Further developments.

It seems that the shadowcams DO hold their settings (I think). It's just that they reset to default settings. Presumably this has to do with all the hidden Auto dials, which I think change when you change the light settings. (Anyway, on their own they do nothing).

Here's the Scale block from a shadowcam (name in poser = zoom - the getStringRes changes from omni to spotlight S cams)

                scale scale
                        {
                        name GetStringRes(1028,32)
                        initValue 1
                        hidden 0
                        forceLimits 0
                        min 1e-006
                        max 100000
                        trackingScale 0.004
                        keys
                                {
                                static  0
                                k  0  0.5
                                }
                        interpStyleLocked 0
                        }

Note that initValue = 1 (ie. 100%), but the k value = 0.5 - or 50 % - which is what I had it set at. I'm guessing that everything reverts to default so that any changes made can be done with 100% scale/zoom. But why this should be, I haven't a clue.

I dunno. It's all a bit strange, to say the least, but I'm hoping to crack it sooner or later.

And all I wanted was a simple spotlight setup to throw into my pack. LOL

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