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Hi folks; Thanks for the posting. I'll correct the spelling of Zetex on the next edition of the book, if the plot isn't totally converted to LED. All depends on the money from the Producer.All the best, ShelleyPS: Thanks @Heather K for spotting the anomaly!

You might also consider reading some portions of my book "A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting". Although the text discusses lighting for a small musical, the system construction, placement, and control could all easily be applied to a dance presentation as well. The teachings include stuff that...

Hi Brandon;If you perform a search within the vectorworks resource manager [vw2017 and above] you'll see a number of "Light Acc... Template Holder"s. These are all default gobos, and will insert as static accessories. Double-click in the RM to select the Temp holder of your choice, click once...

I mentioned this thread to a friend. turns out she was involved in the development of Rosebrand's Screen Goo. This may be the product you're looking for:http://www.rosebrand.com/subcategory414/projection-screen-goo.aspx

Hi folks; Steve Shelley here. This is an interesting thread. I've used probably all of the marking/hanging systems discussed here. When i'm hanging a one-off in a proscenium theatre, i'll often just call off the dimensions with two people holding each end of a tape measure and a third person...

Hi folks:Steve Shelley here. Yes, SoftSymbols are not free. I provide discounts to trade shows and site licenses. But SoftSymbols comes with 3500 symbols, in both 2D and 3D, with data, in a uniform line weight. It also comes with with graphic maps and excel pdf's to support the symbols shown...

hi dan; initially the thought of an online download seemed like an viable idea. until i started editiing. sadly, the 150 pages are not contiguous; i cut chunks from research, chunks from the advance section, chunks from creating the prelim section and light plot, and so on and so on. even...

Hi folks;Steve Shelley here. First, Derek, i **think** you're absolutely correct. i say **think** only because i'd have to read huge chunks of the text again to figure out where i got crossed up; in the first edition, the house console was an Expression 1. in the beginnings of the second...

Hi folks; Time flies when you're having fun. The 20% discount code for A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, 2e is about to run out on Saturday night, October 31st, 2009. To get the discount, go to Focal Press: A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, 2e - Book, order the book, and when checking out...

Hi; your printer is fine. it is the symbol line weight that is the problem. it does not matter if you are on PC or mac. if you're working in spotlight, then you must edit the symbol from within the resource browser. if you are working in autoplot (AutoPlotVW Home Page), then you can just...

greetings; my name is steve shelley. i'm a freelance LD based in nyc. i also production manage, i've written a book called "a practical guide to stage lighting", and i design the plastic Field Templates and the matching software SoftSymbols. i'm a vectorworks user and i look forward to...