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Flymo
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Posts:19 Basic Member

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2020-11-25 12:04

    Hi there

    Im assessing a demo to see how I can incorporate capture into my workflow. I do all my design work in VW - but havent managed to successfully import lighting fixtures, apart from their geometric shapes as a DWG file. The fixtures show in the Fixtures window, but not in any of the Capture views. I successfully import a DWG from VW and I can see all the geomtery. I export fixtures via the "Export Instrument Data" command in VW. I then try to import this via the "Import Fixture Data" command. I map the fixture in the CSV file to the correct fixture in Capture. But all I get is a list of fixtures in the Capture Fixtures window but the geomtric shapes dont convert in fixtures. Would love to know what Im doing wrong

    darylbowen
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    2020-11-25 12:57

    Hello

    I just had this same problem. You need to make sure that when you export the model and Instrument data from Spotlight your Units are in Meters and not Millimeters like mine was.

    Capture will overlay it's fixtures onto your model so it's best to export the DWG from Spotlight with the fixture layer turned off. Then when you import fixture data into Capture the Capture fixtures will be in the place of the Spotlight fixtures and should be in the correct positions on your model.

    Hope this helps.

    Flymo
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    2020-11-25 21:17

    Cheers - will try this

    mreaney
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    2020-11-26 17:54

    The fixtures in the DWG file are merely cosmetic. They have no function other than looking nice and slowing down your computer.
    Being a backwards American I have the scale in all apps set to 1 unit = 1 foot. (it is important to use decimal ft, not fractions.) (Decimal ft??) If your scale is off between transferring apps, then the fixtures may be there, but so far apart that you can't see them.

    Flymo
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    Posts:19 Basic Member

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    2020-11-27 11:03

    Brilliant got it to work. cheers

    Aira Euro
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    2020-12-05 12:14

    Thanks for sharing...
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