Martin

Try downloading a HP DesignJet Postscript printer driver. Install it as if you actually had the printer. Use that printer driver to set up your page. Use the print command and check the 'print to file' box. I believe that the file created is a .plt file. If not, it is probably something that a local blueprinting can handle. If not, try printing to a .pdf and sending that to them.

I'm using Spotlight 10.1.2 And this has never worked using the replace instrument command under the Spotlight Menu. I siimply thought it was just a bad feature in the program. Kevin, Any thoughts?

Also check out custom visibility. You can make everything else go invisible except for the user defined parameters. These can also be made into commands that can be put onto a palatte on your dektop.

Definitely agree with the purge empty folders idea. That would make my life soooo pleasant.

Please, please, please work on better navigation in the resource browser. I would love to able to actually navigate in the resource browser in some way where I'm not constantly forced to go back to the 'top level.' When was this 'top level' thing implemented anyway. It must have been from v9 to v10. I suggest a move back to the way it has been done in v.8 and lower.

Is there a way that I can keep the attributes, such as channel number and color, when I use spotlight to replace one fixture for another. When I update my paperwork, I will occasionally need to swap out symbols. All of the information from the previous fixture should definitely swap over as well. The only way I have found to do this is to actually type in the replacement symbol name into the OI pane.

While you folks are back on the topic. When I put accessories onto fixtures, I would assume that the attributes of the instrument would be applied to it's accessory. I have been doing it manually afterwords. Very unfriendly I must say. [ 08-20-2003, 04:18 PM: Message edited by: Martin ]

This also happens if you cahnge the name of the symbol after it has been placed on the drawing. I also use the find/replace tool to get the symbols back

I've got the exact opposite problem. I have also imported my label legends. The text is immovable. I don't have the ability to drag the text around at all. I have done one thing that might be the cause. I have done a purge of everything in the document. Maybe I inadvertantly deleted something? Windows 2000 - VW 10.1.2 Spotlight

Thanks JT, Well I tried that and it didn't change the fact that I cannot manually move any of the lighting fixture attributes that are part of the label legend. It's funny, this function worked just fine about two weeks ago.

Hello, Can anyone give me a tip on how to make multiple lines in the OI box. A majority of the time, my color information is quite long. Our designers have been known to use three or four separate colors. I have been using a second field to solve this, but it then causes me to go back and tweak every unit. Thanks Martin

Kevin, Are we doing something wrong? I wonder if I am missing a step on making multi-circuit units move as one and/or stick together once converted. Thaks, martin

This is not working for me either. I am using 10.1.2 PC. I have resorted to grouping my far cycs and moving them that way. I have also had to individually number them. Unless... the unit actually becomes a different symbol and is simply not swapping after the command has been initiated

Bruce, Can you answer this? When you convert to a multicicuit, do the three or four individual elements turn into one lighting device or do they remain separate lighting device?

quote: Originally posted by Martin: Kevin, That's not the case then, because I am the one e-mailing the document. Would the rectangles appear if the other user were not in VW10?

Kevin, That's not the case then, because I am the one e-mailing the document. Would the rectangles appear if the other user were not in VW10?

Aren't the symbols integral to the document?

I've also had these problems as well as the fact that I can't make a PDF bigger than 11"x17" page. I could do this with version 9.

So I have these fabulous drawings in Spotlight that look great and so on. When someone opens these drawings in a basic version of Vectorworks 10, I get these ugly boxes around the lights and a lot of grousing about how they cannot read the drawings. Is there some way to export a drawing to a non Spotlight version that will look fine without any modifications. I will probably have to stop using Spotlight altogether if there isn't a workaround. I don't want to do that. Maybe a Vectorscript? Thanks. [ 07-09-2003, 03:58 PM: Message edited by: Martin ]

Ask the person supplying the ACAD drawings to eliminate all external xref's, or bind them, as Jim mentioned.

Can anyone help me get the different palattes to anchor on the same line? The spotlight palatte doesn't weant to live on the same line as the 2D Tools palatte. I want one box wide or deep. Am working with VW 10.1 for windows. [ 06-16-2003, 01:55 PM: Message edited by: Martin ]

Thanks Katie, Whom should I contact if this problem persists outside of inadvertantly hitting the escape key, if that happens? Martin

That's very possible. It happened again today. Well actually, it's been happening alot since I upgraded. Why? Will that freeze all of the menu commands? ...and cause me to force quit? You've got me curious

Hi Folks. Well I've gone and upgraded to 10.1.2 Spotlight. While trying to define each position in my lighting grid, I have continuously lost control of ALL commands and have been forced to quit. It's not quite a freeze as much as it is a loss of input. I can pull down the menus but cannot select anything at all. (Even to quit -or- save) The program is not responding to keyboard commands either. Extremely annoying! Any tips? Martin [ 05-30-2003, 11:14 AM: Message edited by: Martin ]

The restore view checkbox is not responding when I switch sheets. I would like to retain the view I last used prior to switching. If I remember correctly, this worked in previous versions. I am using VW 9.5.2 on a MacG3 with OSX 10.2