Kevin Friddell Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Hello All, I recently switched to Vision from Martin Show Designer Pro. I was a user of MSD for 12 years, but feel the software is destined to go away. I am sure I will have a ton of questions. Any great getting started guides/tutorials would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment
Administrator JuanP Posted December 27, 2018 Administrator Share Posted December 27, 2018 Hi Kevin, Welcome to the family. Here a couple of resources: https://www.vectorworks.net/training/2019/getting-started-guides/vision https://www.vectorworks.net/inspiration/industry-webinars/the-biz-of-previz-efficient-workflows-for-corporate-previsualization https://www.vectorworks.net/inspiration/industry-webinars/optimizing-files-for-streamlined-previz https://www.vectorworks.net/inspiration/industry-webinars/christmas-in-july-how-previz-and-pixel-mapping-help-light-up-the-holidays https://www.vectorworks.net/inspiration/industry-webinars/using-previsualization-to-reimagine-macbeth https://www.vectorworks.net/inspiration/industry-webinars/on-with-the-show-concept-to-previz-workflows https://www.vectorworks.net/inspiration/industry-webinars/an-inside-look-at-the-new-and-improved-vision I hope these help. If you need additional info feel free to contact me directly. happy holidays!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Edward Joseph Posted December 27, 2018 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted December 27, 2018 Great resources, Juan! As always though, if you have any trouble, don't hesitate to reach out to support if you run into any snags at tech@vectorworks.net - we're here to help! 1 Quote Link to comment
Kevin Friddell Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment
Greg MacPherson Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Are there tutorials that address Vision 2019? Are their troubleshooting suggestions (for instance, my focus doesn't import)? Is there a tutorial that walks you through the basics of Vision 2019? I've used vision for several years and it has always been a difficult learning process. Quote Link to comment
Greg MacPherson Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Additionally, color doesn't import to Vision 2019 from Vectorworks 2019. It is so tedious to enter color for each fixture in Vision. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee TomWhiteLight Posted July 8, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 8, 2019 Hi Greg, colour info will go across via the colour wheels page. this functionality is being solved soon! Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee TomWhiteLight Posted July 8, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 8, 2019 Focus points should go across via send to vision. Quote Link to comment
Greg MacPherson Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 After more work with Vision I have confirmed that the focus did in fact transfer. Tom, are you saying that Vision has my color info but it is hiding somewhere? Or are you confirming that I have to re-enter all the color info? Without a reasonable sort process (by channel, for instance) that is incredibly time consuming and tedious. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee TomWhiteLight Posted July 8, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 8, 2019 Hi Greg At the moment (I cannot say more), You will need to enter the colour info in vision or it can be done in vectorworks through this video Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee TomWhiteLight Posted July 8, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 8, 2019 I understand and can empathise that this is a less than ideal process at this moment in time. Obviously it only affects generics as regular LED and colour mixing sources are fine. A lot of the designs I do now are mostly LED fixtures so I find that I have to do this process for only up to 24 fixtures. watch this space! Quote Link to comment
Greg MacPherson Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I am breathless in anticipation. What did you mean when you said "or it can be done in vectorworks through the lighting via the following?" Nothing followed. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee TomWhiteLight Posted July 8, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 8, 2019 hold on! link did not paste! Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee TomWhiteLight Posted July 8, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 8, 2019 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee TomWhiteLight Posted July 8, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 8, 2019 Specify colour for slot 1 Quote Link to comment
Greg MacPherson Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Thanks Tom. This might be faster than doing it in Vision. Quote Link to comment
Greg MacPherson Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Tom, is there a way to edit this color wheel field for multiple fixtures or do I have to go light by light? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee TomWhiteLight Posted July 9, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 9, 2019 Hi Greg, so you can make multiple selections using find and modify or shift and click then you can doubleclick a fixture edit the colour slot and click apply to all. Quote Link to comment
Greg MacPherson Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Thanks Tom. I'll give that a try. Quote Link to comment
Greg MacPherson Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 So I gave that a try, selecting all the units with a particular color and then putting that color in the 1st slot on the color wheel. Much quicker, but when it got to Vision there was still no color. My process was Find and Modify, select a color, Edit, enter the color from the colors listed in the palette to color wheel 1 slot 1, Okay. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee TomWhiteLight Posted July 9, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 9, 2019 Just to confirm you are using export ESC? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee TomWhiteLight Posted July 9, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 9, 2019 OK, That's odd, worked for me, What service pack are you on? If you are on the current then you will need to contact tech support. Quote Link to comment
Greg MacPherson Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 SP4 on VWX. Vision is 24.0.4.488631. I think I am up to date, but I will check with tech support. Quote Link to comment
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