Ross McLee Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Hi all, I'm new to spotlight so forgive me if this is a simple question. How can I change the appearance of the dispersion range? I'd like to change the hatch pattern for starters. Will this change be applied to all speakers in my drawing or do I need to apply it separately to multiple same or different types. thanks, R Quote Link to comment
C. Andrew Dunning Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Ross - To change the appearance of the hatches, edit their definitions in the Resource Manager - making sure you leave the names intact. As long as the tools find the hatches, your custom versions will be used. Quote Link to comment
Ross McLee Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 Hi @C. Andrew Dunning - That's the bit I couldn't do, where in the symbol would I find the hatch, defined? R Quote Link to comment
C. Andrew Dunning Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Ross McLee said: That's the bit I couldn't do, where in the symbol would I find the hatch, defined? 1) Make sure you have 1 or more Speaker/AudioBox 2 objects placed with 1 or more of the Dispersion Ranges toggled on. 2) Open the Resource Manager and, in the Resources Pop-Up, select Hatches. You'll see 1 or more Hatch definitions in the right-hand R.M. window. 3) Right-click on 1 of the 3 Hatches w. a name beginning with "vsAudioZone..." and select "Edit" in the menu that appears. 4) Edit the Hatch as-desired (remembering not to change the name) and click "OK." The updated Hatch definition will be used throughout your model. If you make a mistake or don't like the results, returning to the default Hatch is as simple as deleting the definition, selecting the Speaker/AudioBox 2 objects, and clicking "Update" in the OIP. The default Hatch will be re-generated and applied. Here is a video I found when I Googled "Vectorworks Create Hatch:" 1 Quote Link to comment
Ross McLee Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 And this is where my understanding of VW (from my AutoCAD transition) becomes a little clearer. Hatches are a resource and attached/associated with objects of course! I didn't even think to look in resource manager for hatches, I was looking for a reference within the symbol definition itself. One last thing, (in my case I don't have any hatches in use at the moment but in the future ....) how would I know to edit "vsAudioZone", where is that stated? Thank you again @C. Andrew Dunning. Quote Link to comment
C. Andrew Dunning Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 10 hours ago, Ross McLee said: One last thing, (in my case I don't have any hatches in use at the moment but in the future ....) how would I know to edit "vsAudioZone", where is that stated? A good question. I checked the manual for the Landru Design version of the tools (which is a little more detailed than the Spotlight version) and, while it does mention hatches being applied, it doesn't mention them by-name. Nor does it say anything about the hatches being created on-the-fly. I'll admit to making the assumption (good or bad) that users generally understand that that is what is going on and how hatches are considered "Resources." Clearly, I need to reconsider my assumption... FWIW, the NYC Entertainment Users' Group's focus on Monday will be the audio tools (and, time-allowing, updates to SoftGoods 2). Go here for more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-york-city-vectorworks-entertainment-online-user-group-meeting-tickets-153707454133?_hsmi=125396255&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9JporpgwMSHp-E7wK-cwIbQhu0CpY7qpCU-I-twnwYnzZvheoroM4BIYrQgS5l-aqq2M0n_e4kOOFS5pYPlulzd31BLA&fbclid=IwAR35S5FjNxLGfuhtT8Ey1zs--PA8s617EAw54T2-Nnc8h13rUgkc-j9FabM 1 Quote Link to comment
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