[Moving devices breaks schematic]

My problem may be related. When I try to move one object (softgoods in this case) VWX will crash. I have been told by tech support that this happens because an object has become referenced (attached to) a lighting position and that I should unattach it. How?

[Macbook with the new M1 chip]

Has anyone used Vision and an offline editor on the same M1 machine to pre-viz a show? Wondering if there are any hiccups.

[Spotlight instrument numbering tool missing 2020]

I have the same question for a student of mine.

[Color gel assignment not carried to vision.]

For those of us who are doing work with conventional fixtures this issue is VERY important to resolve. I have sent this question to Service Select and spoken to techs multiple times and they don't seem to have an answer, so maybe let them know that there is a clunky fix now. When you have many colors in a show with a lot of booms this is a LOOOOOONG process.

 

[Spotlight Numbering]

I think you have the right idea, Scott. When you check a line it should highlight as well if the highlight is what actually indicates what will be numbered. I can imagine that someone would want to number more than one field (unit #, channel #, address #, etc) though I can't imagine most lighting designers doing it.

 

[New to Vision]

SP4 on VWX. Vision is 24.0.4.488631. I think I am up to date, but I will check with tech support.

[New to Vision]

Yes, always.

[New to Vision]

So I gave that a try, selecting all the units with a particular color and then putting that color in the 1st slot on the color wheel. Much quicker, but when it got to Vision there was still no color. My process was Find and Modify, select a color, Edit, enter the color from the colors listed in the palette to color wheel 1 slot 1, Okay.

[New to Vision]

Thanks Tom. I'll give that a try.

 

[New to Vision]

Tom, is there a way to edit this color wheel field for multiple fixtures or do I have to go light by light?

[New to Vision]

Thanks Tom. This might be faster than doing it in Vision.

[New to Vision]

I am breathless in anticipation. What did you mean when you said "or it can be done in vectorworks through the lighting via the following?" Nothing followed.

[New to Vision]

After more work with Vision I have confirmed that the focus did in fact transfer. Tom, are you saying that Vision has my color info but it is hiding somewhere? Or are you confirming that I have to re-enter all the color info? Without a reasonable sort process (by channel, for instance) that is incredibly time consuming and tedious.

[New to Vision]

Additionally, color doesn't import to Vision 2019 from Vectorworks 2019. It is so tedious to enter color for each fixture in Vision.

[New to Vision]

Are there tutorials that address Vision 2019? Are their troubleshooting suggestions (for instance, my focus doesn't import)? Is there a tutorial that walks you through the basics of Vision 2019? I've used vision for several years and it has always been a difficult learning process.

[Spotlight Numbering]

I agree with that. Having been with 2019 for the past 9 months I can't remember what the process was in 2018. And shortly we will have 2020!

 

[Spotlight Numbering]

Just to see. I just highlighted the Channel field and left the Unit # field checked, then asked it to number from the left to right. The result was that the Channel fields didn't change but the Unit fields increased by 2. So the first unit now has a Unit # of 3, the second unit a Unit # of 4, etc. You have to admit, it's confusing to have to check AND highlight the field you want to enter data to.

 

[Spotlight Numbering]

Previous versions of Vectorworks seemed to kano what field I was editing when I placed a checkmark next to the field. This version apparently needs the checkmark AND the highlight. Which really should have nothing to do with the underlying problem, that even when I asked the program to start numbering with "1" it would start with the the next number in the queue. The program put the number in the correct field, it was just always the wrong number.

[Spotlight Numbering]

Wesley, thanks. I discovered that yesterday on my own. Why you have to check it and highlight it is beyond me.

[Spotlight Numbering]

My numbering issue is that when I try to auto-number unit numbers the program starts with whatever number I left off with instead of 1 (which is what I entered on the numbering tab). Thoughts.?

 

[Vision 2019 crashes on Mac with Nvidia]

Thanks. I just need to figure out how to get BootCamp to allow me to partition the drive.

 

[Vision 2019 crashes on Mac with Nvidia]

Thanks Charlie. I just have to figure out how to get BootCamp to allow me to partition a a portion of my hard drive. It tells me there isn't enough space, although there is. How much space are you allocating on your drive for Windows and Vision?

[Vision 2019 crashes on Mac with Nvidia]

Would you share the utility info?

[Vision 2019 crashes on Mac with Nvidia]

I've been told by VWX tech that my Vision 2019 crashes because Apple no longer supports the Nvidia card that came with my MacBook Pro (mid2014). Has anyone found a work-around for this short of installing Windows 10 and trying to run Vision on this platform with the Nvidia card?

[sending a whole layer to the front in a drawing with dwg imported elements]

I recently imported a dwg file into a blank drawing and created a new layer for the stuff I needed to add. Even though I have the layer that was imported grayed out the elements I have in the new layer are in back of the original imported elements. Ho can I send the new lay to the front of the old layer so the stuff I added sits on top of the original stuff?