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Think i may have found something. I turned all the classes on. Then began to turn off the ones that i didn't want to view and they didn't change to that 3d view of the light on all the fixtures. In my project there are a couple of classes that were added I guess from when i imported from MartinPro Fixture Lines and MartinPro Fixture Text which i had turned off at somepoint thinking that they were not needed. Soon as i turned them back on my fixtures where the way they were suppose to be. Hot dog.

I might be a bit lost. I imported the Martin components i wanted. Then when i placed them on the truss i choose the Lights - Instruments Hung class, and the stage choose the Lights - Instruments Stage class, both in the light plot layer. Do i need to do something to have them in the Lights Class not sure why they are in the None. Notice when you turn off/on any class the symbol changes to something other then what was imported. Can you describe to me how to take all the fixtures I have in the lakeave4 and put the elements into a class that stays. I actually have never turned the None class off. It has always been there. I am hoping it is something I checked somewhere or probably this import to the right class thing. Rather then unloading VW and reinstalling it.

This is kind of wierd. I have some moving light fixtures that i have on my plot both hung and floor. Then i will turn off a class and then the component changes to something else. Is there something that i have checked somewhere. I added the dropbox to see if you can duplicate the problem. Then when i try to create a legend and go to edit layout there isn't an image there? https://www.dropbox.com/s/cg09wa9d9m254i7/Lake%20Ave%20Church4.vwx Thanks Speedy

Yes, I tried that but then my 0 is off. Notice that when you move the stage and everything down to 0 the blue guide is still up so i still have to add 3' to everything i do above. Can i move the blue plane?

Ok. Wierd ? for you. When I created this stage in the dropbox link above and I goto my front view the plane is like 8' up instead of the floor being at 0. How do i adjust the plane height to 0 in front view? I hope i am asking this question so that you might understand it? Or basically where did i make the mistake on creating the stage. because i put in the 3' for height. but I thought that was from 0. Then i was going to do what your video says and then make it a -3' so that everything on the stage builds from 0. Thanks for the tips

Thanks for the info. Is there a reason why i have to set the scale to 1:24 for this. Doesn't that effect the size of the page i need to print this on?

Ok so I am new. And i think what i am trying to accomplish is possible. just not sure how to get to it. as you can see in my theatricle stage view all the steps. At the long set i am putting truss on floor base and going to the top step on floor base say 10'. The question is can i angle that truss so when viewed in 3d view i see it at the angle of the steps. Plus when i am standard view it just looks like truss on top of steps. Any kind of pointing in the right direction would be awesome. https://www.dropbox.com/s/eecz3vzt698k593/Lake%20Ave%20Church2.vwx speedy

it is the vectorworks plot of what i am drawing. I just now looked at the size of it and I am supprised at how large it is. 10mb. That would probably be the answer as to why it never got uploaded. here is the link to it. https://www.dropbox.com/s/7777fdwhwtbcvi3/OasisLA_2.vwx

This is exactly as how it happens. Click file manager Click browse browse to file click add file it does its connect to this site thing working. then that extra little screen turns into the forums main page I goto my post there or come back to this window and nothing is added. total files: 0

Trying to attach again. not sure but it opens up a new window, i browse, i add file then it takes me to like the main forum page. I come back to this window and I don't see my file here. Is there something I am missing?

Cool, I grouped them still grayed out. but with the extra tip from klinzey going to top view it allowed me to create light positions. Now I have learned from your video tutorial. What is the significance to creating light position for the truss and not just create the plot and place lights on them? Thanks for your help by the way. I was trying to figure out how to attach it to this post. but i don't think i have done it correctly. I don't have the attach option anymore on this screen

I created the verticle straight truss, duplicated it 3 times. Selected all with the magic wand. went to modify --> convert >> "Convert to light position" is grayed out? Even if i select it single it is still grayed out.

Cool thanks for the info. Now the question i have for you is; I grabbed this truss from the library. That option of hanging angle is not there just in case i missed something. So after i create this as a straight truss and make the size match and everything. Is it already a lighting position object? Speedy

I am new to VW. I have created my top plan view. Now I go to front view and I need to put in the Legs to my truss. I try to rotate in that view and I get the error: "This operation on works on hybrid objects in plan view." Try to rotate in 3d view and get it just rotates as if it is top view. All I am trying to do is make it go vertical. I am sure it is something simple i am missing to check off. This is on 2010 by the way. Speedy