chstech Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 I am having a problem with the text orientation of my lighting positions. I had to rotate some of the lighting positions 90? . Unfortunately my labels rotated too. Is there any way to rotate just the labels back?? I didn't want to re-draw the positions. Thanks, Drew Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 In the Label Legend manager,check mark "Right Reading" to keep the labels reading right when the light is rotated. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee klinzey Posted August 11, 2003 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted August 11, 2003 The labels will always rotate with the instrument. The "Right Reading" option in the Label Legeng Manager will force the labels to rotate so they are allways parelle to the screen. The "Non-Rotating" label legend is on the wish list. Quote Link to comment
MrTemplate Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 i've had no luck rotating the lighting position label. my fix has been to delete the 'postion name' in the OI palette (above rotation) and then type it in separately as text. (i presume it's a Bad Thing to delete the position name in the 'symbol name' field). Quote Link to comment
MrTemplate Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 oopsie. i think i gave you bad advice. if you delete that text then i don't think the units will know where they are position-wise. maybe allow the label to stand and 'cover' it with a white-filled rectangle/polygon that has a zero line width? then you still have position in the OIP but can't see it. sorry for the confusion infustion. Quote Link to comment
chstech Posted August 12, 2003 Author Share Posted August 12, 2003 Actually it is the text for the Liighting Position itself, not the fixtures, (Pipe A, Truss A). I have already redrawn the positions, but is there a shortcut to rotating the Position's Label? Thanks, Drew Quote Link to comment
Jim_Allen Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 You can adjust the position of the label for Electrics, and other position labels by changing the X & Y coordinates in the OIP. This won't change the fact that they are still horizontal on the plot but it allows you to move them to a better location!! Once you have one setup the way you want it you can duplicate it and then change the position name before you place instruments and you are off and running. Quote Link to comment
chstech Posted August 12, 2003 Author Share Posted August 12, 2003 Thanks for all the info. I ended up 'ungrouping' the lighting position, deleting both the rotated text, (in the plot) and the lighting position itself, (in the resources pallete). Then I selected the position, (now a symbol in the plot) and recreated the lighting position. Renamed it and I was done. Thanks again, Drew Quote Link to comment
Jim_Allen Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Seems like it would have been easier to just create new positions?? Quote Link to comment
Tom Grabowski Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 If you go to the OIP for the position and uncheck the box "Position Summary", then the position label will not appear in the plot. You can then insert a text box with your position name however and where ever you want it. Also on some of my plots (ones done in previous versions) at the bottom of the OIP are boxes for the X,Y postion of the label. I have just noticed that they don't appear in the newer plots. I will look into this Quote Link to comment
Jim_Allen Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Maybe V10 droppped that option. I am still 9.5.3 and have it. Quote Link to comment
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