Joan67

Hi Jesse, I believe it wasn't purchased there but I will do nonetheless. Thanks for the suggestion. Just wanted to check if i was being stupid and left something obviously unticked.. Thanks, Joan

Hi Kevin, I have it selected to be assigned to the active class. I have uploaded the most boring video that Vimeo has ever seen to show my settings and issue: Thanks, J

Ah ok. Yes, I have tried to open a new file and attempted to insert instruments. It goes from a doted outlined symbol to nothing when dropped in. I have created hanging positions in case that was a new thing (like in the old WYSIWYG) All class and layers are visible. Class and Layers options are in Show/Snap/Modify others. I have imported some old projects done in VW2015 and all the instruments that were on the plan disappear. I can select them, there is definitely something there as edit handles appear, but they are invisible. I can't even select it and check the properties. I have VW2015 on an old computer, I exported the file from 2020 to 2015 and the instruments reappeared. I might just go back to the 2015. Haven't done much design work in the last few years and wanted to take this opportunity to get my head around on whats changed in VW. Thanks anyway! Joan

Thank you for getting back to me. Licensed products are Designer and Renderworks. Spotlight is not listed. That would make sense as my friend doesn't use Spotlight. As it appeared on the workspaces available and the spotlight menu showed up when selected, he thought it would work. I'll get the monthly license instead, only need it for a couple of weeks! Thanks anyway! Joan Edited for grammar.

Newbie here. This question may have been answered before but Im afraid I couldn't find it by doing a search I have borrowed a laptop with Vectorworks 2020 SP3 for a project. The owner doesn't use spotlight so no help there.. For some reason, I cannot insert lighting instruments. I select an instrument via the resource browser and I can see the doted instrument ready to be inserted but when I click on the document and click again after selecting the angle nothing appears. It's not invisible because I can't select it either. However, when I convert an object to an instrument via Spotlight/Object Conversion. I can select it, buts its invisible. I have made sure that it has 2d and 3d info. I have even tried to import old projects done on VW2015 which has instruments, all become invisible once imported... All classes and layers are visible and I have them in Show/snap/modify. Any help would be much appreciated. Joan.

This question may have been answered before but Im afraid I couldn't find it by doing a search I'm using Vectorworks 2020 . For some reason, all lighting instruments are invisible, It happens both by using the resource browser/inserting and if I convert an object to an instrument. I can select in, it just is invisible. I have made sure that it has 2d and 3d info. I have even tried to import old projects done on VW2015 which has instruments, bu there is nothing there... All classes and layers are visible and I have them in Show/snap/modify. Any help would be much appreciated. Joan.