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4 For the host lighting fixture family, turn off the Light Source and Shared parameters, as follows:
a Click Settings Family Category and Parameters.
b In the Family Category and Parameters dialog, under Family Parameters, clear Light Source.
When you turn off the light source for the host lighting fixture family, photometric
parameters are not available for it. Instead, you define the photometric parameters in the
light source family (for example, for the can lights).
c Clear Shared.
d Click OK.
e Save the lighting fixture family.
5 Load the light source family (the can lights) into the host lighting fixture family (the track).
See Editing a Family Within a Project or Nested Family
6 Place one or more instances of the light source family into the host lighting fixture family, as
follows:
a If needed, open the host lighting fixture family in the Family Editor.
b On the Design Bar, click Component.
c In the Type Selector, select the light source family.
d Click in the drawing area to place instances of the light source (the can light) in the lighting
fixture (the track).
Use the reference planes to position the light sources correctly.
e Lock the light sources to the reference planes.
See Using Pins to Lock Elements in Place
on page 353.
on page 311.
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