DaveP

Interestingly, the symbol out of VW12 renders fine on my machine, unlike the same symbol from my VW2008 libraries. My only other issue is that the symbol doesn't permit much adjustment to the light output, and it is weak, to say the least. I created a basic recessed light frame, (6") and inserted a PAR38 lamp out of the library. (Halogen Par38 60w flood) When I use the light insertion tool to put it in the drawing from the Top/Plan perspective, the lamp is draw facing the top of my screen. If I then rotate the 3D symbol to face straight down towards the floor of the kitchen I'm drawing, I get a bright spot on the counter it is focused on, approximately 5' below the lamp. However, when I adjust all settings, field angle, beam angle, etc, I find the output still in a bright spot on the counter, but also a beam shooting horizontally onto my upper cabinets of the kitchen. This beam is a "more correct" beam in that it matches my settings. What am I doing wrong in using these symbols? Is it possible these symbols are corrupted as well? Thanks for the help, I'm relatively new to 3D drawing in VW, and doing my best to "catch up" to the rest of the world... Dave

I'm having an issue with recessed lights as well. I'm using the "Lfxt Rec DnLight" symbol out of the library "16_Electrical_Lighting". The problem is the insertion point is where the beam starts from, but the actual 3D fixture is not at that point, it is offset from the insertion point, and if I move the symbol to the correct position in my drawing, it also moves the beam. I've attached an example of the issues where you can see the way the beam is offset from the fixture. Thanks Dave [img:left]http://www.pretztech.com/Misc/Offset%20beam.png[/img]