BScott Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 I'm drafting a plot in VW2021 with quite a lot of accessories. When I insert the accessory, the channel number and unit number are left blank. My first question is whether there is a way to have the accessories automatically use the same unit and channel number as the light they are attached to when they insert. This is really what I want to do 90% of the time. My second question is whether there is a way to number a lot of accessories quickly. At the moment, the only way I can see to change their info is to edit them one accessory at a time, which is rather slow if you have 40+ accessories. I can't even do it in Lightwright because without unit and channel numbers there is no way to know which accessory is which. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment
JBenghiat Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I believe this is on the list to improve. In the meantime — shameless plug — Savvy Sequencer and Savvy Select Similar Instrument both contain options to apply numbering to all accessories (e.g. unit numbers) or only non-static accessories (e.g. channels). https://benghiatlighting.com/software/products/savvy-sequencer https://benghiatlighting.com/software/products/ssi1 Personally, I use Select Similar Instrument to select all the units in the same position, do a quick check to see that everything is in the correct position (selected as expected), and press the mode bar shortcut (“p” by default) to number. 2 Quote Link to comment
BScott Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 Got it - thanks for the clarification! Quote Link to comment
Sam Jones Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) Another shameless plug. Using the the AutoPlot Tools for Spotlight command to place accessories will automatically assign the fixture's unit number to the accessory's unit number. This, of course, assumes that the fixtures are already numbered. https://autoplotvw.com Edited August 25, 2021 by Sam Jones spelling 2 Quote Link to comment
BScott Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 Thanks Sam! I had already placed the accessories before numbering but this is good to know for the future. Quote Link to comment
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