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Hi Mark, Brilliantly simple. I hadn't spotted you can assign additional colour fields in Lightwright. Thanks for that. Cheers, Cookie

Hi Scott, On further investigation, it seems the issue is specific to the file I was working on. I made a test file to share on the forum, and the new fields are available in the Data Manager in the test file: I've messaged you a link to the active file with the issue. Cheers, Cookie

Hi all, I'm delving into the Data Manager for the first time. The task: We're working in Rep with different gels/colours/filters in lights for different acts of the same show. This informations needs to be displayed on the plan, as well as counted for prep. I've added 3 new parameters to the lighting devices in Spotlight preferences: Act 1 colour, Act 2 colour, Act 3 colour. I can use data tags to display this information in the plan. I was then going to use the data manager to combine these fields into the original colour field ('Act 1'+'Act 2'+'Act 3), so Lightwright would be able to produce a colour count. But the additional parameters do not appear in the Data Manager window when lighting device is selected Is it possible to get new lighting device parameters to show in the Data Manager, or are these fields not available? Or can anyone suggest a better way to tackle this problem? Any thoughts or suggestions most welcome! Cheers, Cookie

Hi Mark, Works like a charm! Thanks as ever. Cheers, Cookie

Is there a command/tool to attach a light to a hanging position without the lighting device snapping to the position? The Attach to Rigging Object... from the contextual menu will move the lighting device to the hanging position. I'm aware of the Auto-position settings in the Spotlight preferences: But these functions can cause the lighting device to snap to the wrong piece of geometry, particularly when working with booms/side lighting positions. The lighting device will snap to the vertical pipe and not the boom arms (the boom arms are Point loads in the drawing below): Cheers, Cookie

Hi Mark, That's fantastically helpful information. Much appreciated. Cheers, Cookie

Hi all, I'm enjoying experimenting with Graphic Legends as an equipment summary. The legend image seems to select a specific instance of a lighting device to display. Some of my lighting devices in my file have custom plan rotation, so appear rotated in the graphic legend. Is it possible to force a graphic legend to ignore custom plan rotation? Or, is it possible to select a specific instance of a lighting device for the graphic legend to display? Cheers, Cookie

Thanks @MadXD It's a little thing, but it makes me very happy! Cheers, Cookie

Hi @MadXD. Any chance of a 2024 update to these? I think they are the best thing since sliced bread.... Cheers, Cookie

Hi Pat, I've DMed you the file. Script compiles ok: I've tried 'Execute' & 'Always Execute'. Same behaviour. Cheers, Cookie

Hi @Pat Stanford bless you for your procrastination! Although I think I've fallen at the last hurdle. I've added the script to the file and =RunScript('MoveZ') formula to the worksheet. But I can't edit the 'MoveZ' row data. (Get a 'ping' error sound when I try). If you get a moment, would you mind taking a look at the attached file and let me know what I've stuffed up in the process? @TomWhiteLight Interesting that XYZ data cannot be edited from a worksheet. Do you know if this is a technical limitation, or a design philosophy choice? Cheers, Cookie Bulb height (MoveZ).vwx

Hi all, I'm working on a project where we'd like to set the Z height of lighting devices from a worksheet. I made a worksheet with a 'Lighting Device.Z Location' column. But I can't seem to alter this value in the worksheet. Am I doing something wrong, or is this field not editable from a worksheet for some reason? Example file attached. Cheers, Cookie Bulb height.vwx

Hi Tom, Any chance you could share this texture? I'm playing the same game looking at bouncing light off multiple mirrors. Because I want to see lit fog for the reflected light, I think the only way currently is to cheat it. Your fuzzy glowing cloud sounds like it's worth a try! Cheers, Cookie

Hi all, OK, no problem. Good to get clarifaction! Thanks for the responses. Cheers, Cookie

Hi all, I have a Spotlight file I've shared with a designer who is using Architect. In my file the lighting devices are all focused, but when the designer opens the file in Architect they are all pointing down. Is there anyway to fix this? Or is this a limitation of Architect? Cheers, Cookie