Light Plot Symbol Question

[SpencerPerry]

Hello all,

I am currently drafting a light plot for the current production I am working on and we are using 6 city theatrical beam benders in this show. Is there a standard symbol for beam benders that is used?

Thanks

 

[theatricalmatt]

I believe there's a Beam Bender symbol as part of the standard Vectorworks package, under either Lighting Accessories or City Theatrical. They might also be part of Steve Shelley's Soft Plots.

There's really not much to a beam bender -- it's a 7 x 12 rectangle at the front of the instrument. Slightly longer if you're using the 7.5" version. If you're deft enough, you an draw it at the approximate correct angle you're going to bend the beam. How many are on the plot?

 

[SteveB]

I'd bet Shelly has a symbol (Rosco, City Theatrical), but for the time spent searching, it would probably be quicker to draw a 7.5" square with an oval circle in it, group it and save as accessory.