Issue with duplicating light objects

[symo]

I like to use multiple light objects for renders, rather than use just spotlight symbols - as I dont need to create focus points (which can get very tedious). For some reason, VW doesnt like me duplicating a light object after I set this with all the required attributes (colour, type, beam angle , etc) - then editing all light objects together in the Visualise palette.

 

I can successfully duplicate the light object in the design layer:

 

 

 

but when I try to select multiple light objects in the Visualiser palette and edit an attribute for all - the names of all duplicated light objects disappear and the objects can no longer be edited.

 

 

 

Even better, when a viewport is created from the design layer, most of the duplicated light objects inherit some very odd names:

 

 

After this happens, I can still only edit the original light object - "Light 1" in this case.

 

It seems to me that this workflow is perfectly logical - would love to know if Im doing something wrong.

 

Heres the VW file.

 

Light Render Issue.vwx

 

Cheers

 

 

[Pat Stanford]

As a work around, could you set the one light the way you want and then use the Eyedropper tool to pick up the attributes and pour them onto the other lights.

 

I agree that your way should work also.

[symo]

Cheers Pat - but I couldnt make this work-around work in this case. The only attribute that would copy is the colour. So I would still need to individually set each with pan. tilt and   kind (spot, point, etc). When dealing with several light objects, I need to be able to edit parameters of several objects together. I cant edit multiple light objects in either OIP or visualisation palette in the design Layer. 

 

 

[Jeremy Best]

Hi @symo, I happened across this and thought I'd check if it's been fixed. Evidently, it has. Verified in Vectorworks 2022 Service Pack 5. 

 

Unfortunately, my tests revealed a different issue: You can't change the colour of multiple lights via the 'Edit' option in the Visualization palette. But, you can do so by selecting all the lights in the Design Layer then using the Object Info Palette to make this change. I'll submit this.