Recent content by DanBlaze

Hey guys, So I'm running into issues at my high school right now with DMX signal. Sometimes our moving heads do not respond properly (they don't turn off when told to, colors don't match what we tell them to, etc). We have traced the issue down to weak signal. (The line goes 25ft to get into...

Hey guys, We will be doing Inherit the Wind at school in the fall next year (yes, I am trying to plan in advance). Has anyone here done Inherit the Wind, and what did you do as far as effects are concerned? It seems like a lights-on-lights-off show, but I want to do make it somewhat...

Hey guys, I have Vectorworks Student edition, and when I try to export PDFs, it prints as a blank PDF with just the watermarks. Can anybody lend a hand? I have to print as PDF, because the computer I do VW on doesn't have a printer :oops:

Design B. If you look at design A, all the light is coming from one side (Except for the center area). This is going to be shadowy as heck. Stick with McCandless method as a good rule of thumb, if possible.

this is what I'm trying to do. Thanks! Is there any way to do it in 2D though?

Thanks for the quick response! However, I'm still confused. Im trying to plot vertical positions, but the instructions you gave me plot horizontal positions. I already have bars like FOH, and on-stage electrics plotted, but the vertical bars/trees are giving me trouble.

Hey guys, I have a few vertical positions I need to plot (sidebars). I'm pretty new to VW. Can anybody lend me a hand?

Hey guys, I'm a High School Junior, and and doing a show. I decided to use vectorworks this time around, because I wanted to experience professional plotting software. Now, my problem is that I do not own a printer that can print on large paper, and my school doesn't have a printer that I am...

I would find a reference point on the spot in which you can line up. At spot lights at my school, I am able to line up the hinges along the barrel with the actors chest. Its a a guaranteed hit. On other spots, my friend made a primitive sight out of zipties gaffed to the spotlight. Try target...