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klinzey

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  1. If you want the handles returned by criteria then look at ForEachObject();

    It takes criteria as one parameter and a Function/Procedure.

    The Function/Procedure used by FEO gets a single handle passed to the calling proc for each object matching the criteria. You can build you handle list inside of the proc.

    Kevin

  2. Windows 7 is not supported or even realy tested.

    You can send the file to tech support and they can take a look at the file. The only other thing to try is to back-up your user folder (XP it's C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Nemetschek\VectorWorks\2009)

    Then delete the original and give it a try again.

    If it works let me know and we will want to take a look at the old files and the new files.

    We have had reports of this fixing the problem on the Mac and for others the problem has just gone away.

    Kevin

  3. The file you sent just looks like it's using class attributes but it is not. The geometry inside of the symbol is colored blue and the lighting device just happens to have class attributes set to blue. If you change the class attributes the symbol does not change color.

    The lighting devices in the drawing that are rectangles using the class color are just rectangles because there in no symbol in the document for that lighting device.

    The only way to do this is create separate symbols in different colors or use use layer color and place the symbols on different layers.

    It;s on the wish list but for not the attributes of a symbol instance will always match the attributes of the symbol definition.

  4. Just use a "-"

    You would probably want to name your classes "Truss-Upstage" and "Truss-Downstage"

    To get the downstage truss as a sub menu of Truss, you would have to name the calss "Truss-downstage truss"

    The class name is exactly what you enter, the menu just displays it as a sub class.

  5. priman,

    You have to load the files into your favorites in order to see them in the resource browser.

    Click the little triangle at the top of the resource browser and select "Add New Favorites File..."

    Browse to your Vectorworks Application folder then into \Libraries\Objects-Entertainment\ and you will see all the files for Spotlight.

    Kevin

  6. You can't set the Z height of your instrument because the symbol is probably 2D only. You need to have a 3D component in order to set the Z height.

    The Lighting position only shows the text in 2D because the 2D text automatically supresses the 3D. Here again you need a 2D and a 3D object if you want to deal with position heights.

  7. The alt- fields are still text fileds they just have zeros prepended to the number.

    And if you cange the values they will not update the filed.

    You can also use =VALUE('Lighting Device'.'Channel') this will convert the text to a number and sort correctly but it will disable editing.

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