eqrunner Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Working on a lighting plot at the moment. I have multiple trusses scattered around for design purposes. Is there an easy way for VW to auto fill in a fixtures distance from the end of the truss (or from center?) I can't use X and Y coordinates because the truss is at various angles. I am currently using the Line- Unrestrained Linear tool (M) In base line mode. But this still makes me have to fill in the info for each individual fixture. Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I think it is possible. If you want to put that measurement into User Field 1 or something similar to get it to appear in the label legend, I'm sure it can be scripted. I've tried it, and gotten close enough to know it's possible - just beyond what I can do quickly. If you only want to put the measurement in an instrument schedule, that's much easier. The attached file has a simple example that seems to work. But to get the plot out the door, you might want to look at Sam Jones' tools. hth mk Quote Link to comment
SAR Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Yes,check out Sam Jone's AutoPlot tools for spotlight. There are dimensioning macros that are what you are looking for. Steve Quote Link to comment
mjm Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 The Autoplot tools mentioned above are found in the distribute menu, not the dimensioning menu. And they're very useful. Quote Link to comment
eqrunner Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 I will check out Sam's Jones AutoPlot tool. Thanks Quote Link to comment
Sam Jones Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I need to get out more. AutoPlot Tools for SpotLight will do this. Set the the command "Put Dimension in User Field" to the desired user field and then run any dimension command from the AutoPlot menu. In this particular case it would be the "Dimension from Click" command. Quote Link to comment
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