

Lightwright uses the Lightwright ID number to match the data to existing instruments rather than creating new instruments. Vectorworks Integration Save hours of manual entry time with Data Exchange, allowing you to sync your lights between Lightwright and Vectorworks Spotlight. If the data needs to be sent back to Lightwright after this initial export, select the Merge command in Lightwright rather than Import. If the instruments are not updated, verify that the External ID field was exported, and the Export Field Labels as First Record option was selected in Lightwright. The Lightwright data is imported into the Vectorworks file, automatically updating the instrument data in the light plot. If not all fields are automatically mapped, map the incoming data to an instrument field as described in Importing Instrument Data.Īccessories should be mapped to Accessories, and Instrument Type Symbol to Symbol Name. Do not select Import First Record.Ĭlick AutoLink to correctly match important fields. If the file to import has External ID or UID as a field name, it will automatically be selected as the UID. With the Browse button, specify the file exported from Lightwright. The Instrument Data Import dialog box opens. In the Vectorworks program, select File > Import > Import Instrument Data. I don't know when SP1 will be ready, but I strongly recommend waiting for SP1 instead of using the initial release. Fortunately, Vectorworks has raced to fix them in Service Pack 1. To import Lightwright data back into the Vectorworks file: Vectorworks 2021 is out the door, and there were some problems in the initial release. You will want to also set up your mults and distribution by going to Maintenance - Circuit Name. Pressing that will repatch the rack for balanced loads. Once the phasing is filled out, an 'Auto Balance' button becomes available in the lower left hand corner. In addition, Lightwright can select lights in Vectorworks and delete, rotate, and change their symbols or label legends. There is also a column for current load based on what devices use the circuit. In vectorworks there is an easy way to have a two units share both dimmer and channel ( two fer) Is there a way to accomplish this in lightwright that they are twofered together This way when you select a number of channels and number them that it doesn't switch the channel to something different. xml link that keeps both application's data in sync.

If you add them in Lightwright, they will often be Lights in Vectorworks, not accessories or static accessories.
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Import the edited Lightwright data into the Vectorworks Spotlight file to update the lighting instrument information. Data entered in either Lightwright or Vectorworks is automatically shared with the other application via an. Vectorworks does some special work to attach accessories and static accessories to the light, and this can only be done by Vectorworks, not Lightwright. Its data exchange with Vectorworks offers smooth real-time syncing between the two apps, enhancing everyone's workflow. For over 30 years, lighting designers and electricians have been using Lightwright as an integral part of their workflow from initial design to archiving. Importing the Edited Lightwright Data into Vectorworks Lightwright is the industry-standard lighting device management software.
