C. Andrew Dunning
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Ok...knowing that now...you have two options:
1) Use a 3rd-party script to rotate all drawing geometry. There are one or two scripts floating around that do this - though someone else will have to direct you to them as I don't recall their location.
2) Change the Alternate Coordinate System angle by double-clicking on the SmartCursor palette and choosing the Angle pane. This won't rotate the view, but it will rotate the cursor and the grid. You can enter a new angle in the available space. You can also use the attached scripts to set the angle to a dragged line and to reset it to 0.
I hope this helps...
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Leila -
If you're running VW 08 or newer and are meaning 2D, check out the "Rotate Plan" tool (the icon is a little picture of the X and Y axis) on the tool bar. That, and Saved Views will do exactly what you're wanting.
If you're meaning 3D, look into the "Working Planes" palette and the "Set Working Plane" tool in the Visualization palette.
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Matt -
Thanks for the kinds words.
Yup, you get the intent of the PIO.
I, too, would like to be able to apply motion video to my sreens and other objects, but that's just dreaming for now...
Have a good one!
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Just following up on my original question for amyone who cares...
I've been working through ArchonCAD's 2 Worksheet tutorials and have found them to be quite helpful. They provide some good initial ideas and give fairly clear step-by-step "this is how you get there" examples using sample files. Because these respirces are local to my computer, I don't need to be connected to the `Net in order to use them.
Thanks, Jonathan!
The other options given were interesting, but were more in response to specific questions - and I hadn't been at the point of even having questions.
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Matt -
I belive you're one of our VSx-LED users. Aside from the ESP Vision link/export, what is it regarding this question that 3D Studio Max does that our tool and VW doesn't?
Thanks.
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Justin -
Have you looked into our VS4-LED tool (http://www.landrudesign.com/VWPlugIns.htm)? It will create the geometry for LED arrays, such as MiPIX, LC, ColourWeb, etc. and map textures, taking into account the 3D structure and the spacing between the nodes. Though I haven't had a chance to try it yet, the geometry and texture should export to Vision.
I'm not sure how to answer your UVW question.
Might this answer your need?
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Thanks, Mike.
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Gents -
Thanks for the responses!
Ben - I don't have a copy of the architectural step-by-step manual.
Jeffrey - Thanks for the link. Interesting reading - and I really appreciate the detailed help you and others were giving.
Jonathan - The "short sharps" are probably along the lines of what I was hoping to find: a collection of different examples of varying complexity.
Thanks, again...
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Good afternoon!
Confession time: As long as I've been using VW, and as deeply as I've gone in some features, Worksheets aren't things I've delved into much at all. That being said, the usual Christmas/New Year's lull is just around the corner and I thought I'd take advantage of the time to do a little learning. Can one of you recommend a decent tutorial on Vectorworks' Worksheets? I've been to Archoncad's Web site and have seen their several options. Do any of you have any experience with their wares? If so, any comments? Are there other offerings available?
I'm not really looking for another manual. I'm more trying to get a better idea of what some of the possibilities are w. what I know to be a powerful part of VW.
Thanks!
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Josh -
Congrats on the new release! I've found your tools to be pretty valuable in my day-to-day work and look forward to the update.
BTW, good to meet you @ LDI. This was definitely a year for conncting faces w. names I've known on-line for years.
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I see this issue quite a bit. I've concluded that (at least @ my end) the problem is linked to the quantity of menu items in a given Workspace. I reach a point at which switching between drawings no longer works; I delete a few items from the menus; all is good again.
FWIW, my "every-day" Workspace is from-scratch custom and includes items from the different Designer modules; commands from several 3rd-party packages, one of which adds 50 or 60 commands; and several items of my own.
If you've recently modified your Workspace, you might consider doing a little pruning.
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Gents -
In terms of setting screen height, both the Landru Design version (what you're calling "stand-alone") and the Spotlight version work exactly the same way: Video Screen (or VS4-Projection) consider the Active Layer Plane as the "floor." As David explained, the "Z" value in the OIP sets the measurement from that floor to the bottom of the screen, including the screen's border. Stands, such as a screen's "Goalpost" stand or a projector's scaffolding, also see the Active Layer Plane as the floor. The only exception to this is if you enter a different value into the "Floor Height" parameter. Save for the new concept of Layer Planes in 2010, this is the way the VideoScreen tools have always worked.
I hope this helps clear up any frustration or confusion...
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Sam - I thought I has a flash of brilliance this morning that was to be THE solution to your problem. It turns out I was mistaken - but I'm not giving up...
Tim - Lookin' forward to seeing you in Orlando...
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Greetings from Landru Design!
A quick bit if news for you:
If you're a user of the VideoScreen 4 tools we released back in September, we've posted updates. They address some minor bugs in default text placement - and I know that many of our users like to stay up-to-date. The updates are free-of-charge. Simply use the link and password you used for your initial download.
If you aren't a VideoScreen 4 user and are interested in more info, visit http://www.landrudesign.com/VWPlugIns.htm
Thanks!
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Sam -
We CAN assign an instance of a Symbol to a specific class. The Symbol simply retains it's "creation" Classes. What I think you're wanting (and what has been discussed before) is to have the ability for drawing Class attributes to be able to over-ride "creation" Class attributes. For example, regardless of "creation" Class attributes assigned in a Symbol definition, any time that Symbol is placed in Class "Sam's Super Ballet" the line color is changed to red. That what you're wanting??
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Jumping in...
Sam, I don't believe I'd agree w. you on your conclusion. Though perhaps not implemented 100% to everyone's liking, this current system is quite usable. I use different Classes within Symbols to great benefit. For example, I might have a truss Symbol that gets placed in a "Flown Truss" Class. BUT, the Symbol contains:
- A Loci Class so I can turn Loci on and off.
- "Simple" and "Complex" Classes so I can view truss as either a simple box - or in full detail.
- A couple of Classes that aid in creating entertainment rigging plots.
I can then turn all flown truss on or off - or control the appearance of the truss Symbols contained in that Class. Piece of cake...
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Wes -
Thanks!
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Wes -
Would you share the link to the Tips and Tricks movie for Spotlight?
Thanks!
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OK... 5th question:
If you click the triangle/arrow next to "All Tools" or "Recent Changes" in the Workspace Editor, do the video tools show up?
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PowerPC -
I'm sorry you're having difficulty.
First off, your contacting NNA directly w. the issue was the correct avenue to pursue. They are supporting all of the tools that are part of the Spotlight package - including Video Screen and its siblings. Landru Design will support the tools purchased directly from us.
That being said...
What you're describing sounds like an installation problem - though an odd one. A few questions for you:
1) Did you set up User Folders for VW2010? If so, did you include those in what you erased in-between installs?
2) Are both the student VW version and your commercial VW version either Spotlight or Designer?
3) Are you using the stock Spotlight Workspace that is provided when you install Spotlight or Designer?
4) Did Tech Support walk you through editing your Workspace? If not, I'd try deleting the 3 wayward tools from your Workspace and then re-adding them.
Let's start there...
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Greetings from Music City!
Exciting things are going on here!
First, VIDEOSCREEN 4 IS NOW AVAILABLE! Significant changes have been made in all of the tools in THE Plug-In suite that allows users to insert dynamic models of video devices, like projection screens, plasma televisions, and low-resolution LED arrays into their drawings.
The biggest changes include...:
- Custom images and models are now MUCH easier to add and use.
- Users have a LOT more control over text settings - including things like visibility, color, size, and alignment - all now independently changeable for each text element.
- For projection screens, users can now specify a screen size and the projection distance and let the tools suggest a lens, in addition to the previous projector placement method. In some models, projectors can even be dragged to new locations and the tool will report back projection distances and suggested lenses.
- VS4-LED (formerly, VSx-LED) is now part of VideoScreen 4Plus. In addition to the features many have come to appreciate, VS4-LED now creates domes and capped tiles and disks.
- And, many more...
Second, versions of the VideoScreen tools are part of the currently shipping version of Spotlight 2010. These tools are the result of several months of our working closely with Nemetschek in an effort to bring high quality, stable, and productive video tools into Spotlight. Our partnership was a logical and efficient way to combine resources to raise the quality level of an already solid set of tools, making them more unified, more powerful, and even easier to use. We are all incredibly pleased with the results of this joint effort.
Landru Design will continue to develop, sell, and support the VideoScreen tools alongside those included in Spotlight. Though the Spotlight tools represent a bulk of the new features and the core functionality that has so boosted many users' productivity over the years, additional features in Landru Design's VideoScreen 4 provide even more value, giving you great reasons to upgrade and continue using our tools.
For more details about the tools, their new features, and the differences between the different versions, see Vectorworks Plug-Ins page .
Finally, for those of you who own a license to one or more of our plug-ins and who did not receive our announcement e-mail similar to this one or one with SoftGoods and StageLift update information, would you let me know? More than a handful of the messages bounced.
Thank you!
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Robb -
This may be more than what you're requesting, but our new SoftGoods tool has a scrim option. It'll build curtains and create the scrim texture on-the-fly. See http://www.landrudesign.com/VWPlugIns.htm for a rendering sample and mroe info about the tool.
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Alex -
I can answer the VSx-LED question. At this point, no - unless an array of flat disks representing the spheres would work for you.
Regards -
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I see from another post that you have things working as you like. If you care to pursue this, though...
As to the specific calls not working...,
- Orso is quite correct; the eventing article on VCOR is a must-read as you work through this. What you're wanting needs eventing enabled in order to work.
- What you're wanting (if I'm understanding your question correctly) is quite doable.
- As part of your code, do you have a line similar to: resultstatus := SetObjPropVS(4,False);? A "True" there will hide the dialog, but I had to include this line in my scripts in order to control parameter visibility in the Prefs dialog.
- GetCustomObjectInfo doesn't work (at least, it doesn't @ my end) for the Prefs dailog. My assumption is that the reason for this is that, at the point of displaying the dialog, the PIO isn't actually executing, so no handle is available.
- I also had issues w. IsNewCustomObject working to determine Prefs parameter visibility. Checking for a Nil handle or embedding a trigger parameter was the work-around for that.
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Thanks for clarifying the steps for the issue. I've been chasing a similar problem through multiple VW versions but was never able to replicate it...until now...