User manual NEMETSCHEK VECTORWORKS SPOTLIGHT 2011 GETTING STARTED GUIDE

[. . . ] 2011 Getting Started Guide The contents of this printed guide and accompanying exercise CD were originally created for Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. by Kevin Lee Allen. © 2010 Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, faxing, emailing, posting online or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission of the publisher. Vectorworks is a registered trademark of Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. , in the United States and other countries. [. . . ] If one member of the team draws the studio, theatre, or ballroom space and saves it as a symbol, other members of the team can "reference"thatsymbol. Ifitismodified, all drawings associated with that reference will be updated. Similarly, the set designer can save the scenic elements as symbols, and as the design is developed, all members of the team have updated information. A scenic studio or technical director can add structure to the set by inserting other symbols. Exercise Open the TheatreProject. vwx file with your set and theatre model. Save the Back Wall and the Column as symbols. Vectorworks Spotlight 2011 Getting Started Guide | 53 Section 6: Drawing a Light Plot In preparation for creating a light plot we will go through several steps that add information to our document. Users will want to add these settings to their Default. sta document. Open your TheatreProject. vwxfilewiththetheatreandsetmodel. WorkontheLightPlotlayer. Label Legends A label legend provides information around your units. Go to Spotlight>Label Legend Manager and select Add. Callthefirstone LL-1 for brevity. Once created, click in the left column to make the legend active. For simplicity select only three of the many possibilities: Unit Number, Color, and (down near the bottom) Focus. To selectadatafield, justcheckintheleftcolumn. Note: In the right column you can choose to enclose information in a container. Containers are symbols, and to change the container, you must edit the symbol in the Resource browser. The container symbols do not appear in your document until you choose to use them. Vectorworks Spotlight 2011 Getting Started Guide | 55 Click OK. Select Edit Layout, which will opentheEditSymbolwindow, definedby the colored border. From here you can select and drag the labels from the left column around the instrument. The Smart Cursor will help you align the data. Text can be formatted from the Text menu. You will also want to create additional label legends to use on vertical lighting positions; one with the information on the right and the other with the information on the left. Remember once you have created your label legends, add them to your Default. sta document. Label Legends will automatically size themselves appropriately for the instruments to which they are assigned. Focus Point Objects Focus Point objects serve several purposes: · They allow the designer to verify the instrument throw and beam angle. · They graphically illustrate where instruments will be focused. · They indicate where the light will fall in visualization renderings. In 3D views instruments assigned to Focus Points aim at the Focus Point, allowing designers to see focus issues and make appropriate adjustments prior to installation. The 2D portion of the symbol can be "focused" or not, manually and independent of the 3D portion of the symbol, even as they occupy the same space. This allows for technical accuracy and graphic clarity. 56 Go to the Spotlight tool set and select the Focus Point tool. [. . . ] Like all professional pursuits ongoing study will be required. As you create new things or confront new challenges, new resources will be required. Explore the application, it is rich in resources. Explore the links that follow, the Vectorworks community is diverse and we all have a lot to learn from one another. Additional Resources Nemetschek Vectorworks Nemetschek Vectorworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vectorworks. net Vectorworks on Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www. facebook. com/Vectorworks Training Gregg Hillmar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]