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    Vectorscripts have stopped running

    in Vectorscript

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    Sam -

    Echoing what Matt said, there is a REALLY good chance that you don't have problematic scripts or a corrupted WorkSpace - but an over-populated WorkSpace. I've paid the tax on that one several times, chasing what I thought to be bugs in code (and, annoying other developers about their "broken" scripts), only to find that I had passed some sort of undocumented limit in menu items. More often than not, doing some menu "weeding" fixed things. Your mentioning some sort of correlation between command position in the WorkSpace and the command working is the big indicator along these lines.

    New SoftGoods Tool

    in Entertainment

    Posted

    Once the report is made, is it possible to go back and edit / reorganize the chosen fields?

    All you have to do is to make the header row visible ([View][Database Headers]) and click in the header cell over the column you're wanting to change. You'll see something like "=VALUE(('SoftGoods 2'.'TTLSGLngth'))." The text in the second set of single quotes is the name of the parameter field you're reporting. Change that text to match the name of the field you're wanting to display. If you're not wanting to display actual numbers on which you're wanting to perform functions, remove "=VALUE(" and one of the trailing ")s." For example: "=('SoftGoods 2'.'Color')"

    Does that help, at all?

    New SoftGoods Tool

    in Entertainment

    Posted

    Ethan -

    Assuming you're in the Spotlight WorkSpace...

    [spotlight][Reports][Create Report...]

    - Give your report an appropriate title.

    - List all: Objects with a record

    - Listing objects with record: SoftGoods 2

    - From the left-hand List Browser, select the fields you want in your report and click the "Add >>" button.

    - Click "OK."

    A Report will be generated.

    [View][Database Headers] will show or hide the database header row. Right-clicking on the row number for that row will give you the ability to "Edit Criteria" further.

    Adding "=Value" to numeric column headers will let you perform mathematic functions (like, adding up drape counts) on columns.

    I've attached a simple file showing some of this being used to get Pipe-and-Drape counts for SoftGoods 2 instances.

    I hope this helps...at least a little...

    Video screen tool - shooting top-down

    in Entertainment

    Posted

    Frederick -

    Your best bet is to create a Video Screen instance (configured the way you want it) on a separate Design Layer and then to insert a Design Layer ViewPort (DLVP) referencing that Design Layer. Then, tilt/rotate the DLVP to the orientation you're needing. Any adjustments you then make to the actual PIO instance will be reflected in the DLVP.

    Does that help, at all?

    LED Screen Align & Distribution

    in Entertainment

    Posted

    Chris -

    I see you asked the same question over on Lightnetork and am posting my expanded answer from there here in case others are following this thread.

    3 options come to-mind:

    1) Duplicate and rotate: Duplicate 1 or more VS4-LED/LED Screen objects in-place and use the rotate tool to rotate the duplicates around a known radius, using points 1, 2, and 3 in the attached graphic.

    2) Duplicate Array: Get angle A in the attached graphic (probably, by placing a temporary arc - the green object in the graphic) and run the Duplicate Array... command, using the "Circular Array" Shape, entering "17" for the "Number of Duplicates," and angle "A" for the "Angle Between Duplicates" - making sure you toggle "Rotate Duplicates" on and use the shown circle's center as the rotation center (Next Mouse Click").

    3) Polygon (probably only used if you're needing to make a complete circle of LED panels): Place a Regular Polygon and use "Reshaper" to calculate the number of facets that (In your case, 114 facets would give you a 9.073m circle or 113 facets would give you a 8.99m circle). Then, place a VS4-LED/LED Screen object on each facet.

    Using Plug-in Strings - examples anyone?

    in Vectorscript

    Posted

    Larry -

    Your 2nd question first: You access Plug-In Strings using the "GetPlugInString" call, as in "GetPlugInString(5001)" to grab the string stored in location 5001.

    Now, your first question: They're used anywhere text strings might be used, allowing for relatively easy language localization (as opposed to having to write specific code for different spoken languages). Examples:

    - Any and all dialog labels and helps.

    - Dialog pop-up contents (like "Top," "Bottom," and "Center").

    - Error messages.

    - Labels for displayed text (such as "Type" in the Speaker tool).

    - Class names specific to and created by a given PIO.

    - Names for Resource a given PIO might generate (like the black deck texture in the staging tools or the Coverage Zone hatch in the video tools).

    - OIP button labels and separator text.

    That help?

    Creating a pipe

    in Vectorscript

    Posted

    I'm glad things worked.

    I know things seem a bit convoluted but this is one of those times in which the coding intricacy might be needed by some users - and, this call works independently of what menu items a user might have in his/her WorkSpace.

    If you care to, you also have 2 other options. Look into "CreateExtrudeAlongPath" and "ExtrudeAlongPath." The latter is a newer call I haven't tried, yet, and the former actually creates 3 objects: the EAP shell and 2 end-caps.

    Creating a pipe

    in Vectorscript

    Posted

    Try this...:

    procedure Pipe;

    var

    h1, h2,h3,h4,h5 : handle;

    PipeOD, Wall, p1X, p1Y, p1Z, p2X, p2Y, p2Z : real;

    begin

    PipeOD := 42.4;

    Wall := 3.2;

    Message ('Pick first and last points.');

    GetLine3D (p1X, p1Y, p1Z, p2X, p2Y, p2Z, false);

    Poly3D (p1X, p1Y, p1Z, p2X, p2Y, p2Z);

    h1 := ConvertToNurbs (LNewObj, false);

    Oval (-PipeOD/2, PipeOD/2, PipeOD/2, -PipeOD/2);

    h2 := LNewObj;

    Oval (-PipeOD/2 + Wall, PipeOD/2 - Wall, PipeOD/2 - Wall, -PipeOD/2 + Wall);

    h3 := LNewObj;

    ClipSurface (h2, h3);

    h4 := PrevObj(h3);

    h5 := CreateCustomObject('Extrude Along Path',0,0,0);

    IF SetCustomObjectProfileGroup(h5,h4) THEN BEGIN END;

    IF SetCustomObjectPath(h5,h1) THEN BEGIN END;

    DelObject (h2);

    DelObject (h3);

    ClrMessage;

    end;

    run (Pipe);

    Dead Hang Symbol

    in Entertainment

    Posted

    Andrew, I think from the symbols you posted the None would be the same as a dead hang.

    Correct. I just chose not to use the phrase "dead hang" in my key as I didn't want that label to get confused with "bridleless."

    VS tool text

    in Entertainment

    Posted

    Is it possible to move the stacking order of the text separate from the video objects? In other words, if I have a screen and projector flown under truss, the text populates under the truss and is partially obscured.

    You can't change the stacking order of the text independently of the rest of the PIO instance. What you CAN do, though (with all of the video tools - both the Landru and the Spotlight versions), is drag the text to where it's not obscured. Simply enable VW's Interactive Scaling mode (the 2nd icon from the left on the Tool Bar) when you have the Selection Tool active. Small blue Control Points will appear near all of the draggable elements. This is similar to being able to move Lighting Device Label Legend elements.

    Make sense??

    Symbol path via Vectorscript

    in Vectorscript

    Posted

    the buildresourcelist only gives you the names of these symbols if coming from an external resource.

    Actually, feeding BuildResourceList a folder index of "0" will build a list of resources in just the current document. A negative index will build a list from just an external folder. A positive index will build a list based on both the current document and an external folder.

    Classes v. layers

    in Entertainment

    Posted

    I have worked in Autodesk product for many years. Can you please describe how you use classes and layers? I have gone to help but would like to get real world examples.

    I use the "Where"(Design Layers)/"What"(Classes) convention described in the video.

    Where:

    Either specific performance spaces or, if I am using Design Layer ViewPorts, hanging locations or structural elements (like a truss pod). This means that, if I'm not using DLVPs and am working in a single space, I'm working in one Design Layer.

    What:

    Lighting (conventional, intelligent, notes, dimensions, etc.), audio (PA, monitors, notes, etc.), video (projection, LED, confidence monitors, etc.), staging, scenic, truss, rigging, venue (walls, steel, safety perimeters, etc.), etc.

    I end up with a TON of Classes but, with Saved Views, no big deal at all.

    Custom PIO: need help creating small symbol, please

    in Vectorscript

    Posted

    Scott -

    While not in a PIO shell, here is some quick code that will create a red hexagon with partial opacity and add a middle line. I hope this helps in your endeavor...

    PROCEDURE HexBox;

    CONST

    HexShortRad = 8";

    OriginX = 0;

    OriginY = 0;

    VAR

    LongRad,HalfFace : REAL;

    HexHandle,LineHandle : HANDLE;

    BEGIN

    LongRad := HexShortRad/(Cos(Deg2Rad(30)));

    HalfFace := HexShortRad*(Tan(Deg2Rad(30)));

    BeginPoly;

    AddPoint(OriginX+HalfFace,OriginY+HexShortRad);

    AddPoint(OriginX+LongRad,OriginY);

    AddPoint(OriginX+HalfFace,OriginY-HexShortRad);

    AddPoint(OriginX-HalfFace,OriginY-HexShortRad);

    AddPoint(OriginX-LongRad,OriginY);

    AddPoint(OriginX-HalfFace,OriginY+HexShortRad);

    AddPoint(OriginX+HalfFace,OriginY+HexShortRad);

    EndPoly;

    HexHandle := LNewObj;

    SetLSN(HexHandle,1);

    SetPenFore (HexHandle,0,0,0);

    SetPenBack (HexHandle,0,0,0);

    SetLW(HexHandle,40);

    SetFPat (HexHandle,2);

    SetFillFore (HexHandle,65535,0,0);

    SetFillBack (HexHandle,65535,0,0);

    SetOpacity(HexHandle,60);

    MoveTo(OriginX-LongRad+1",0);

    LineTo(OriginX+LongRad-1",0);

    LineHandle := LNewObj;

    SetLSN(LineHandle,1);

    SetPenFore (LineHandle,0,0,0);

    SetPenBack (LineHandle,0,0,0);

    SetLW(LineHandle,16);

    END;

    RUN(HexBox);

    Customizing Spotlight Plugins

    in Vectorscript

    Posted

    Would I be able to add my geometry inside the individual LED Screen PIO's, or would they have to be outside that PIO geometry?

    Justin -

    You won't be able to add geometry within the existing PIO instance. At first glance, you'd have to do one of 2 things:

    1) Create a script that searches the model, grabs suitable data, and places the desired text on the Working Plane adjacent to the PIO instances.

    2) Create a PIO that places an LED Screen instance and the desired text. The LED Screen instance and your text would then be "internal" to that new PIO.

    That help, at all?

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