This will help you to make not only the "electrical" part of a complete lamp but to add and place the light bulbs and design the light beam produced by the bulbs. The lamp structure should be made previously using any of the available tools such as the Cube, Cylinder and Polygon.
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Basically there are 3
major parts in the design,
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Beam and light information
Drawing mode
The Grid
Action
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Note:
This picture does not represent the normal view or layout of a real lamp structure. |
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This is a typical drawing of a lamp with 2 beams. Notice that the bulbs (yellow points) and the cone sources of light (green dots) are placed at the same position. |
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This is a representation of the entire lamp structure in FS2K, a T lamp shape. |
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You can now direct the beam to the ground( default position) to make a lamp, or also horizontally as well, as if you want to make a beacon or a lighthouse for example. |
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The draw template can help you to design the shape of the lamp beam in the ground, so you can add the points following the ellipse or circle lines. |