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@JustinVanHassel I do appreciate your lengthy reply as it fills in many data holes & clarifies the many moving parts , individuals & groups with input on the VWX side alone
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30 minutes ago, E|FA said:
Regarding the sample file @Tom W. sent me. Neither PDF Expert nor PDF Tollkit+ could compress the file. I'm attaching a screenshot of the PDF Toolkit message indicating the problem with vector graphics. I then exported the PDF to a PNG to get rid of the vector graphics, created a PDF back from the PNG, and then compressed. This worked with Preview, PDF Expert, and PDF Toolkit+. Not the greatest option if you have a lot of sheets.
Based on this, I think that when possible it would be better to replace vector (and hatch) heavy underlays like maps with a rasterized PNG or JPG when feasible, keeping the vector data only in the portions that are needed.
Thanks for your research @E|FA
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3 hours ago, Tom W. said:
I have a PDF generated from VW - a map - that looks like this:
It is 26.5MB. When I save it with Quartz Filter set to 'Reduce File Size' the resultant PDF is 39.8MB in size 🙂
I get same results w/ the Apple Quartz filter.
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I ♥️ PDF web site: free, great compression—generally better IMO than Adobe's. and their other products on the same page are also awesome. PDF convert to Excel is my second most used feature there.
I should perhaps point out that a multipage PDF is compressible for free, but multiple files at once are not.
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On 5/4/2024 at 9:47 AM, zoomer said:
I used that for years.
Even at times when my eyes were still good.
Same same
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I guess I'd start with a nice catenary curve, probably drawn with the excellent catenary plugin tool from @Paolo.
From there I'd extrude the line to the dimensions required.
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2 hours ago, JBenghiat said:
Shameless plug: my Savvy Sequencer plug-in will sequentially number any existing object. You can store the number in the object name or an attached record, or you can automatically place text objects on each line.
https://benghiatlighting.com/software/product/savvy-sequencer-2/#description
Shameless approbation of same! This is a tool whose utility has no bounds. Try it. Scary good and simple in application. It is literally the first re-installed plugin on every VWX install I've done since discovering it.
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7 hours ago, mjm said:
Hello again @markdd—thanks, that worked a treat. Have an excellent new year
here're a couple quick renders post-fix, with those old old posing figures which I still use alarmingly frequently for the ability to simulate interesting/thematic movement & to fake costumes (that not shown).
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13 hours ago, markdd said:
The website is a subscription site.checkout the home page if out the link in my signature below.
Remove the point check mark from the record.
Hello again @markdd—thanks, that worked a treat. Have an excellent new year
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26 minutes ago, mjm said:
@markdd Much appreciated—It does appear that page requires a login.
copy thx - however I must be missing something. I copied the original point source, moved it down to where it belongs, leaving the original in place. The new beam position works well, yay. however, the body now separates from the yoke upon focus -see the screenshots.
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19 hours ago, markdd said:
You can change the placement of the emitter. Go to the 3d component of the symbol and add a 3d locus closer to the lens. Add the parts record to it and then enter 1 into the emitter field.
Return to the design layer.
Now the light will emit from the new locus rather than the default locus.
There is a video here.
@markdd Much appreciated—It does appear that page requires a login.
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First—happy new year to this great community!
I think I'm shouting into the wind here—this issue gets really old after awhile.
Why does this matter to me? Well sometimes the show is intimate, the show has performers operating stage equipment, the audience is embedded in the performing area.
This is VWX 2025 SP2.1
Your favorite workarounds, if you have one
The next three are the same order & settings.
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On 12/24/2024 at 5:22 PM, Peter Neufeld. said:
He's arrived again this year.
Merry Christmas to all.
TRADITION!!!!!
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1 minute ago, mjm said:
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Also—what other rendering software has this specific beam-shaping ability, esp natively:
Capture? That Wysi-thing? C4D? Blender?
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Just installed the updated plugin BeamViz 7. It does something I've been waiting for…Keep an eye on the cursor frame R. (nope, not the gate rotation)
Wow.
For those of us who need gobos focussed in a variety of edges, building them one by one in PS was so irritating.
Thanks Josh.
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On 8/10/2020 at 2:12 PM, Kevin Allen said:
On their own, they will not, But I have considered gathering the data and entering into the LIR for use with the photometric tools. This is something I haven't tried, I usually want the glints an IES file adds to a render
Sidebar-ing this a touch - is it possible to change the color output of an IES file, similar to putting color in the spotlight fixtures?
thanks
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Who can name the top five all time Forum contributors?
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2 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:
Yes, bringing anything into a file from a Watermarked file will bring the watermark as well. This is via both import and copy/paste.
But I think VW2024 and VW2025 now warn you before performing the action so you have the ability to stop before you mark your file.
It's such an irritation to deal with — so un-share-y.
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I got tired of all the foo-foo surrounding this and now regularly use this pdf conversion website. The free version works well for me.
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So I run into a few designers in the entertainment field who seem to hold onto their edu licenses. It's such an interesting decision - some say they'd rather not spend the money to upgrade to the pro license and in their eyes, makes no difference to their work. I think they may also use students / interns in their practices & so join em if you can't beat em I guess.
Sadly it means I or my studio is gonna be spending an inordinate amount of time redrafting their stuff.
What happens when one references items in from watermarked dwgs - does that bring in the dreaded watermark as well? I'd test but I have no watermarked files handy to test with, 😂😂😂😂
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On 9/29/2024 at 10:55 AM, David Meagher said:
LS BB 26 Round Table Light Plot.pdfHello,
I am having a new issue with the Instrument Summary Key. The file was started in VW 2023, but now in 2024. After updating the file for the new season I went to update the instrument summary and all the text inside the key vanished. I've tinkered with different classes and fonts, but nothing. I can't make it appear on screen or in a PDF. Any ideas?
VW 2024 Update 7
IOS Sonoma 14.6.1
did you try refresh or rebuild the list?
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And, anecdotally, Sequoia + VWX 2025 are cohabiting fine on my single screen M1 MBP.
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On 9/18/2024 at 7:15 AM, JustinVH said:
No more looking in two different sections to see what content is available.
OTG
Existing tree renumbering
in General Discussion
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Look at the Savvy Sequencer plugin by Josh Benghiat: It'll number pretty much anything, including filling record fields—might do what you need.