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Vectorworks Spotlight 2020 light selection issues


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I'm working in Vectorworks Spotlight 2020 and I'm having a lot of issues with selecting my lighting instruments. I have a full plot drawn out, and I'm trying to fine tune some things but Vectorworks isn't letting me click on a light. It will let me marquee select lights, but it won't let me just click and select a light.

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54 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:

It kind of sounds like there is something in front of your lights. 

 

In Top/Plan view, try marquee selecting the lights and then Modify Menu:Send:Send to Front. That should put the lights at the top of the stacking order so you can select them.

I tried that and it didn't help. What I did discover is that I only seem to be able to select lights by clicking on their insertion point. I used to be able to select a light (or any object in general) by clicking anywhere on the symbol.

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The different parts of the lighting devices are in different classes. Unless the Class Options are set to Modify Others, only the parts of the devise that are in the active class are selectable.

 

Anytime things in VW are missing it is usually Class Visibilities (occasionally Layer Visibilities). If they are not selectable it is often Class Options.

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