Scott C. Parker

@JustinVH I think this is the one you're thinking of.

@ldeikis Data cables? Are you trying to connect two cables to devices, power and data? When the cable tools were rebuilt to support 3D and Braceworks calculations and add power calculations, Vectorworks's first round dealt with power. Sadly, data was left for the future. The cables enter connection info for power circuit connections but not the data cable connections into the OIP of devices with both fields. You have the option to restore the old version via the Workspace Editor. They're listed in the folder tree shown in this screenshot. If I were still doing shows and didn't need the 3D/power functions offered by our current tools, I would use the expanded functionality of @Sam Jones's version of the old cable tools offered in Autoplot. As the current Spotlight Product Planner here at VW HQ, I can say the cable tools are in active development to bring back all the power of the old tools and then some. I've been a thorn in some sides about this. 😇 Sam's reports are amazing. If I do not understand the issue and it's not about data being separate, please share a file so we can take a look.

The new tools lack some of the old reporting abilities. We're working on it. Here's a file with worksheets I use while testing internal cable tool files. Let me know how they work for you and what other info is needed. Yes, I know we need more and I have a list. Always looking for input. Thanks, ScottCableDistroWorksheetsSCP.vwx

I'm doing some research, but it's unlikely going to be something we can do at the moment. The issue is that the speaker tool places a parametric object that represents the speaker symbol. The cable tool doesn't look inside parametric objects yet. I started going down a rabbit hole of grouping a speaker version of your symbol with a distributor version, and then making a grouped symbol. This had some success but became wonky if I tried to move things around. Cable tool improvements are actively being worked on and making connections to plug-in objects is a high priority. I'll keep you posted.

You can edit the symbol and it should update all the copies. You might need to exchange them though. It's the same process as I showed in the video when I edited the top bar.

We likely want a copy of this file. Having files we know will crash when repeating the same steps is gold for the programmers. Can you share?

Can you share a file?

Hi Ryan, You've found a bug. The file looks like it was originally from an older version of VW. I'm not sure if that's the issue. But it should still work, no doubt. I tend to use an actual symbol instead of the label legend, which is currently working. Here's a video. Best, Scott TypSymbol.mp4

PS, your label legend doesn't have any field checked to be used. You'll need that to see info on the plot.

Change the Universe from the letter B to a number. For the math to work, you need to use a number.

Ah, you want to change the DMX footprint to 10 slots per unit? Simply change the number to 10.

Spotlight Numbering.mp4 I saw your issue pop up when I had the universe set with a limit. Without a limit, it worked for me. Here's a video showing manual and circular numbering.

And confirming, after you click OK, you're clicking on each lighting unit and double clicking on the last light???

Please post a sample file so I can look at it.

Do you mean to use both the DMX footprint and put an additional 10 DMX channel buffer between the units? How many DMX channels does the unit have?

Hello Michael, Yes, there was a change, and classes were not included in the filtering system. I apologize for this oversight, and it's on my list for the future. To use the current tool, I suggest using layers or hanging positions to filter by. You could make each movie set into a hanging position and quickly add a mini-position summary for each. I think you'll find it robust once you get used to it. Update four, which has some additional improvements, should be released soon. As time is likely of the essence, you could add the old version back to your workspace via the edit workspace tool, and you'll find the instrument summary in the list of legacy tools. I'm happy to chat if you need some help. Thanks, Scott

To add the image, you'll need to add an image column. The symbol images shown in the video isn't actually part of the create worksheet process. It's a good idea and I'll add it to our list of enhancement requests. Here's a video on how to add the image column. Thanks, Scott 2024-03-12_13-15-22.mp4

Would you please post a sample file?

Can you copy a light and the legend into a file and post it here for us to look at?

Hold down the Alt key to jump out of the path at any point before the end. Click outside the path to set the exit point and then connect to the object you're connecting to. It's not automatic yet.

Hi Luke, The issue is the symbol. For some reason, it was built vertically instead of horizontally. While I don't know when Global Truss might make an updated symbol, here's a video showing how to make the changes needed for this top bar. I've also attached the file in which I made the changes. You'll need to do the edits to the other symbols as well. EditUTormBartoHorizontal.mp4 U-Torm Test.vwx

Correct, worksheets are not live. This is a performance issue. Imagine having a boatload of worksheets and all of them having to be updated when anything in the drawing changes.

In the Count column, click the little box in the worksheet cell in row 3, then check the Sum Values box. Uncheck the Summarize Items in the same column.

Yes. Let me know if it works for you.

The fastest workaround I use for this is to do a column of numbers in Excel and then copy/paste into the VW worksheet. Shifting numbering in VW is a good idea, and I'm adding it to my list.