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@Vlado I am grateful for this thread, and what you've shared. I'm unable to get the 2025 sample files to compile in Xcode. Here are the errors: Is this a configuration issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! -Trevor Gooch

@Nikolay Zhelyazkov - that works as a workaround for me today. I can't believe that it never occured to me to do that! It buys me some time before the VS support comes around.

I reasonably, but incorrectly assumed that worksheet functions were a related, if indirect subset of vs functions on the whole. Do the two have distinctly different origins or development path? Can they better relate?

Sam, that’s exactly it: if the data can be accessed with worksheet functions (in a sheet or data tag or data manager), we should be able to predictably access the same data… similarly the worksheet “length” function. Also, Sam, you were right and I was wrong. 😉

Hi! I'm feeling lost and rusty: is there a vectorscript equivalent to the worksheet function "ObjectData"? or is that data accessed in specific ways based on the object type? Specifically, I'm trying to write a script that can list out the individual sections and parts of cable data. The worksheet functions look like: =OBJECTDATA('cable break', 'name', 1) =OBJECTDATA('cable section', 'parts ordered', '3') Any pointers are appreciated! Thanks, Trevor

Thanks, Jesse - indeed the information is all there! I forgot all about those videos. After a few videos, I found what I needed, and have successfully made an 8way 50A->Soca7 motor distro, that works with cable tools. Huzzah! Have ya'll begun to make hoist specific cable reports or distributor objects? If there are elements existing, it would be great to build on the work of others. Having said that, I am happy "growing my own" to create things that are useful for me. Thanks again.

@Scott C. Parker As I have begun playing with the updates to the cable and schematic power tools in 2025, I has dawned on me that it only makes sense to manage motor cable and distro in the same ways. To that end: Are there any existing motor pd's built out as resources that have soca 7 connectors? How do we create a custom connector, with the phasing/wiring information that it should have to "wire" the distro correctly? I'm looking at the Hubble 50a 3ph connector for distro power. I have started making a couple motor pd's for use with the cable tools - any guidance or resources would be appreciated! -TG

That totally works for me for now. A true1 twofer called "True1 Pass Thru" with slack adjustments seems like a solution. I'll let you know how it works out!

@Scott C. Parker TLDR: where is the breakout output length set? IE - 6ft breakout, or staggered? Context: I'm trying to make a virtual twofer to track power loads thru pass thru. I can name the twofer such that I can not count it in my eq lists - I want to make sure that I'm correctly accounting for cable needed.

@Pat Stanford @Jesse Cogswell - Thanks so much for replying! Jesse, this is very very helpful, and is exactly what I asked for! Also, way more that a point in the right direction! I have broader aspirations for this, and will either share the results, or politely ask for more guidance. Thanks again! -TG

Hi! I would like to make a script that creates a new “red” plug in symbol ufrom the selected plug in object. My hope is to automate and collect some of the non-styled plug in objects (light lighting devices) at the end of a show, to re-use in the future. I can find an examples and commands for symbols, but I’m struggling to get started with plug in objects. If I can get a nudge in the right direction, it would be a huge help.

I really appreciate the “like a view perspective”. It helps it make sense. I don’t think it’s worth the effort to me this month to dig deeper- it’s most important to be nimble. Thanks, Josh!

Hello, my very clever friends! TLDR: Is there a way for the clip cube to inform the result of the criteria "is visible"? I have specifically tested it in the context of a worksheet database criteria, though not yet in a script. Backstory: I have a worksheet that is populated by the criteria "is visible" to give me a quick report of the current on screen elements in table form. (I have a script to recalculate active worksheet that's triggered by my stream deck) I often click on a row and "select item" -> fit to obj -> select similar -> clip cube ->... ??? -> profit wildly -> recalculate active worksheet to see what's around the elements I'm investigating. Anyway - I *think* I'd like to be able to use the clip cube as part of a worksheet criteria. Have a great day.

@michaelk "I have a bunch of old worksheets" Probably shortly after I found all of your posts about worksheets, and scripts to improve formatting, I started adding three columns in almost every worksheet: Symbol/type, layer, and class. Always in a kinda grey as a house keeping note. "=FIRSTNONEMPTY(SYMBOLNAME, OBJECTTYPENAME)" for the symbol list - all in a way to reveal where we went wrong! Thanks for the script! This will save some time for sure!

@michaelk- I will never stop loving posts about these scripts- and sharing this gospel far and wide. This and fast flats. And cabby. And…. Thanks for your contributions!