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    OpenGL/Shaded Trouble with Curved Screens

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    9 minutes ago, Andy Broomell said:

    One workaround I found is to click the Classes button in the OIP, put the Frames on a class, then turn that class off. This leaves just the textured screen without the black frame, eliminating the stripes popping through.

     

    Choose the "No Frames" Frame option.

    OpenGL/Shaded Trouble with Curved Screens

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    Editing my response...

     

    I see the issue in every rendering mode w. the Spotlight version of the tool.  I then inserted an instance (w. matching settings) of the Landru Design version.  Zero issues.  Likely something that got tweaked along the way that has not made it into the Spotlight version, yet.

     

     

    Television / lcd / screen custom size (plugin)

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    56 minutes ago, Ben59 said:

    Is a way to customsize the size of the television in the television plugin ?

     

    You'll need to create a Symbol for the television you're wanting to show.  Toward the end of the manual found here: https://www.landrudesign.com/VWPlugIns.htm are instructions as to how to do this.  We also have a movie showing this here: 

     

     

    The movie is pretty old and the tool has undergone a little evolution but the core ideas are the same.

     

     

     

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    Replace a truss symbol in a configuration

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    59 minutes ago, Mark Aceto said:
    • Use the data record and data vis for black truss. There's no need to have a different symbol for a different color (although that's fine too).

     

    Different Symbol = different color and texture applied to 3D portion....and, embedded text label noting color w/o needing to make record changes.

     

     

    Audio Array Tool - please enable GPU processing

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    15 minutes ago, Projx_CA said:

    The Audio Array tool in Spotlight is very useful, but also very difficult to work with on complex arrays.

     

    Processing time on the CPU for a single array with 3 types of boxes can take 10 minutes or more, with the entire program being unusable during that period. 

     

    GPU is not enabled for this, even if modified in Shaded mode. 

     

    You're running in Symbol mode, correct?  If so, something that might help is to switch to Library/Catalog mode when initially building and placing arrays.  Then, switch to Symbol mode for final drawings.  That will at least help you to work quicker until you need more detailed models.  Another option that may or may not be acceptable is to use less detailed Symbols.

     

     

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    Non hybrid videoscreen

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    5 minutes ago, Mark Aceto said:

     The light plot analogy only applies to lights.

     

    I'd argue that there is a good bit (at a certain level) of similarity.  For both, the Hybrid system is good for simple hangs (think horizontal truss with bottom-hung fixtures).  Things break down quickly when steering away from that - which is why things like raking Design Layer ViewPorts and Schematic Views have been pursued.  Designers in both disciplines need to communicate details clearly - especially, when "non-conventional" approaches are desired.  Judging from threads over the years (including this one), we're still in search of a good solution...

     

    Non hybrid videoscreen

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    On 3/12/2022 at 10:56 AM, fuberator said:

    So, does the 2D symbol part of a projector hold so much value that it can't just be fired? Or optionally disabled in the OIP?

     

    Sorry for the delay in replying.  Lots of juggling these days...

     

    Interesting food-for-thought.

     

    To answer your first question, I'll draw a parallel w. Light Plots.  There is a big difference between 2D icons shown on plots and 3D models.  The latter would make for illegible plots.  While, perhaps, not to the same extent, I'd offer similar thinking w. projectors, screens, and other video elements.

     

    As to your 2nd question, definitely something worth giving consideration.

     

    Stage Steps Tool

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    2 hours ago, Josh Schulman said:

    The Railing prefs are greyed out. Could this be changed or is it best practice to continue to ungroup stairs and break the plug-in?

     

    This definitely could be changed but might be a bit.  Short-term, your best bet will be to "break" instances and add the additional railings manually.

     

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    Replace a truss symbol in a configuration

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    54 minutes ago, jcogdell said:

    Sorry Andrew you're correct that was a typo on my side, I meant to say it not as easy as it should be,
    I'll correct it

     

     

    Thanks.

     

    A huge part of the problem, here, is that making truss swaps and rearranging configurations are frequently part of the every-day "low-level" design process.  Things like this should be incredibly simple and intuitive - so much so that, in a sense, users don't even think about it as they're doing it.  As things stand, the current approach gets in the way of the process...

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    Replace a truss symbol in a configuration

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    40 minutes ago, jcogdell said:

    Also setting up a truss inventory is as easy as it should be,

     

    Respectfully, I beg to differ.  This whole process is light years from being intuitive.  It also doesn't "understand" things like an easy swap from 4 x 10' to 5 x 8'.  While, yes, a bit of adjusting after-the-fact was necessary, simple truss Symbols are profoundly more straight-forward to use day-to-day.

    Best way to label multiple LED wall of different sizes

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    2 hours ago, Paul S. Morrill said:

    I have a drawing with multiple LED Walls  can I create a quick way to label them in a drawing

    Basically pull the info from OIB?

    size

    pixel count

    manufacturer

    module count

    etc.

     

    The Landru Design version of that tool tracks everything you list, plus a few other things.  This version will also let you display everything except manufacturer (unless you use the Note field) in text blocks embedded in the given PIO instance.  See the link in my sig for more info.

     

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    Updating Dates field in titleblock script

    in General Discussion

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    4 hours ago, Nikolay Zhelyazkov said:

    In 2021 you can actually use the Current Plot Date field of the title block border which automatically updates on publish. I think that this should get the job done without the usage of any scripting.

     

    Actually, I don't necessarily want this automated.  I'd like to be able to control when this field (and, possibly, others) gets written/updated.

     

    Updating Dates field in titleblock script

    in General Discussion

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    On 4/21/2017 at 4:32 PM, Pat Stanford said: 
    Procedure UpdateS_Date;

Begin
	SetRField(FSActLayer,'Custom Titleblock Record','S_Date',Date(2,0));
End;

Run(UpdateS_Date);

    Try this out and let me know what else you would like it to do.

     

    What is the current syntax for using VS to write to fields in the newer (2021) format TB data format?

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