Angled Truss

[goochpurdue]

I hope I am missing something here. I am a fairly new user to vectorworks having most recently used WYSIWYG. I have a truss that I have rotated 30 degrees in the Z axis using the hanging rotation feature of the truss tool. It is also rotated 45 degrees or so off of the x axix. So basically we have a diagonal running USC to DSR and points up in the air on the US side and towards the ground on the DS side.

I can't find a good way to attach lights in 3d. Everything I have tried winds up with lights not being placed anywhere close to the truss. I have even drawn a 3d poly where the 6 bars would go in the truss and converted it to a lighting position.

I am drawing this model to export to ESP Vision, so it needs to be accurate in 3d space. Please tell me I am missing something so obvious because I am about to pull my hair out.

Cheers!

Geoff Gooch

ggooch@purdue.edu

[islandmon]

Usually, when doing structural attachments it's easier to do everything while on the base XYZ Plane . Then once everything is set-up properly ... rotate the entire structure as a single unit using the Tool>'Rotate 3D' Procedures. First try grouping them and then rotating ...but, for various reasons sometimes the groups will not rotate in 3D space.

[goochpurdue]

I think the thing that is keeping me from rotating the most are hybrid objects. Is there an easy way to delete just the 2d portion of symbols from Spotlight while leaving the 3d version in place?

Geoff Gooch

ggooch@purdue.edu

[islandmon]

First, duplicate&rename the symbol(s) then > symbol>edit>2d>delete. Then Replace existing hybrids with the new 3d only versions.

[David Ormsby]

If you've updated Vision recenty, they have included a symbol library optimized for Vision use - no 2D geometry. Should be in your Vision folder.

[tommy_hague]

Hey, I am having the same maddening problem, too. 'bout ready to throw my new VW 12 out the window. WHY can I not rotate the 3d part of my symbol? I still need the 2d to show up on the plot but I need to have the trusses angled properly in the section.

Not to mention wanting to draw a vertical truss for another hanging position.