sorry, you can align ceiling lights using manual dimensions and what I also use is the "centering tool" you will find in the "Edit toolbar" when you select a light in plan view. I often center the first light and then center the other lights, one at a time to the one I just places where I wanted it. You can "marquee-select" a group of lights in plan view to move them all at once (all the above you can also do in many versions of Pro), I have been a Chief user since 1994, a teacher since 1999 and I know of nothing like you said Chief could do, Sorry.

 

DJP

 

 

[Rookie65]

You can try this link as a guide and modify to the particular room size you may have. It's a great help and simple to use.

https://blog.recessedlighting.com/recessed-lighting-calculator/

[BoDay1]

Along these same lines... I see the struggle to auto-align can lights...

 

What about auto-align or auto-space other objects such as floor joists?

 

Can I simply multi-select a number of items and then ask the program to space them all at 16"OC?

[Rookie65]

Yes, transform/replicate. If you don't want to use auto framing and set it in your defaults