Cable Tool for Hoists not recognizing "Motor Up" position.

[Nicholas Lazzaro]

Hello, I am new to the forum but have been using VW for a few years now.  You can consider me a newbie though.  I have read through some issues with the Cable Tool workflow and application specifically in regards to Hoists and Hoist Distros, but I have not read about an issue that I am currently having with a tiered rigging system where one is hanging a system below a super truss system with the "UP" hoist symbols on the upper truss system connected to the lower system and trying to use the Cable Path and Distro along the upper truss system and using the Distribution Mode (or single mode for that mater) and have the Cable Tool make a path to the bottom hook as if the Hoist was in the "Down" position.  I can manually change the path, but with large production it would add many steps.  I believe I am missing a specific step or process somewhere.  

1557100200_NLazzaroHoistCabletoolIssue.vwx

[Scott C. Parker]

@Nicholas LazzaroThank you for your process description. I've added the need to follow the hoist when in the up position to my list of needed improvements to the cable planning and layout tools. We have another forum post in which to post power related questions and suggestions. Those of us working on the power tools tend to see those sooner than the general trouble shooting forum.
https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/100551-power-planning/page/2/#comment-457000

 

Thanks, Scott