Lighting Sections

[sancho1981]

Is there a good way to create lighting sections in VW2009? Right now I have been trying to create a viewport on a new sheet layer with a side view of the 3-d set, but I can only get it in wireframe. I would like to build a set in 3-d space, switch to side view and draw my beam spreads and sightlines. Is this a pipedream?

Thanks for your help.

[michaelk]

Not a pipe dream at all. VW does this really well.

one way:

1. in a design layer, plan view. View>Create Section Viewport...> draw the section line ( indicate which way to "look")> Pick a sheet layer.

2. in the resulting section viewport's OIP set background render to hidden line or open GL or ...

another way:

1. Create a viewport w/ the appropriate layers and classes on a sheet layer.

2. Select the viewport View>Create Section Viewport...> draw the section line ( indicate which way to "look") you get the idea...

either way:

once you have the section viewport, double click it, choose annotations and draw your beams and sight lines.

hth

michaelk

[sancho1981]

Booyah! I knew I would love this program. Many thanks!

Shawn