Inserting a stage plug

Mode

Tool

Tool set

Stage Plug

Event Design

The Stage Plug tool inserts custom shaped stage structures into a drawing. The type, shape, size, and appearance can be customized.

To insert a stage plug:

Click the tool and the creation mode.

Click to set the stage’s start point.

Click to set the end of the segment and the beginning of the next. Continue drawing segments in this manner until the stage object is complete.

The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.

The stage plug can be reshaped with the Reshape tool; see Reshaping objects.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Stage Height	Specifies the overall stage height
Top Surface Area	Displays the calculated surface area of the stage
Structure	Select the type of stage construction
Deck Details
Top Thickness	Sets the thickness of the deck. The thickness of the deck cannot be set for Border and Simple stage plug structures.
Top Color/Texture	Displays the texture or color selected in the 3D Options
Trim Height	Sets the height of the trim around the stage
Trim Color/Texture	Displays the texture or color selected in the 3D Options
Leg Details
Diameter	For the Legs-Basic structure type, sets the size of the leg supports
Profile	For the Legs-Basic structure type, select a round, square, or octagonal leg shape
Color/Texture	Displays the texture or color selected in the 3D Options
Reference Spacing	For the Legs-Basic structure type, sets an approximate spacing value for the legs; the exact spacing is determined automatically by evenly dividing the length of the deck
Leg Total	For the Legs-Basic structure type, displays the number of legs
Add Casters	For the Legs-Basic structure type, adds casters to the legs to create a rolling platform
Wheel Color/Texture	Displays the texture or color selected in the 3D Options
3D Options	Specifies the appearance of applicable deck elements in 3D views. The 3D Options dialog box opens. For each available portion of the stage, either select the color from the Color list, or select Custom Texture and then click the current custom texture to open the Resource Selector; double-click a resource to select it. The Object Info palette displays the color or texture selections in the relevant section. The appearance of Simple stage plugs is set from the Attributes palette.
Purpose/Set Cart ID	Enter information about the stage which can be placed in the drawing with Text Options (does not affect the stage appearance)
Note	Adds a note, which can be placed in the drawing with the Text Options
Text Options	Opens the Text Options dialog box, to enable the display and format the text of labels
Default Text Positions	Restores text labels to their default positions
Classes	Opens the Classes dialog box, to specify class naming for the various portions of the stage plug. This allows portions of the stage plug to be set to visible, grayed, or invisible. Use the standard class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Stage Plug Class> to place the stage plug element in the same class as the stage deck. Class Prefix: Specifies an optional default root class naming standard for all stage plug parts; click Assign Default Classes With Prefix to begin all stage plug class names with the prefix, so that they are sorted together. Assign Default Classes With Prefix: Sets the class names for all stage plug elements to the standard, using the Class Prefix if there is one. Stage plug elements: For each portion of the stage plug, including the loci that represent the stage plug legs in the Deck Only Structure, specifies the class name standard to use; the class names shown here are applied to the elements.
Update	Updates the object when changes have been made to the Object Info palette parameters

Formatting stage labels

Inserting a stage deck

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