DELO72
Well-Known Member
My two cents-- CONSULT THE KEY OR LEGEND. Honestly, while there may be "best or common practices", the drafter clearly (or is supposed to) TELLS you what is what in the Key/Legend. Failing to consult it makes it 100% the M.E.'s fault, not the designer's. A key is provided to you, so use it. Assuming a shape means one thing because "that is how other's have used it" is 100% wrong all of the time. The designer could use squares and circles if they wished, IF they provide a clear key/legend explaining what those symbols mean.
That said- Is it beneficial to use industry standards most of the time to reduce potential confusion? Absolutely. But, at the end of the day the Light plot is simply a tool/plan for the designer to communicate intent to the Electrician who will be hanging the show, so as long as that intent is able to be clearly interpreted and understood (and hung appropriately), then whatever works, works.
That said- Is it beneficial to use industry standards most of the time to reduce potential confusion? Absolutely. But, at the end of the day the Light plot is simply a tool/plan for the designer to communicate intent to the Electrician who will be hanging the show, so as long as that intent is able to be clearly interpreted and understood (and hung appropriately), then whatever works, works.
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