[SketchUp and VW 11.5.1]

No, it will only work with Version 12.

[Issue Converting Symbols to Instruments in VW 10.5]

Look for an object inside of another layer or group that is selected. If you have an instrument key, edit the group, deselect, and exit.

[Creating Lighting positions and a z height]

If you just need a 3D element you can just exturde a copy of the 2D.

Group both objects (2D and the 3D extrude) then convert to a lighting position.

[Creating Lighting positions and a z height]

Your lighting position needs to have some 3D element.

[Importing WYSIWYG Libraries to VW11.5]

I don't think you can import WYSIWYG libararies into VW. You first have to export them from WYSIWYG in DXF/DWG.

VW has a table and chair object that you can configure. There are also some preconfigured in the object libaries that ship with VW.

[ground support truss in 3D]

Before converting to a position, use the truss tool to amkw a 10'long 12" box truss and set the hanging angle parameter to 90.

[Where are custom wall types data stored?]

If you are using architect try:

Plug-Ins\VW_Arch\Data\Prefs_xx\Wall Type Library.txt

[ESP Vision]

The plug-in for ESP is produced by ESP Vision, not NNA. It could be released at any time by ESP Vision.

[Gobo Textures?]

The preview should show in quadrants. If you apply the texture to an object and render it in openGL it may tile it in quadrants. The image texture should map 1:1 to a 2"x2" poly when rendered in renderworks.

[building a raked stage / hybrid objects]

Check the instructions on how to create a roof face. There are two more steps that need to be done AFTER the dialog closes.

1)Draw a line to indicate the Roof axis,

2)click to indicate the direction of the slope.

The prompts appear in the mode bar, telling you what you need to do.

[building a raked stage / hybrid objects]

This may seam odd, but create the stage as a roof face. It will automatically be a hybrid object and it will have pitch control and vertical sides.

[Date format in Vector Works]

Try changing the date format on your system.

[Lights on Floor]

When you run the convert/edit light command to assign the universe information, the edit bindings sub dialog that lets you set the orientation of the instrument.

[Default Truss]

If you want to change the defaults for all new documets without using the stationalry file, you need to use the plug-in editor.

Organize\Scripts\VectorScript Plug-In Editor...

Select the tool you want to change and hit the Parameters button. ecect the parameter you want to change the default and click edit. Change the default value and click OK.

This will change the default value for the object when it is placed for the first time in a document. The default values for existing documents will not change.

[FprEachObjectIn Layer]

I'm kind of lost at the moment on the structure of the PIO. It sounds like a PIO that contains other PIO's.

In order to get the name of a PIO look at the name of last record attatched to the object. It should be the name of the PIO. You can get the values from this record.

If you are using criteria make sure you use INOBJECT so it will look inside of PIOs.

[Script: Drawing Beams of Units]

Just use custom selection or find and mofify.

Run the command and choose to select all instruments with a focus point names X, then use the OIP to turn on draw beams.

If you use find and Modify, tell it to select lights with the focus point named x and chand the draw beam field to true.

[FprEachObjectIn Layer]

What function are you using to get the object names?

[Z-axis for lighting positions]

You need to add some 3D geometry to the position. When the object was converted to a position, a sumbol with the position name was automatically created. Find the symbol in the resource browser and edit it to add some 3D geometry. the simplist thing to do is to copy the 2D portion and extruce it. Once the object has 3D geometry you can give t a height.

You can also just give each instrument a z height.

[aksusb.sys on Aladin disk needed]

Contact Tech support by phone or tech@nemetschek.net, you probably need to update the dongle driver. You can try downloading it from http://www.aladdin.com/support/hasp/enduser.asp

[Rotating an Instrument]

Use the Rot parameter in the Object Info Pallette. This will rotate the object about the insertion point. Using cmd-l and the rotate tool rotates the instrument around the center of the bounding box of the object.

[curtain tool doesn't render texture]

Regenerate the object after you apply the texture. The textures for PIOs are not applied to the geometry inside of the object till the object is regenerated.

[spotlight plugins missing after 11.5 install]

First thing to do is to make sure that you are in the Spotlight workspace.

[Creating new instruments issue]

You can edit your existing symbols and fix the attatched record. Once you have fixed them all, select all the lighting device and delete the the information in the Inst Type filed and hit enter. This will cause the instruments to refresh the information it gets from the record attatched to the symbol.

[Losing Symbols after LW4 Import]

The symbol must reside in the current document. The symbol should have automatically imported the first time you used it. LW4 probably changed the symbol name or the fields got mapped wrong. Check the name of the symbol in the lighting device.

[Upper cabinet pio stopped rendering]

Check the texturing on the Style-# classes. I think parts of the cabinet may use Style classing.