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October 19th, 2005, 04:05 PM
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Cheap/Free Light Plot Software?
Does anyone know of a cheaper, effective light plotting software? I really like SoftPlot, but the demo is so limited that I can't do anything with it. VW is just too expensive, and WYS is not effective for what I need. Does anyone know of a good, cheaper/free alternative?
Can't wait to hear from ya'll!! -Nick thorin81 
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October 19th, 2005, 04:11 PM
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define cheap?
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Josh Perlman Event Manager Scharff Weisberg
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October 19th, 2005, 09:15 PM
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lx designer...ive messed around wtih it a few times
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Ross Zentner Lighting/General Stage Techician Live the theatre...artificial life and light can change. - Eric Strickler In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. - Aaron Rose
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October 19th, 2005, 10:39 PM
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AutoCAD.
since when was LightWrite a plotting program? thats a paperwork program. though, i personally think that the best is hand drafting.
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-Zachary SUNY Purchase Theatre design and Technology 2010 I am a Technician. not a Techie I do not call them Acties, so why should I be called a Techie?
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October 19th, 2005, 11:13 PM
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what's wrong with a good old stencil and pencil?
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Ian Heller Technical theater is just like sailing, except for the wind
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October 20th, 2005, 01:32 AM
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I believe a student version of Vectorworks is only about $200. That's what i got. I searched around for some alternatives, but always came back to VW, SoftPlot, WYG.
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Charlie Winter SUNY Purchase - 2010 Lighting Design.
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October 20th, 2005, 03:53 AM
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I believe Microlux has a free version, I use wyg, but plan on switching to VW, the drafting in wyg sucks.
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"We can rebuild him, we have the technology, but I don't want to spend a lot of money."
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October 20th, 2005, 07:28 PM
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Wysiwyg is unveiling a new pricing structure in January of 2006. Maybe along with a new pricing structure they'll update the CAD interface. I agree Radman, compared to AutoCADD wyg just sucks.
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October 21st, 2005, 06:50 PM
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Academic Superstore has great student discounts. Vectorworks 12 + Renderworks 12 is only like $159.90 for K-12 and college students! I just found it today and I plan on buying VW along with some other things (maybe a 2 gig SanDisk memory key!) soon! They also have free ground shipping (at least currently they do)!
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"We can rebuild him, we have the technology, but I don't want to spend a lot of money."
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October 22nd, 2005, 12:56 PM
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k-12 eh? I wonder how many 1st graders buy vector works in a year?
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Ian Heller Technical theater is just like sailing, except for the wind
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