Jay Grindrod Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Ok, I must be an idiot. Trying to rotate a color blaze unit vertically so I can hang on a vertical truss tower. I have no issues creating a vert truss tower and have no problems rotating other various types of lighting symbols. I can't seem to figure out how to make a strip light hang vertically. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee klinzey Posted January 12, 2012 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted January 12, 2012 In the OIP of the lighting device there is a check box for "Set 3D Orientation". When that is check you will see 2 more parameters, X Rotation and Y Rotation. These two parameters along with the normal 2D rotation will allow you to orient the lighting device in 3D. Normally hybrid objects can not have a 3D rotation so the lighting device has to create the rotation with these parameters. Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 You'll need to view it in a 3d view to see the changes as the 2d component doesn't update. Quote Link to comment
Jay Grindrod Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Gentlemen, This works correctly for most instrumentation. However, not for strip lights for some reason. I have tried every combination of x, y, z rotation and still can't find the correct combination to hang vertically. Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee klinzey Posted January 13, 2012 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted January 13, 2012 Which version are you using. Multi-circut units did not have the ability to rotate till 2012. Quote Link to comment
Jay Grindrod Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 I am using 2012 SP2 (Build 151150). Is there something in the 2D component of the symbol that is not allowing me to accomplish this? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee klinzey Posted January 13, 2012 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted January 13, 2012 Are you using stmbols from the 2012 libary and placed in 2012? The 2012 symbols have a locus point placed in the combined multi-circuit symbol to indicate the roration point for the entire multi-circuit unit. Quote Link to comment
Jay Grindrod Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yes, 2012 symbols used in 2012 program I assume. I updated from 2010 last month. Would that mean the symbols are 2010 symbols or 2012? Quote Link to comment
Jay Grindrod Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) Hi All, Went to Tech Support for an answer to this issue. Here's the reply: "There does appear to be an issue with this instrument. It does not appear to be rotating correctly. I have narrowed the cause down to the Parts record attached to the mounts for this light. If I remove the record the device rotates correctly. I have attached a file with a modified version of this lighting device in which the Parts record has been removed. I am submitting this to our engineering department as well." If anyone would like to have a copy of this modified Color Blaze 72, please e-mail me directly and I will forward it to you. Thanks for the replies! Jay Grindrod JGLD, Inc jgrindrod@me.com Edited January 13, 2012 by Jay Grindrod Quote Link to comment
ubybc Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Apparently this is still an issue with 2012? Quote Link to comment
jamesmise Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I can't get the colorblaze 72 to render its beam correctly. It's one point of light at the origin instead of a wide wash of light. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee klinzey Posted May 11, 2012 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted May 11, 2012 All Vectorworks lighting devices have a single point round light source. Quote Link to comment
jamesmise Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 So Kevin, you cannot accurately wash a cyc with lights in Vectorworks? I just get a big V-shaped pattern if I place a Colorblaze 72 at the top of a cyc pointing down. In reality the light source is 6 feet wide. (Hundreds of leds on a panel 6 feet wide) Can I buy Spotlight 2015 yet? Quote Link to comment
BHunter Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 This the exact reason why I gave up on doing accurate show-style renderings with WV, and stuck with "non-lit" renders. Trying to insert line light objects and editing the photometric data was/is too much of a p.i.t.a. Quote Link to comment
Leo Malkin Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 HI all I do not know if you have esp vision. If you do it can accurately depict and led wash. Quote Link to comment
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