I will need to see something of ConnectCAD in more detail before putting in the effort to develop PDs. Also, ConnectCAD may or may not interface with VW cable tools or my cable tools. I am planning on adding PDs to my set of cable tools, but I need to answer the above questions. PDs have a direct effect on cable layouts and requirements, so having some kind of PD display and record keeping will be a part of cable planning and management. As for LW 7, I know John has a list, but he also has 2 dogs, a farm, and other things to do with his time.Īre PDs different from dimmer racks? How? (besides not dimming) Should dimmer racks be considered PDs and just lump them all together? I think coordination of LW and VW with both PDs and cable will probably not be a part of any update for LW 6, but I'm not in that club. Understand that PDs in VW would not interact with LW the way lights do unless John McKernon and VW put there heads together, do some work and make it so. What do you want to do with that info? Do you want to collect more than the number of each kind of PD? What kind of reports, if any, would you want from VW. I assume that you would want the PD object to carry information. You can always hide them on a layer and have special views. Is directionality of the graphic important?ĭo you have the drawing real estate to handle placing PD graphics? What should they look like? Should that change between different PDs? Based on what? Second, ConnectCAD is a gorgeous suite of tools, but we have yet to see what it will cost, and how that will amortize over hours you save.Īs for VW, there are questions and issues.ĭo you want to put Power Distros (PDs) on the drawing? But if it does what you need fats and effective then that’s great too isn’t it?įirst, yes, Lightwright does a fantastic job of power management. Ofcourse it would be magnificent if it where built into VWX. So far I have used excel to make my dimmer and PSU sheets and spend ages on macro’s for automation of the process. Except for the fact that it is an external app. We need better service for the vast amount of money we spend on VSS.Ī friend of mine is working on a Mac application that does exactly what you described above. Too often I see Vectorworks pandering towards the needs of US theatre designers with little or no support for the rest of us who work in the corporate sector all over the world. ![]() ![]() It just seems a pity that you can stipulate almost every known possibility for a generic light such as beam angle, shutters gobos, circuit way, address, unit number etc, but there is nothing as useful for mains distros which are just as important a part of any rig for a production electrician. If possible it would also calculate phase loading if you had the ability to tell it what multicore (socapex) were plugged into where. ![]() It would simply represent schematically what sort of distros you are using on your event so crew can see on a plan what mains distros go where. The idea would be to double click on it as you would a lighting fixture and then you input information such as power input (Powerlok, 63A 3phase Ceeform, 125A Ceeform etc) and the types of power outputs (16A single, 32A 3phase etc etc). Hi there, ideally you would have a symbol similar to that of a lighting fixture - only its shape would be a simple rectangle in 2d and cuboid in 3d.
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