jasonvectorworks

Hi John, First, I thank you for the response! Secondly, although I know you advertise it on your website, it is nice to see that you are giving personal support to Lightwright As for the accesssories, after a quick self-test I do see now that the Static Accessories are the ones that show up in the accessory column in Lightwright. I have indeed been using normal Accessories, as they are scrollers and have their own channel. I suppose my question then changes: Is there a way to have normal, non-static accessories appear in the accessory column as well? And as for my Lightwright version, I guess I realized the version I was using was behind, just maybe not by that much. Oops.

And there was my mistake! The symbol for the multicircuit has to be made out of symbols, not instruments. Thanks muchly, Kevin, and all who responded. Jason

Perhaps the problem I am having is caused by me still using VW 2013. Steve, I tried the same route again, ensuring there was no extra geometry, but it still failed. I actually tried two different routes after I created the three separate symbols; in the first, I made the objects symbols, then converted them to instruments, then made the full cyc light symbol from those three; in the second, I made the objects symbols, edited the symbols and attached the Light Info Record, inserted a new set (ensuring that they were indeed instruments) and then created a symbol from that. However, in both cases, it was unsuccessful. When using the instrument insertion tool, the cyc light inserted as a single fixture. I even did a second round, converting the separate symbols to a multicircuit before making them one symbol, and came up with the same results. Josh, I again ensured that there was no excess geometry. What are your steps for converting the individual symbols to a multicircuit, are they the same as Steve's? And Kevin, I guess I could ask if the process Steve and Josh use is only possible in 2014, as I still have 2013. I have double and triple checked that there is no excess geometry. I thank all of you for the advice and ideas. I'm hoping that this does end up being some stilly mistake on my part. I have attached a file with my process and to show the results I am getting.

Hi Steve, I appreciate the response! However, when I do as you say (creating a symbol and then using the Instrument Insertion Tool) the fixture created is treated as only one light, instead of three different parts (aka with only one channel, dimmer, unit number instead of three). Also, since it is an instrument instead of an object, the normal Edit command brings up the instrument data instead of the symbol editor, so accessing the three compnents themselves is much more difficult.

Hi all, Back again with another situation I have been trying to solve all day. I am trying to create a custom multicircuit light (like a cyc light or similar array) that is available to use from the Resource Browser like those in the default Vectorworks libraries. So far, my process is: Create three separate polygons (left end, center, right end) that will be the left, middle, and right parts of the cyc light, respectively. Individually convert these polygons into separate symbols. These symbols, again one each for the left, center, and right sections, are then available in the Resource Browser. Edit the symbols in the Resource Browser to include the Light Info Record, making them each their own respective instrument. Place one each of those symbols (or more of the center section if creating a longer array) and arrange them as they would appear in the final product. From here, I hit a very persistant wall. Using the Spotlight>Object Conversion>Convert to MultiCircuit command does appear to create the desired object; however, it does not make the instrument available in the Resource Browser. To create another, I have to duplicate the light for each instance. Using Modify>Create Symbol command does make the "instrument" available in the Resource Browser; however, it loses all qualities of being an instrument and is placed as a regular object. I have to edit the 2D component in order to access the individual sections. Furthermore, editing the newly-made symbol (of all of the sections together) and adding a Light Info Record makes VW treat it as a singular light, and I lose all access to the individual sections. Again, my end goal is to create a MultiCircuit instrument that behaves like those in the Vectorworks libraries (See the Altman>Cyc Lights>GC-12 as an example). Any advice or strategy would be greatly appreciated. I am using Vectorworks 2013 SP3 and Lightwright 5.0.25.

Hi all, I am attempting to get Lightwright to recognize that the instruments in my Vectorworks have accessories attached to them. I have poured through the forums and have found similar situations, but none of those solutions have worked thus far. In LW, I have checked under Setup>Vocabulary that the "Separate accessories with:" field is filled in with a "+" and nothing else. I am using custom VW accessories, but I have attached the Light Info Record and listed the Device Type as "Accessory". The custom objects use the Accessory Insertion Tool by default when I insert them and the insertion tool functions normally, allowing me to select a position, rotation, and instrument to associate the accessory with. The standard accessories (such as ColorRam scrollers from the Vectorworks libraries) act no differently, appearing to successfully insert but not appearing on LW documentation. Since I am working on a file initially imported from an AutoCAD .dwg, I tried creating a new set of documents: a blank VW drawing, a new LW file, and using all standard symbols from Vectorworks libraries. I was still unable to have LW recognize the instruments. Any other tips or options (or questions) that might help would be greatly appreciated. For the record, I am using Vectorworks 2013 SP3 and Lightwright 5.0.25.