All parameters in the Export Fields list are exported to Lightwright.Ĭlick Reset Defaults to use the lists last saved as the default.Īs lighting devices are added, deleted, and changed in the Vectorworks Spotlight product, the edits appear in Lightwright. Move fields to be exported from the Available Fields list to the Export Fields list. Saves the current settings for all panes in the dialog box as the default settings for this and future documentsĬlick Use automatic Lightwright data exchange to enable automatic data transfer between the Vectorworks Spotlight product and Lightwright, and indicate the location for saving the transfer file. Restores the Lightwright fields to the lists specified as the default when Save as default was last selected Lists field names that will be exported to Lightwright Removes field names from the Export Fields list, returning them to the Available Fields list, where they are not included for export Moves the selected Vectorworks file field to the Export Fields list for export to Lightwright Lists field names from the Vectorworks file that are available for export to Lightwright, but have not been selected for export If a change to the file and folder structure makes the selected location invalid, the exchange file is saved to the same location as the file. Saves the exchange file in a specific location click Choose to set the location. When the Vectorworks file is saved, saves the exchange file with the Vectorworks file The file is in .xml format, and it is named according to the Vectorworks file. Specifies the location of the exchange file. Instrument summaries are updated automatically if Show Counts and Compare to Inventory are selected in the Instrument Summary Settings dialog box for the placed objects. Inventory updates from Lightwright are processed with the other lighting device data. Only accessories with a Device Type of Accessory or Static Accessory are sent to Lightwright. Only instrument types with a count of one or more are sent to Lightwright. An updated instrument types inventory list, which is controlled by the Lighting Inventory Setup command, is sent to Lightwright when the Lightwright data exchange performs a complete export and when lighting inventory is updated (see Lighting inventory setup and Generating paperwork ). Includes inventory data in the data transfer. This should occur whenever field export changes have occurred therefore, when changes have been made, the field is grayed and cannot be deselected. The instrument information is now available for editing in Lightwright.Enables the automatic exchange of data between the Vectorworks Spotlight product and Lightwright deselect to suspend or stop the data exchangeĮxports the Spotlight data, replacing all the data in Lightwright the next time Lightwright is used. Provide a name for the automated action, which can be selected later from File > Automated Actions. Saving the action speeds up the import process, because the matching selections and other options will not need to be specified again. Select whether to save the import action in Lightwright. Lightwright reports the number of instruments that were imported this may differ from the number of instruments exported from the Vectorworks program due to Static Accessories. Enter a “-” (dash) so that Vectorworks Spotlight fields with a “-” are ignored.Ĭlick OK to begin the import. Select Do not import first record and Ignore fields with only. Verify that the information has been matched correctly. Lightwright attempts to match the imported data fields to Lightwright fields. Specify the location of the file that was just created, and click Open. In Lightwright, select File > Import Data. To import Vectorworks data into Lightwright: Prior to import, select Setup > Vocabulary in Lightwright.Įnsure that the Separate accessories from instrument types with field contains a “+” sign. The data exported from the Vectorworks Spotlight program now needs to be imported into Lightwright so that it can be edited. Importing the Vectorworks Data into Lightwright
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