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I opened the file and I only see 4 walls and the floor (stage)

The only other thing I see if the page boundary with the two educational watermark lines of text.

[Lighting Instruments do not accept color changes?]

The reason for not combining them is now obvious in 2013, I just could not say anything when this was posted.

You now have the ability to set the color of the geometry of the lighting device in 2013 by using the attributes palette. The color of the rendered light produced by the lighting device needs to be controlled separately.

[Vectorscript for Spotlight preferences]

There is not preference number, the information is contained in a hidden record.

"__NNA_SL_Pref_Record"

You may need to set the following fields:

'ModifyColor' {bool}

'UseDeviceColor' {bool}

'ChangeFill' {bool}

'ChangePen' {bool}

If you change the settings you will either need to reset all the lighting devices or at a minimum call LDevice_ClearCache() depending on which settings are changed.

[Label Legend only allowing one Bold Channel]

Only other thought would be a font mapping issue. Try looking at your font mapping in 2013 and 2012 and see if they match.

Also try switching the font to something generic. I've seen random problems with custom fonts.

I wasn't able to reproduce the problem on my machine between 2012 and 2013.

You can contact tech support if your problems continue. If you can make a simple reproduce-able example of the problem submit a bug via bug submit.

[reducing a symbol]

The best you can do is delete what's not needed and use compose, combine and add to join elements together. It's often easier to trace over the geometry and create a new shape.

[Vertical focus point]

You can not rotate a hybrid object. The focus point is just a point in space, the light is focused at the insertion point of the object regardless of the shape. The shape is there just so you can select and move the focus point.

If you want a vertical focus point representation select one of the vertical focus point shapes or create a custom one.

[Vertical focus point]

The focus point accepts a height so simply place it at the correct Z height. You can choose one of the standard shapes or a custom shape that draws the focus point vertically.

The wire frame beam shown by "Draw Beam" will only be vertical when the lighting device and the focus point are very close to the same Z height. The rendered light will interact with the wall and floor more accurately.

[Focus Point Shape]

Henry,

To add items to the list you just need to create a file with your custom symbols then place the file in your Vectorworks user folder ..\Libraries\Defaults\Focus Points\

Restart Vectorworks and you should now see your custom symbol shape names as choices.

[Finding my Basic Tools palette]

Try clearing out your user folder.

C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Nemetschek\Vectorworks\2013\

[Label Legend configuration]

You have to edit them one by one just as you would edit a symbol.

You may want to post your text style question on the general board.

[Label Legend Manager gobo doesn't move]

Try recreating the Label legend from scratch. There were some bugs in 2012 and prior that could cause labels to have the same label number if you added and removed certain labels after initial creation.

[2d path object - Number of parameters limited?]

Actually the event constants were also posted on the community board.

Event Constants

[2d path object - Number of parameters limited?]

You have to be a list member to search the list, all the lists are considered "Private"

Once you subscribe to a list you can set the "No Mail" option if you don't want to receive emails form the list.

In the Online Mailing List Archives or Archive Search pick just the VECTORSCRIPT-L list.

Once you are logged in it should only show you the lists you are subscribed.

[2d path object - Number of parameters limited?]

If you are just using the symbol and simply need to move it use a control point.

One of the parameters available is a control point type. This will give the user a grip to move and you can access the x/y values and place the symbol at that location.

If the symbol only resides in the path then the user would have to manually enter the path group to move the symbol. Right click on the path object should give you the option to edit path or profile, the option should be available in the edit menu also.

As for the more extended properties check on the Vector Script mailing list there was a list of the constants posted there recently.

[SetName() on objects in a PIO]

All names in the document need to be unique. You should be able to name objects within a PIO but they have to be unique in the document including names of class, symbols, textures etc.

The simplest way to do this is use GetObject() or Name2Index() to make sure the name is not in use.

[2d path object - Number of parameters limited?]

That's where you need to make the object event enabled.

Check out this post:

Reshapable Path

[Snapping w/in Label Legends]

What are your document units? If you are using feet or meters it may be a rounding issue rather than a snapping issue.

In versions prior to 2013 there was a precision issue and the location of the labels was limited to 6(?) decimal places and with feet as the units the labels will sometimes jump when placed in the document.

[2d path object - Number of parameters limited?]

The number of fields for an object is virtually unlimited.

Is the object event enabled? Are you adding any custom Widgets during the Init event?

Are you modifying the visibility of the controls in the code?

You may also need to restart VW if you add parameters especially with an event enabled object.

[Snapping w/in Label Legends]

Having snaps on or off when you created the LL should not make a difference. Movement should be based on your current snap settings. Try turning off all the snaps not just the grid snaps. If I'm trying to align labels I will often enter values in the x and y fields of the OIP for each label.

[Editing a symbol, after it's converted into a light...]

You can manually edit the symbol and change the objects from layer plane to screen plane. The dialog just reminds you and automates the process.

In the resource browser right click on the symbol and click edit.

Edit the 3D. Select 2D objects and in the Object Info Palette change the plane form Pane: Symbol Definition to Plane: Screen.

Exit the symbol then regenerate the lighting device with the Refresh Instruments command.

[Invisible Fixtures and Focus Points]

You should be able to class and make the focus points invisible with out a problem.

For the lights you have to do something different because with the class off the light is no longer viable.

You should be able to change the Default Instrument Texture to Not Cast or Receive shadows. You will probably need to regenerate the instrument in order to update the texture.

The other option is to edit the 3D symbol and replace the geometry with a small cube.

[Tab key is not moving to the next field]

I think this is a new system preference in Mountain Lion on how the tab key behaves. The setting is in the keyboard settings, set the tab key to move between all controls.

[TAB key issues]

I think this is a new system preference in Mountain Lion on how the tab key behaves. The setting is in the keyboard settings, set the tab key to move between all controls.

[Event Planning, seats miscounting?]

Did you recalculate the worksheet after making adjustments to the seating layout? Under the little triangle in the top left corner of the worksheet there is a recalculate menu command.

[Custom Titleblocks]

The label needs to be ":iNote" Unlike the P_ and S_ the fields in the issue data are not user customizable.