It does so while preserving all the interconnected information. When the symbol is inserted, it functions as a plug-in object and the saved parameters are retained.The Story Replicator is a single Marionette Node that allows you to easily store the story structure of one document and replicate it in another - as simple as copy/paste. The lighting symbol is saved and displays in the Resource Manager and Resource Selector as a red symbol. If the Move dialog box opens, specify the location of the resource. Select Convert to Plug-in Object, and then click OK. For information on symbols, see Creating Symbol Definitions. With the instrument selected, select Modify > Create Symbol. If the label legend is not in the file at the time of symbol insertion, it is automatically imported. Set a label legend name to use a specific label legend, rather than the current one, upon insertion. In the Object Info palette, set the Use Legend parameter to None and delete the hanging position ( Position parameter). Select a current instrument and ensure that all its parameters have been specified. To create a lighting instrument resource with pre-defined parameters: For more information on red symbols, see Concept: Vectorworks Symbols. Its appropriate default values are retained, and when inserted from the Resource Manager, the instrument picks up the hanging position and active label legend. Creating a Preformatted Lighting ResourceĪny instrument that has been inserted from a library or converted from a symbol can be saved as a red symbol. Then insert the multi-circuit instruments as described in Instrument and Accessory Specifications. If creating multi-circuit instruments, first create each instrument’s symbol (see Multi-circuit Instrument Specifications). The instrument properties can be changed through the Object Info palette some of the instrument parameters may need to be entered. The active label legend, if any, is applied to the instrument see Using the Label Legend Manager for more information. The selected symbol is converted into a lighting instrument that remains inserted in the drawing. Select Spotlight > Object Conversion > Convert to Instrument. At a minimum, the symbol must have at least a 2D component it also requires a 3D component to display correctly in 3D views. The lighting instrument object automatically uses the appropriate portion of the symbol. Symbols can have a separate 2D and 3D representation. See Lighting Instrument Specifications for more information and restrictions on using custom symbols for lighting instruments, and information on attaching the Light Info Record.Ĭonvert the object to a symbol by selecting Modify > Create Symbol. Create a Spotlight instrument out of a currently selected symbol-once the symbol is converted to an instrument, the instrument functionality is present and the label legend is attached. The Vectorworks Spotlight program provides thousands of lighting symbols however, it is not necessary to use only these pre-defined symbols.