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JustinVH

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  1. @markddI believe you have made a really informative video on this? I do not know where the link is at the moment though.
  2. Do you need it to function as a Spotlight lighting device or can it just function as a generic symbol? Knowing this answer can better determine if a solution exists.
  3. Take a look at the at the Astera AX1 in the Resource Manager. They are similar and may be a good starting point if you need to model them yourself.
  4. Anything that is prefixed Light Fixt is designed for Architect use and will be story aware. Anything prefixed Light Instr is designed for theatrical use and will not be story aware.
  5. That lift was inserted using the Stage Lift tool which is located in the Rigging tool set.
  6. The biggest issue with plumbing fixtures and a lot of architectural content is that those manufacturers don't want to work with Vectorworks because the other CAD softwares have larger market shares and are able to use DWG and Revit formats right out of the box. Those companies don't want to devote the resources to working with Vectorworks even though the CAD Content Team would be doing the clean up for them. Emails and phone calls are left unanswered or simply stated not interested. On the other hand, Entertainment companies are beating down the door to get added are willing to do the work for us or provide whatever we need to make the process as seamless as possible, this is also starting to be true for Landmark products as well which is why there are more of those symbols being added. We ask the user to hound the companies to work with Vectorworks so we can include their products as we feel that if many users complain there is a better chance of it happening.
  7. Your request has been entered into the internal tracking system that is used in CAD Content Development. The issue number is CD-4780 and if you reach out to tech support and provide the tracking number they can give any status updates that are available.
  8. Sorry, many people started Slacking me and I got disrupted. Here is a file with the T-Link set up to make a T-Corner. I ran a Braceworks calculation as well and it worked. The only tricky part is when you auto connect to the perpendicular portion you are hovering over empty space to find the auto-connect line but it can be found. I found it was easier to hover over the link itself or turn on the Insert Points class to find the loci. Christie Lites Type B T-Corner.vwx
  9. It can be done. You just have to set it up like a T-Corner. I made this exact symbol as a special request for a huge touring company several years ago. If I can find it I will attach it here, I think it took me less than five minutes to duplicate the existing symbol and set it up to be a T and it did work with Braceworks.
  10. It can be done. You just have to set it up like a T-Corner. I made this exact symbol as a special request for a huge touring company several years ago. If I can find it I will attach it here, I think it took me less than five minutes to duplicate the existing symbol and set it up to be a T and it did work with Braceworks.
  11. What are the pendant lights that you are using?
  12. One more note, there is a music stand in the Entertainment folder that is not story aware by default. It is located in Entertainment>Stage>_Generic>Musical Instruments.
  13. @echerneyThe music stand is set to story aware in the Symbol Options and that is why your height keeps changing. You can uncheck this option by right clicking on the symbol and editing the symbol options. I will log this in our internal tracking system and discuss with the team if this should really be story aware or not.
  14. @BRSebbeYou need to have the symbol downloaded into your document before you can access any of the symbol edit commands. It does not need to be inserted into your drawing, but it does need to be in the Resource Manager of your working document, not on the cloud.
  15. Those were made using NURBS to create the choked section and then simple NURBS lines with curves to go under the truss and connect at the top. The trick is to do each component at its own NURBS piece and then compose them together before doing the extrude along path command. For that particular example you show I had one choke section as a NURBS curve that wrapped all around the chord, I had a second curve that connected to the end of the wrap and then under the truss to the midpoint, and the third was a curve that connected to the top of the choke and met where the shackle connects but only to the midline. I then composed those three lines together into into 1/4 of the entire NURBS curve and then mirrored to get 4 total sections. After performing an extrude along path with each section I them combined with the Solid Addition command. If you would like I can send you the template file with the curves already made and then you just have to manipulate and compose to your desired look.
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