bruce johansen Posted August 10, 2001 Share Posted August 10, 2001 1-is there any other way of seeing the real beam of a specific lamp than having to use Renderworks and putting in a gobo and stating a beam angle but no gobo type for the lamp. 2-how do i get the x value of the position of a lamp on a pipe to print in a report so that my electrician can hang the dam lamps in the right places Quote Link to comment
jomer Posted August 10, 2001 Share Posted August 10, 2001 I had to laugh at that one....They will never hang them in the right place that is the great mystery. I use a bar at the top and bottom of the plan marking out each meter so they can see where the lamps go but I think I do it only to amuse myself. JM Quote Link to comment
kacey1 Posted August 10, 2001 Share Posted August 10, 2001 You can see a wireframe representation of the beam without renderworks. The steps on how to focus an instrument are found in the manual. As for the x co-ordinate of the lights, check out Kevin Moore's response on using a worksheet. ------------------ Kacey Fisher Quality Assurance Specialist Integrated Products Group [This message has been edited by kacey1 (edited 08-10-2001).] Quote Link to comment
kmoore1 Posted August 10, 2001 Share Posted August 10, 2001 quote: Originally posted by bruce johansen: 2-how do i get the x value of the position of a lamp on a pipe to print in a report so that my electrician can hang the dam lamps in the right places Create a new worksheet Click on the lefthand side of the ws on one of the row buttons and hold down. A pop-up menu appears that lets you choose whether row is a spreadsheet row or a database row. Choose database row. For the criteria choose 'Record' 'Lighting Device' is 'Attached' then click ok In the worksheet select column one of your new database row and enter: ='Lighting Device'.Position In column two enter: ='Lighting Device'.'Unit Number' This is the magic part, in column three enter: =XCENTER You might need to change the cell formatting of column three to get it to format as feet and inches or whatever. Chapter 16 in the User's guide has info on worksheets. Check out pgs 16-10 to 16-16 in particular for further details. HTH Kevin Moore ----------------------- Product Manager VectorWorks SpotLight <kmoore@nemetschek.net> ----------------------- Quote Link to comment
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