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klinzey

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  1. 2 hours ago, MattSpotlight said:

    Thanks Kevin. If that's the case, why does it show up when I have a singe instance of the chair when I'm looking in plan view?

    When it's just placed as a simple symbol there is no 2D component so top 3D view shows in 2D.
    The seating layout adds 2D elements automatically so the 3D will be hidden.

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  2. I have never tried with that many fixtures in either Vectorworks or Lightwright.
    We regularly test with about 5k fixtures.
    15k is a lot of data if you use the default settings, You can try only exchanging the necessary fields with Lightwright and see if that improves performance.
    By default 15k fixtures is over 300k entries being exchanged between Vectorworks and Lightwright.
    I can see some potential problems if you get close to 65k fixtures.

  3. Yes, Not much has changed about VectorScript. Most information from prior versions still applies to Vectorworks 2024.
    The most current function reference is available on developer.vectorworks.net including a list of functions that are obsolete or deprecated.

    If you haven't invested in Vectorscript development yet you may also want to consider developing in python.
    The available functions supplied by Vectorworks in the same for Vectorscript and python but there is a larger external library available for python that you can use and more training materials available for python if you are just getting started.
    Training and reference materials for pascal, which is the basis for Vectorscript, are a lot harder to find these days.

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  4. With the Roll Angle and Hanging Angle both set to 0 the Hanging Position should be laying flat on the ground, not vertical. Schematic Views uses this as a basis to understand what the top view looks like.
    When you set the Roll Angle or Hanging Angle to 90 then your structure should be vertical.

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  5. The new classes are being created by the symbol.
    If you select the symbol in the Resource Browser and edit the 2D and 3D component of the symbol you can reassign the geometry to any class you would like.
    You would need to edit each symbol in your resource file to modify the classing.

    There are some additional methods to assign the lighting device to a class automatically available in Spotlight Preferences.

  6. Vectorworks does not "Map" GDTF fixtures to Vectorworks fixtures, we use the actual GDTF file that are part of the MVR.
    I think both Capture and Depense3 substitute the GDTF fixture for their custom fixture and export a GDTF fixture that is a "place holder" and not a complete GDTF file.
    Since there is no Vectorworks symbol selected for the lighting device make sure the "Use GDTF Geometry" option is set in the OIP for each lighting device.
    Try opening one of the GDTF files exported by Capture in the GDTF Fixture builder to make sure they are complete GDTF files that include fixture geometry.

    You can also try downloading the relevant GDTF files from the GDTF share, importing them into Vectorworks and assigning them to the fixture.
     

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  7. Containers do not automatically resize. If you want larger containers or different shape containers, draw the shape you want for the container and create a symbol from the shape.
    Place the symbol in the containers folder and the shape will be available for you to select when you use the label legend manager.

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  8. Do you mean fingerprinted or watermarked?

    Resource files supplied by Vectorworks are fingerprinted for a specific product; the individual resources in the file are not.
    Using a resource from a fingerprinted file will not fingerprint a new file.

    For a watermarked file ALL resources in the file are watermarked and using any of those resources in another file will watermark the new file and all the resources in the new file.

  9. Convert to Truss is designed to take an existing Vectorworks symbol and the necessary data and structural information so it can be used by the truss tool.
    If you convert your geometry to a Vectorworks symbol and then you can use the Convert to Truss command to add the specialized truss data.

  10. Also, those look like nested symbols consisting of a table symbol and multiple chair symbols contained in one symbol.
    I don't think the replace symbol command will replace symbols inside of other symbols.

  11. Right now this is not possible because data can not be saved to a referenced layer/file.
    The 2 objects need to read and write data to and from each other in order to maintain a connection and allow structural calculations.

  12. The Hoist works just like most other Vectorworks object.
    You can set the defaults for a document in the tool and then save it to a template file.

     

    Activate the hoist tool and then click on the preferences button (wrench and pencil) in the mode bar.

    A dialog similar to the OIP will open.
    Click the Classes button and set your default values here.
    Click OK to exit the classes dialog.
    You can set any other you would like while you are here.
    Click OK to exit the preference dialog.

    Now when you place a hoist it will use these settings by default.
     

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  13. The Graphic Legend only looks at the symbol and not directly at the Lighting Device.
    Accessories are a special group inside of the lighting device, the Graphic Legend is seeing the stock symbol and the nested accessory symbol in the stock symbol.

    For counting Lighting Devices and Accessories we recommend using the Equipment Summary Key.
     

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