Why is RTS on lighting symbols?

[William]

Can anyone explain why the term "RTS" (Remote Test Station?) is included in the name of so many of the lighting fixtures? 

 

 

 

 

[johnny]

I just went through placing a bunch of random lighting fixtures and I didn't see it once.  Someone will ask you to attach a plan to show...

[javatom]

I believe it is a recessed light with reflector trim and a spot bulb.  Many people just call it a recessed down light.

[justmejerry]

The RTS lights are just sources of light, for fine tuning a ray trace or camera view. They are not a real light fixture.

 

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00777/working-with-light-sources.html

[William]

Example with "RTS" in light fixture names uplaoded

Warden 0715-x7 --RTS in light fixture names.plan

[William]

RTS in light fixture name JPG

 

[Alaskan_Son]

I'm not certain what they actually stand for, but the "R", the "T", and the "S" are there to display the status of the light.

R = Used in standard rendering mode (R for Render is how I remember)
T = Used for ray trace views (T for Trace is how I remember)
S = Light is set to cast shadows (S for Shadows is how I remember)

If you turn light off you will see no extra letters at all.

 

P.S. Your electrical labels need to be on and set to automatic (or at least include the %light_info% macro) for the fixture in order to see the R, T, and/or S.

[Alaskan_Son]

One more detail I just discovered.  In order to get those labels to show up for all light fixtures automatically, you'll need to drop a schedule in the plan and check "Include Type" in the label tab of the schedule dbx. Without the schedule, the only option is to drop the macro I mentioned above into the label for each fixture. 

 

If you are looking for a way to get rid of the extra letters, just uncheck "Include Type". 

[William]

Thanks Michael, that took care of it.