Replace Object with symbols

[Horst M.]

Hallo,

For a lighting Object I want to do some renderings to check different lighting solutions.

The plans of the obect are 2d.

Basically the object will be built of several hundred pipes.

There are 3 different kind of pipes with the diameters of 12, 15 and 18cm, represented by circles in the 2d plan

I would like to selct the circles with the same diameter, and replace them by symbols, with a 3d Part, the extruded and textured Pipe, and a 2d Part with the Circle.

I can select the different circles (there are between 198 and 420 for each diameter; 906 in total) with the custom selection tool.

How can I replace them with a Symbol?

[Pat Stanford]

Have you created the symbols yet? If not, that is the first step.

I don't think there is an easy way to replace 2D objects with a symbol.

I will try to work you up a quick Vectorscript to do the replacement for you tonight.

[Pat Stanford]

I thought this sounded familiar. I (and some others) worked on this problem about a year and a half ago. Check out this thread. There are several scripts there that might do what you need.

http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=113373#Post113373

If none of them work for you, let me know and I will see if I can modify one of them to meet your needs.

[Horst M.]

Thank you so much Pat.

Should be the right Moment to Start with Vectorscript.

I let you know when I get Stuck.

I haven't written programms since the days of the Z80

and some Assembler Routines for Hardware under DOS.

Stoneage...

[Horst M.]

Hi,

Thanks for the Input.

Some of the first results attached.

I'm still working on the Structure, walls, curtains, Ceiling and so on

But it is a already helpfull to figure out the Ligthing Positions.