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2024-09-21 21:21

    Lighwright Lightweight uses Circuitname and Circuit#.
    So it would be great if Circuitname could be implemented in Capture as well.

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    2024-11-19 10:17

    I would love to hear / see examples of how you use these fields? What is the difference between a circuit name and circuit number in your view?

    Technical Director
    Capture Visualisation AB
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    2024-11-19 13:06

    In a multicore/loom, it might be easier to separate the cable's name from the circuit of the break-out box. So cable A would have break-in A and break-out A, each with 8 circuits. You'd have circuits A-1, A-2, etc. 

    For exports to other software, it is nice to be able to have that in separate columns for sorting purposes.

    Floriaan Ganzevoort
    Lighting Designer - Theatermachine
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    2024-11-24 20:04

    Let's try to be a bit more specific with my request.

    I have a rig that consists of multicables, single dimmers, 4-channel dimmers, etc.

    Normally in Capture I would name the circuits for multicables A.1 - A.6, B.1 - B.6, etc.

    Circuits for dimmers in the rig I would name Dimmer1.1 - Dimmer1,4, etc.

    Lightwright only allows single digit prefixes A-Z, but has the concept of an additional data field for multicables.
    If I give a circuit a name like Dimmer1.1 in Capture, it will show up as D in Lightwright.
    Therfore no circuit# Dimmer1.6 in Lightwright.
    If Capture differentiated between multicable and circuit number, I could name the multicable Dimmer1 and give circuit 1 on that dimmer circuit number 1.

    Then we could better share data between Capture and Lightwright in a meaningfull way.

    Does this make anny sense to you?
     

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