Hanging or standing a mirror ball
The mirror ball turns all the time and throws light dots onto the floor and walls. It hangs from the ceiling or truss, or stands on a stand.
Step by step
- Add a mirror ball or click the existing one.
- Under “Mounting” on the right, choose:
- “hanging (truss/ceiling)”, with the height under “Height (center)”,
- “on its own tripod”, or
- “on …” a tripod, totem or column speaker from your setup.
- Or drag the ball onto a tripod, totem or column in 3D. It snaps on top: “Mirror ball sits on … – it moves along with it.”
- Set the “Diameter” (20–80 cm) and “1 rotation” (8–90 seconds).
- Under “Lit by”, choose which light hits the ball (see below).
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