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Content updates are only available for the currently shipping version to subscription and service select customers.
All customers that have service select or a subscription have access to Vectorworks 2026 and can export content back to prior versions if needed.-
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Customization of the Lighting Device OIP is done in the Spotlight Preferences dialog in the Lighting Device Parameters pane.
Parameters in the OIP may have the same name but the worksheet name shown in the dialog must be unique.
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The large one is a group made up of hybrid symbols. The smaller one is group of groups containing only 3D geometry.
Also the instructions from Justin on how to create truss are designed to be used with the truss plugin object. The truss object is designed to deal with truss symbols that contain both 2D and 3D geometry so it can be rotated unlike a simple symbol.-
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No, the origin of the light is always x=0, y=0, z. You only have control of the z location of the of the emitter in the lighting device symbol.
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For a Vectorworks lighting device the origin of the light is always at x=0, Y=0, Z based on the location of the 3D locus in the lighting device symbol.
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The plug-in itself needs to be signed by the developer. The old plug-in is not signed.
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What is your first universe?
"Unlimited" is 255 universes.
Vision always starts a universe 1 and and goes to universe 255.
Have you verified that your console is outputting more that 16 universes?
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CreateResourcePopup() uses a resource list so you need to use ResList_GetSel().
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Can you post the Vectorworks, MVR and MA3 files?
New devices will be created if the GUIDs for for the MVR and the Vectorworks do not match.
Somewhere along the process the IDs are being changed or not saved properly. We need to look at all the files involved along the way to see where the ID is changing.-
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@LiteDoctor I spoke with our support team and content developers. They are investigating the issue and working a a fix.
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Yes, we do it all the time and it does not require the VizKey.
You want to select the machine's IP address an NOT the loop-back adapter in the MA3.
Vectorworks listens and broadcasts on all open network interfaces.
I usually start the session on the MA3 and create the group there.
In Vectorworks I can then select the group from the list to make the connection.
If you create the group in Vectorworks you have to remember to correctly type the group name in the MA3.
Setting it up and using the xchange in MA requires a few more manual steps.
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Neutrik only allows the use of the powerCON®, powerCON® TRUE1, etc. on devices that use the official Neutrik connector.
Since not all devices use the official Neutrik connector we have to use generic names.
The generic name for the powerCON® TRUE1 is Power Twist CBC. CBC stands for "connector with breaking capacity" which is what makes the powerCON® TRUE1 unique.
If you add the connector I recommend you also that is is connectable with the Power Twist CBC.-
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Vision does not see "Channels" shown are only there for user convenience.
Vision is only going to see DMX data.
What DMX addresses are being controlled by those channels?
If you are trying to do something specific we need to know what mode you are using in Vision and look at the specific attribute/DMX address you are trying to control. -
The L-Acoustics Export Plug-in for Vectorworks 2026 was released last week and is available in the Install Partner Products... command.
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What happens when you try to use the text tool?
Are there any error messages?
Does the text tool activate?
Does it activate then de-activate when you move over the drawing window? -
Try printing the PDF from Adobe and make sure "Fit to Page" is turned off.
The most common problem is that the printing software automatically scales the page down because it sees the page margins in the PDF as part of the page size. -
Entertainment > Spotlight Settings > Spotlight Preferences... > Parameters (Pane)
Set Settings: <Spotlight>
That will set the OIP back to the default parameters.-
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If you have customized the OIP of the lighting device in the Spotlight Preferences, try reverting to the default Spotlight settings.
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Braceworks does not support calculations of mid-span connections.
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Just to add more details about the slow selection.
This issue is specifically with selecting lighting devices when the file contains GDTF resources.
If your file doe not contain GDTF resources you should not be experiencing slowdowns when selecting the lighting device. -
I get the same positioning of the truss and the stage in Vectorworks 2026 SP2 and MA3 2.3.2.0.
We will investigate why only 1 light from the MVR is being imported into Vectorworks.
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Which specific action are you preforming when you see the question?
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.vs and .px files are include files Vectorscript. This is the Vectorscript forum, so the answers are Vectorscript specific.
Python uses .py files for includes. I don't remember offhand if there is a way for python to specify which files should be encrypted and which one should not.
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@SamIWas Using the Caps Lock-Shift-whatever keys should copy all the code into the .vso/.vst file then encrypt and obfuscate if your code is directly in the plug-in.
If you are using include files, files with the .vs extension will NOT be encrypted/obfuscated and appear in plain text if you open the .vso/.vst file with a text editor. Include files with the .px extension will be encrypted/obfuscated.
The batch encryption plug-in is usefully when you need to process a bunch of plugins but it follows the same rules as the manual process.-
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Attach GDTF File to Symbol
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@Snacks The majority of the feature you are asking for already exist in Vectorworks.
In the light info record each symbol has a GDTF Type ID. This links the symbol directly to the GDTF file available in the GDTF Share.
The GDTF Type ID is displayed in the GDTF Fixture Builder and uniquely identifies the fixture.
In the record you can also specify the GDTF Fixture mode based on the order of the modes in the GDTF file.
When we create a symbol we fill out this information in the light info record.
When we added this information to the record a few years ago we updated the information based on the items that were available in the GDTF share.
When we update a library, we check the symbols in the library to see if new GDTF files were added foe our existing symbols.
For symbols that contain this information GDTF files can be automatically downloaded and associated with the fixture when exporting the MVR or by using the Update GDTF Files... command.
We download all the GDTF files directly from the GDTF share so we always get the latest version. We do not create or maintain the GDTF files so we do not ship them as Vectorworks resources.
You also have access to the GDTF share directly from Vectorworks via the Open GDTF Share Connection... command. This will allow you to browse the GDTF share and download GDTF files directly into Vectorworks.
Often GDTF files do not exist for the Vectorworks symbol or the GDTF file is created after the Vectorworks symbol has been released.