Peter Telleman Posted July 10, 2024 Share Posted July 10, 2024 Hi everyone, I've been using the line array tool recently, and I really like it. What I encounter though is the following. When calculating an array with two hoists, braceworks works fine, but an array on a single hoist keeps giving the "system not connected" error. Am I doing something wrong here, or is this a known issue? Peter @Sebas htc @jcogdell Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Scott C. Parker Posted July 10, 2024 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 10, 2024 2 hours ago, Peter Telleman said: Am I doing something wrong here, or is this a known issue? It's a known issue. BW doesn't like single hoists yet. 1 Quote Link to comment
Peter Telleman Posted July 11, 2024 Author Share Posted July 11, 2024 Thanks for the answer Scott, I've been trying for quite a while thinking I must have been doing something wrong. As a non programming person, this doesn't sound like a huge problem to fix, if anything, one hoist seems easier to calculate than multiple? Thanks as always, Peter 1 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee jcogdell Posted July 16, 2024 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 16, 2024 @Peter Telleman Are you using Default bumper geometry or a symbol based bumper? The array should calculate with a single hoist as long as you use a default bumper and have the 'Hanging support' dropdown in the properties set to 'one hoist' If you are using a symbol based bumper then it likely won't calculate as Braceworks doesn't support symbol based bumpers. Another possible cause of it not calculatíng is if the bumper has a hanging angle. 2 Quote Link to comment
Peter Telleman Posted July 16, 2024 Author Share Posted July 16, 2024 Hi Jesse, Thanks for answering, I'm new to the array tool. My options are catalog or symbol, I did choose symbol, because that gives me the option to pick the actual bumper and speakers. You're saying I should do this a different way? And yes, most of the bumpers have a hanging angle (which works fine with two point pick-up). Is the default just the bumper, can you add symbol speakers to the array? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee jcogdell Posted July 16, 2024 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 16, 2024 Use the catalog bumper, and it should work, you can use speaker symbols without any issues. 1 Quote Link to comment
Patrick Thompson Posted August 1, 2024 Share Posted August 1, 2024 (edited) I am Having a similar issue where the Speaker boxes are not saying object not connected to system when I select the whole array.. Tried the default bumper no love.. In 2023 this was not an issue with calculating arrays.. Edited August 1, 2024 by Patrick Thompson Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee jcogdell Posted August 2, 2024 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted August 2, 2024 @Patrick Thompsoncan you post a sample file so I can tzake a look? Quote Link to comment
MatthewW Posted Friday at 09:41 PM Share Posted Friday at 09:41 PM Has this problem been solved? I'm running 2025 SP3 and having the same problem. Quote Link to comment
Wesley Burrows Posted Monday at 07:05 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:05 PM This has been broken for years, and is still broken. I and others have reported it. Maybe it'll get addressed in 2026. It will work if you have a generic bumper with no tilt angle. if you're trying to use a symbol bumper or have a bumper tilt it will fail. Quote Link to comment
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