[Event Seating]

There is only one text size for the Seat numbers and the seat area label.

[2d/3d Light Symbol to Instrument.]

First make sure you are in the Spotlight workspace. If the Light Info Record is attached to the symbol the instrument insertion tool will automatically activate if it is available in the current workspace. If the instrument insertion tool is not in the current workspace it can't be activated.

[trying to import a hatch, getting a message saying i can't]

Try locating and opening the file directly without using the resource browser.

Old files can be opened by Vectorworks. The Resource browser can only browse files saved in the current version.

[Curved Wall in 3D?]

Use the Round Wall tool?

If you want to use a simple extrude make sure after you compose into a single polyline that you give it a fill. If the object does not have a fill it will not render.

[Symbol rotate lock]

You can't lock the plan rotation without locking the entire placed object. Locking or modifying the symbol will have no effect.

If you are trying to make the 3D geometry remain in the same position as the 2D and not have independent tilt and pan you can edit the symbol and detach the "Parts" record from each part of the object.

[Accesories and MultiCircuit Units]

Take a look at 2012, all for these problems have been fixed and several enhancements have been added to the way multi-circuit instruments and accessories behave.

Kevin

[Focus Point Shape - Spotlight 2011]

The Octagon shape is created automatically and can not be edited.

Shapes should be drawn actual size, it does not matter what scale.

If you want a different size Octagon you can just draw one and add it to the file. If you want to use it as your default shape you can change the defaults in the preference dialog of the focus point insertion tool.

[Focus Point Shape - Spotlight 2011]

Joe,

You can add your custom focus point shape symbols to

...\\Libraries\Defaults\Focus Points\

You can either add your own file or add to the existing file.

Once you add the shapes you will need to restart Vectorworks in order for the list to update.

Kevin

[Saving my custom instruments to a library]

Robert,

It's not clear from your description where the problem is.

Is the problem that the symbols are inserting as symbols and not lighting devices?

If this is the problem you need too have the light info record attached to the symbol before Vectorworks will automatically recognize it. Take a look in the Vectorworks Help under "Instrument and Accessory Specifications" for details on how to properly attach the record.

If you are having problems making or using symbol libraries files you can take a look at the "Using Vectorworks Resources" in the Vectorworks Help.

Kevin

[Video Screen Image]

What is your current render mode?

You need to render in OpenGL or one of the Renderworks modes.

[Draw Beams lines invisible]

The beam color is determined by the "color" field of the lighting device. The only exception is when there is no color, then the beams are drawn in black or white depending on the background.

Since you are still using 2010 there may be a bug that is causing the problem. Try setting the color field to something like R99 or (1,1,1) and see if the beams draw.

["External" control point]

In order to hide the parameters during the preference event the object must be event enabled.

During the preference or setup event you can hide the control using:

PROCEDURE vsoWidgetSetVisible(widgetID : LONGINT; visible : BOOLEAN);

http://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php?title=VS:Parametric_Custom_Shape_Pane

[3D mouse from Connexion]

Make sure you are using the latest service pack for 2011.

[GOBO texture in rendering]

12.5 still uses the Gobo Projector.

There is no way to hide the polygon, it it what actually contains the texture. If you do anything to hide it, it will hide the texture and the Gobo will not render. It's the geometry that is actually casting the Gobo.

[Localization]

Any strings used in the code that need to be localized should be exposed as plug-in strings.

Localization must be done for each language. Typically this is done by the localizing distributor.

There is a tool available for localizing plug-ins available.

The tool is not pubically available, please send me a private message with your email address and contact information and I can make arrangements to provide you with the tool.

Kevin

[Label Legend Layout Symbol Appearing in Document]

You don't say what version you are using but from the looks of it probably an older version on the Mac.

First try inserting a different symbol and see what happens in a new document just to make sure the LL did not get inserted in the symbol.

The next step would be to try deleting your preferences folder.

Quit VW and delete:

HD > Users > (User's Home Folder) > Library > Application Support > Vectorworks > (Version Number)

[Return In Message()]

It may not work but it would be:

Message(Concat('Increment Dimmer: ',DimVal,CHR(13),'Increment Channel: ',ChanVal));

but I'm not sure if a message window will properly deal with a return character on both platforms. I have some memory of it working on one platform but not the other.

Kevin

[VectorScript errors]

These are just Warnings and not errors.

The only reason you are seeing them is that you have Stop on Vector Script warnings turned on in the Preferences.

If you are having a problem it is not due to these warnings.

[2011 Crashes]

The lighting device-within-a-symbol problem was fixed for SP2. There was a bug with Undo and the data exchange that was fixed with SP3.

[Softsymbols]

They are still around and the website should be the same.

I just sent them an email.

[Disappearing lighting device object info in VW12.5]

Wow 12.5!

Lots of changes have been made since 12.5.

Check for another record attached to lighting device symbol.

I think earlier versions of Spotlight would read from all records attached to the symbol and if you had a record with the field say "Channel" that information would overwrite the information you entered.

The only record that should be attached to the lighting device symbols should be the "Light Info Record" for 12.5.

If you are also using Autoplot this is the most likely cause.

[solar animation macos10.5 vs macos10.6]

The recommendation is to begin with the version of Quicktime shipped with the application. Usually it's safe to upgrade but there have been problems caused by different versions of quicktime in the past.

Also, depending on how Quicktime was installed it may be missing optional components required by VW.

[Getting texture plain color name from script.]

There is no direct access to the color name but you can get the RGB values from the record attached to the texture.

The record name for 2010 and 2011 is different.

For 2010

R=GetRField(TextureHandle,'NNAPlain Color','Color');

G=GetRField(TextureHandle,'NNAPlain Color','Color G');

B=GetRField(TextureHandle,'NNAPlain Color','Color B');

After that you can use RGBtoIndex and then IsUserColor to get the color name. You must use a DYNARRAY[] OF CHAR for the IsUserColor .

[solar animation macos10.5 vs macos10.6]

The error you are getting is because Quicktime returns an error to VW when we ask it to create the file. Quicktime does not report what the error is only that it had an error.

[Get the name of A texture]

FUNCTION Index2Name(index:LONGINT):STRING;

Should work.