Creating Hanging Positions
Creating Hanging PositionsHanging positions represent the hanging points for instruments as well as stage equipment like curtains, video screens, speakers, hoists, cables, and more; they should be placed on the light plot before the instruments are added. Hanging positions manage the numbering of instruments according to the instruments’ location on the hanging position. Loads attached to hanging positions are associated with the hanging position.
Defining the hanging positions first is useful because once the space has been created, with the stage and hanging positions defined, the file can be used as a template for future light plots in that space. For more information on creating templates, see Creating Templates.
Place the hanging positions on their own design layer and in their own classes. A drawing structure based on layers and classes facilitates selecting, viewing, and printing the light plot.
Creating a hanging position is generally a two-step process. First, insert or draw the geometry of the hanging position. Then, convert the geometry into an intelligent hanging position object, ready for equipment placement.
Several different types of objects can be used as the basis for a hanging position object:
● Lighting pipes
● Lighting pipe ladders
● Straight trusses
● Curved trusses
● Custom 2D or 2D/3D geometry that you draw
● Trusses inserted with the Insert Truss tool
The Braceworks product has additional tools and commands, and creating the rigging structure is a more detailed and involved process. See Concept: Braceworks Structural Analysis.
To convert multiple objects to a single hanging position, group the objects first. The objects cannot overlap or have gaps, especially if they are to be used in Braceworks calculations. Once the geometry is complete, convert it into an intelligent hanging position object with the Convert to Hanging Position command. You have the option to create a symbol from the geometry, or to embed the geometry into the object. If you choose to create a symbol, you can use it to insert multiple positions with the Hanging Position tool. If this is a uniquely shaped hanging position, or if you want to be able to edit the geometry more easily, choose instead to keep the geometry.
Use the Hanging Position tool to insert symbols from the current file, the symbol libraries, or a Favorites file.
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