Lighting Fixture Location Export

[Keylight Design]

I'm using VW2011 SP5 Spotlight. I've been trying to export the X Location and Y Location of my lighting fixtures in a drawing based on the origin I set. This information shows correctly in the Object Info Pallete; however when exported, I get scientific values that do not match the measurements shown in the drawing.

Thanks in advance for any help with this.

Chris

chris@keylightdesign.com

[mspumpli]

Hey Chris, I have the same set-up here. From what I've been able to determine in the past, you need to go to File > Document Settings > Units. In Rounding Style, choose Fractional (if that's actually what you want, I assume?) and set your precision.

You should also triple-check that you've set your screen origin / screen plane / anything else you can find that defines "0,0" to be exactly where you want. Otherwise you'll get weird results (lights that are drawn at -437'3" are common in my experience). I read somewhere else that this was worked out in VW2012, but I haven't gotten there yet.

One thing to note: This has always worked great for me in the past, but the particular document I'm working with right now, the rounding is all screwed up. So my guess is there's some third thing that I'm going to wish I could find to make it work truly seamlessly, but this should get you in the right world.

-Matt Pumplin

ME, Hangar Theatre