[Truss cross - Turn off automatic creation]

not currently, but you can use the automatic classing to hide them.
the auto classing is in the loads and rigging section of the Spotlight docuemtn preferences

[Power Planning]

@Stefan B.
The dev team are working to make this sort of cable part reporting possible through the equipment list feature but its not quite there yet.
The only way I've found to do this currently is to use the 'used parts summed' criteria from the cable object properties in a worksheet and then export it to excel.
I set up a excel book using power query that would automatically process any excel sheets dropped in a folder, spliting the columns by deliminator, collating the number of cables by type etc...
It takes a bit to set up but it only needs to be done once and then all you need to do each time is update the workbook when a new worksheet is exported from Spotlight.

[Anyone else lose the ability to set Lighting Device Brightness (%) above 100% in Spotlight 2024?]

@ilijahmora
You can still turn on the use emitter option and increase the brightness value of the light in the light information tab of the lighting device dialogue (select the light and use the edit button in the OIP).

[Lighting Wiring]

If you have ConnectCAD check out the Cable sheet feature, it can produce this sort of cable plan.
As @Scott C. Parker says it isn't really designed for architectral/domestic power wiring but it can be easily adapted to do so since cabling sheets and riser diagrams are intended to be used to communicate with onsite electrical contratcors which means it has to use their standards.

 

[Prolyte H30V and H30D]

Its not been removed but I did have to reset my resource manager cache after updating, to get it back.

Your resource manager cache can be found in
C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Nemetschek

[Moving Truss Objects without affecting Fixtures]

At the moment the manage loads tool is the official solution but the detach workflow needs to be improved and is on our internal enhancment priority list.

@markdd's workflow is a good workaround, just make sure to turn off the autopositioning check boxes in the Spotlight preferences so the the load objects  do not automatically reconnect to the trusses until you want them to.


 

[Hybrid Cables in for cable planning]

You could if you wish to but personally I'd only fill in the pins used for truecon part, as only the power calculation makes use of the pin description/configuration, and you can always update the connector later if it becomes necessary.

 

[Hybrid Cables in for cable planning]

The easiest way would be to edit the compatible with parameter of the connector definitions in the cable connector xml. This way you could set the truecon to be able to use both the standard truecon and the custom connector.
 

[Hybrid Cables in for cable planning]

Although the cable tools arn't really set up for this you can do it.
First step is to create a custom connector to represent the combined cable

Once you have the connector you can configure your lights to use it and create custom cable parts for your library.

The cable tools learning path on the Vectorworks University covers all the steps in dedicated videos.
 

[Invalid Truss Symbol]

What truss type are you using and what version of Spotlight?

This error normally displays when the truss object definition has lost its length data.
use the right click context menu command 'Customise Truss Symbol Data' to access the truss properties and check the Length field. Correct it as needed.

A second option is to update the truss symbol defnintion in the file resources by importing the standard Spotlight library version of the truss into the file and choose 'replace symbol defnition in current document' whent he resource name conflict dialogue displays. this should reset the truss object.

[How to Up-Scale the Label Legend in a Viewport?]

Another way to approach this is to use data tags for the viewport where you need the larger scale,
The tags will only be present in the viewport annotations and won't affect the label legend scale in another viewpüort or in design layers.

[Export MVR - Export as 3DS does not export geometry]

Its odd that the export works when set to mm but not m, the export process converts all dimensions to mm.

I'll get a bug report opened and bring it to the dev teams attention

[Export MVR - Export as 3DS does not export geometry]

@ReMatsu
Can you DM me the VWX file and the MVR created in 2024?
Also are you on a windows or apple computer?

["Caching Graphics" slow down - it's miserable]

Viewport., VGM and Site model caching can be turned off in the dcoument settings and the VectorCaching toggle can be found in the Vectorworks preferences.
 

[Papperwork of totems]

This webinar by @markdd does a brilliant job of explaining the workflow to use schematic views for custom positions
 

 

[Schematic View doing nothing at all for me...]

Here's an excellent webinar from @markdd about how to use schematic views effectively
 

 

[Cabling for rigging]

@AStein
Change the consumer components in the distro for output components and add the consumers into the hoist symbol.
What connector did you add to the cable connector xml?
As I don't have it at my end it seems to have defaulted back to camlock connectors for all the components

[Drop pipes snap truss]

At the moment the only 2 options that I'm aware of are to

• insert a point load (combined drop pipe and lamp weight) for calculation puposes
• add the drop pipe to the light as a lighting device accessory. You'll need to set the drop pipe symbol up correctly as lighting device accessory andset it as a base acessory (same as a clamp)

["Vectorworks 2023" is damaged and can't be opened.]

@Alan.AHA
what are your system specs and operating system version?

[Cabling for rigging]

@AStein
For the cables to be able to document what hoist they are connected with you need to add a consumer electrical component. once this is done the cable will display in its 'End' field the name of the connected hoist.
 

[Default Text Style for Bridles]

The easiest way is to set a class text style for the class that you insert the bridle object into. That way it will be drawn with the correct text style at creation.
A second option is to use the text style dropdown in the bridle object properties after creation to change it (group select all the bridles together)

[Power Planning]

@RMDiekmann
Thank you for bringing this to my attention I've tested it and you're correct only the single connection mode of the cable tool is correctly connecting the cables. All three other modes are drawing the cables but not connecting them correctly at the start or end.
The other options for drawing cables are still working correctly (patch by command and using the dropdowns)
I've opened a bug report

[Power Planning]

@Stefan B.
It should be fixed in update 2 that is just about to be released, along with a number of other cablle related issues

 

[Distance between two symbols within the data manager?]

@AStein
This is some really useful feedback, I'll make sure that it gets to the right people.
We are actively looking into how to address many of the these workflow related issues.
Some like the hanging position obscuring the trusses inside are much harder to address than others and will need time to carefully plan.
But the more info and feedback you and others can povide identifying specific pain points and problems the easier for our developers to understand what needs to be addressed and what our priorities need to be.

 

[Data Tags on Schematic view]

did you apply the tag to the original light on the design layer or in the schematic view?

Tags will maintain the original orientation based on the view they are first inserted in,

so create the tag from the lighting device, then delete it in the design layer and reapply it using the data tag tool on the schematic light.