Dendecko Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 I'm attempting to yoke up instruments in 3d without messing up the top/plan view of my instruments. I've attached images of the current appearance of the plot. Part of my issue is I want the lights to rest next to the pipe not on top of it. The 3d locus is currently right in the center of the light and I can't seem to figure out what to do otherwise. My Goals 1 - to move the lights in plan view to the correct positions which are slightly offset in relation to the pipe. 2 - Maintain the 3d orientation and positioning in relation to the pipes in the 3d view. 3 - Not create separate drawings for my 3d and 2d build. Any thoughts or ideas are muchly appreciated. Quote Link to comment
Jesse Cogswell Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 While it's not the most elegant solution, one way that I've done this in the past is to create separate symbols based on yoke direction that has the 2D geometry of the symbol offset to appear on one side or the other, but keep the 3D geometry as is. That way you can use the 3D rotation section of the Lighting Device OIP to set the yoke and have it properly focus either through pan/tilt or by tying it to a Focus Point object. 1 Quote Link to comment
Dendecko Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 @Jesse CogswellI had thought about that, and thought it would solve the visual issue it would then present itself as different instrument types on my documentation in lightwright which I think could be confusing and difficult to do counts. Thank you for the idea though. Quote Link to comment
Jesse Cogswell Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 If you have the Instrument Type in the Lighting Info Record as the same for each symbol, they will count correctly in Lightwright. Lightwright treats the Instrument Type and Symbol Name as separate data exchange fields, so you can have multiple symbols of the same Instrument Type. I do this fairly often for different lamp types, so that Source 4s with 575w and 750w will have different symbols (750w with a gray cap and with the correct wattage listed in the Lighting Info Record), but will count correctly in Lightwright. Quote Link to comment
Dendecko Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 @Jesse CogswellThanks, I'll see what I can do with it. Quote Link to comment
Jesse Cogswell Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 The easiest way is to duplicate the symbol in the Resource Manager, that way the Lighting Info Record comes through intact. Duplicate the symbol, move the 2D geometry, then use the Replace Lighting Device button in the OIP to switch to the yoked out version. Quote Link to comment
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