Import options

Mesh Smoothing

Select how mesh smoothing is applied to imported objects.

Imported: Determines whether objects appear faceted or smooth based on the normals in the imported file (the normals are not recalculated).

Custom Crease Angle: Determines whether objects appear faceted or smooth based on the specified Crease Angle (the normals are recalculated).

None: Forces all objects to appear flat or faceted (the normals are recalculated).

Crease Angle

When Custom Crease Angle is selected, enter the desired angle to smooth all mesh objects rendered with OpenGL; enter a higher value for smoother surfaces (range: 0–180)

Units in File

Select the units for the imported file; this affects the size of the imported objects

Use Fixture Types from

(MVR only)

Select the type of fixture to use: GDTF or Vision. It is also possible to use both types in a scene.

The fixture import depends on the Use Fixture Types from setting, as well as the fixture mode settings made in Vectorworks. See Setting the fixture type for MVR import.

When GDTF fixtures are imported, some of their parameters are disabled on the Properties palette, and all GDTF fixtures are disabled in the Patch dialog box.

Truss Texture

(MVR only)

Select the truss texture, or select Imported to apply truss textures from the imported file

Coordinate System

Select the coordinate system for the imported file:

Vectorworks (right-handed, Z-up, Y-forward)

Vision (left-handed, Y-up, Z-forward)

Select Vectorworks if the file was exported from the Vectorworks program.

Flip moving lights

Rotates all moving lighting devices by 180° on the X axis, so Vectorworks content can be oriented correctly in Vision

Update existing MVR objects

(MVR only)

Updates the open scene file without duplicating the existing geometry