Hoist Display Options

The hoist display labels can be tailored for customized data display.

Transfer label positions between hoists or hoist origins with the Eyedropper tool.

Hoists used with Braceworks receive color-coded label fills to indicate their calculation status.

Specifying Hoist Data Display

Hoists can display with a custom selection of labeled data fields. The settings can apply to one or more selected hoists, to all hoists, and can be set as the default for new hoists.

To specify the display of hoist data:

1. From the Object Info palette of a selected hoist, click Set Hoist Data Display.

The Set Hoist Data Display dialog box opens. Select which data fields should display with the hoist, and set the appearance.

►    Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Hoist data fields	Lists all possible data fields that can display with the hoist; select the fields to display by placing a check mark in the Display column. Click again to remove the check mark and the display of the data field. To change the label order, drag and drop the items to move in the # column.
Label Font	Sets the font size and style for the data labels
Show Label Text	Select whether to display the label names for the data, or just show the data without the labels (similar to Show Data Labels on the Object Info palette)
Data Font	Sets the font size and style for the hoist data
Assign To	Applies the data display selections and formatting to selected hoists only, or to all hoists in the drawing
Set as Default for New Hoists	Applies the data display selections to any new hoists created in the drawing

2. Click OK to apply the data display settings.

Specifying Hoist Number and Dimension Display

Hoists can display with customized hoist number and dimension display option. The settings apply to all hoists in the file, although some of the options, such as the display of X and Y labels, can be overridden for individual hoists from the Object Info palette.

To specify the display of hoist numbers and dimensions:

1. Select Spotlight > Hoists > Set Hoist Number and Dimension Display.

The Set Hoist Number and Dimension Display dialog box opens. Specify how the hoist number label and dimensions should display.

►    Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Hoist Number/Label Display
Font Size/Style	Sets the font size and style for the data labels
Show	Select the data to display in the center of the hoist symbol from among the possible Object Info palette parameter
Separator (Hoist Label & Hoist Number)	Enter a separator (such as / or -) to place between the hoist label and hoist number
Hoist Dimension Display
Font Size	Sets the font size for the dimension label
Arrow Style	Sets the arrow style for the X and Y dimension indicators. To use a custom marker style, select Custom and specify the marker settings, or select Edit Marker List from the marker style list to set the available marker types (see Editing the Marker List).
Add “X” and “Y” Labels	Adds X= and Y= to the dimension labels

2. Click OK.

The settings apply to all hoists in the drawing.

The dimension rotation automatically updates when the associated hoist origin is moved.

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Setting Hoist Heights

Hoist Data

Placing Hoists

Placing Hoist Origins

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