-
Posts
1,032 -
Joined
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Calendar
Articles
Marionette
Store
Posts posted by C. Andrew Dunning
-
-
1 hour ago, gmulder said:
The secondary bumper would be a very nice extra feature in the tool.
No question. This one is on The List. 😉
-
14 minutes ago, gmulder said:
When using the speaker tool, you can only add one main bumper within the speaker array tool. It's kind of weird that you are able to use three speaker types with no bumper between them.
You can add additional bumpers. Simply select the bumper instead of one of the speakers in the "...to Add" List Browser in the "Array" tab of the Config dialog.
The 1 caveat is that the main bumper and the additional bumpers will all be the same type. We don't have a secondary type yet. Until we do, a way to "trick" the tool is to use bumper geometry as 1 of the 3 speaker types. -
My pleasure. Feel free to ring back w. any other questions...
-
This isn't a bug. When Speaker PIO objects have Tilt values other than 0, the Symbols contained in the PIO "wrapper" are no longer seen as Symbols by the rest of Vectorworks - and, therefore, by the Worksheet system. So, your best bet will be to create a Worksheet based on Speaker instances instead of Symbols.
Does that make sense and/or help?
-
1
-
-
Use the LED Screen tool (or, our VS4-LED) and choose the "Vert. Strips" "Base Structure."
-
2
-
-
100% my pleasure!
-
1
-
-
-
Mark -
The "LYON-W" Symbol (the one NOT including the pull-back - in the file you sent) contains both Generic Solids and the embedded "Rigging Frames" Symbol. It is that Symbol that is causing issues.
As to "non-Hybrid," the tools should throw errors w. that...
-
Mark -
I found the issue in the file you sent: The Symbol contained an embedded Symbol (the rigging frame) and AutoHyrid was failing at that. I converted the embedded Symbol to a group (Cmd-K) and all worked beautifully. Now...rendering/regen time w. something that detailed is another story, entirely...
-
The Autohybrud system might not be sure what to do w. some elements. Shoot me a copy of the file and I'll take a look.
-
DEselect all geometry.
See the latter pages of the ATS manual for more detailed info on the data Symbols need and the correct formatting.-
1
-
-
Mark -
At-present, the tools only recognize the 3 speaker types and a single bumper type. That being said, you CAN trick the tools by creating a speaker Symbol (w. all data attached) that is actually the pull-back bar. That Symbol would then become one of the 3 types in your array.
-
1
-
-
Your signature says "VW 2019." Would you confirm that that is incorrect? (The stock Spotlight audio tools earlier than 2021 don't support Symbols...)
-
@Mike Ross, see the attached file. Is this what you're wanting to do? If so, look at how the 2 projectors are formatted - in terms of both the geometry location relative to the Insertion Point and the dimensions entered in the attached Record.
-
4 hours ago, Mark Aceto said:
The Draw 3D Only checkbox for the truss symbols would be my dream scenario for LED video screens too (adding the ability to insert 3D symbols of tiles and bumpers
Noted. 😉
-
1
-
-
43 minutes ago, Mark Aceto said:
And you know how I love to use the Landru / stock tools to work around missing functionality. On that note, is there a way to adjust the width of the "trim" of stage plug objects to match the profile of stage deck objects?
At-present, no. The trim width is hard-coded.
-
-
9 minutes ago, Mark Aceto said:
@C. Andrew Dunning I'm all good with truss and lights (and 3D objects that aren't hybrid). It only seems to be an issue with stage objects (which I guess I've never tried before) or other hybrid objects that aren't lights.
You can add those things to DLVPs already raked but you are correct in that you can't adjust rake for DLVPs containing those objects. This is not new.
-
51 minutes ago, markdd said:
I'm afraid that function does not work any more...... more's the pity....
You might want to double-check that. I just created a quick raked DLVP. Works as-expected.
Now...what does NOT work is fixtures' auto-focusing from within DLVPs.
-
1
-
-
3 minutes ago, Mark Aceto said:
I tried rotating a DLVP with stage objects but I get the ole "hybrid objects can only be rotated... " error message. Maybe I'm missing something?
You have to have at least one Lighting Device in the "source" Design Layer. Insert a "Dummy" fixture and hide it.
-
20 hours ago, Mark Aceto said:
Does Plot & Model view still exist somewhere? I can't find it in the workspace editor...
Whether P&M exists or not, you can accomplish the same thing (w. a lot more control) using Design Layer ViewPorts.
-
@jayden.s, at-present, your best option is, as you're thinking, to illustrate resolution changes using the content you map.
-
...so..."Flip" IS what you want but (st-present) speakers can only be tilted +/- 90° and, to do that face, you'd need ~126°. It looks like you'll need to create a "B" version of that Symbol - one w. the un-rotated/un-flipped orientation rotated -90 while in Top/Plan.
-
Send me a file containing the Symbol and some sort of indication of which face you want to be "bottom..."
Speaker Tools
in Entertainment
Posted
Well-explained...
3 things: