Concept: Schematic views
Difficulty level: Advanced
The Create Schematic Views commands use the trusses, hanging positions, or connected truss systems from the 3D model to create easy-to-read views for paperwork. Specify the view for each schematic view while preserving the 3D model’s orientation and view settings. For example, print schematic shop drawings in Top view while maintaining a Front view of the model for section viewports.
To reduce file size, schematic views do not duplicate model objects. Instead, they provide a live 2D reference of the 3D model geometry. Run the Replace Lighting Device, Find and Modify, and Spotlight Numbering commands on schematic objects, and the model objects update simultaneously. You can edit the properties of model objects from the Object Info palette of their schematic views.
Data tags can be added for schematic views and for load objects. Tags placed on schematic load objects display data from the referenced model objects. A marker object can indicate the view direction and location of the schematic view. Label legends displaying on schematic lighting devices can come from the original objects, or they can be custom legends.
Schematic views are interactive; you can move, rotate, and mirror schematic rigging and load objects (schematic loads must be in the same plane as the schematic rigging). Much like the 3D model, when a schematic rigging object is repositioned, the attached loads move and rotate with it; see Concept: Attaching loads to rigging objects. Because schematic views are 2D only, they do not participate in Braceworks calculations.
Load objects display with specified component views. Schematic views can show equipment that is obstructed from view in the model. For example, under-hung devices can be offset from the truss in a schematic Top view. Witness lines connect the offset devices to their hanging points on the truss. Hanging points define where the associated loads are calculated in the 3D model (Braceworks required). Optionally, a footprint on the schematic rigging object indicates the space occupied by the load.
To control the attributes and visibility of witness lines and footprints, set their classes on the Spotlight preferences: Loads and Rigging pane.
Interactions with the 3D model
The model and its schematic views have a parent-child relationship. They interact in the following ways:
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Action in model |
Result in schematic view |
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Add a rigging object to the system |
Side arm rigging objects are added, but additional truss objects are not |
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Move or rotate a rigging object |
Rotates the schematic view geometry of the structure and its attached objects |
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Delete a rigging object |
Deletes the schematic rigging object, but attached loads remain |
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Add a load to a rigging object |
Adds a load on the schematic rigging object |
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Move a load's hanging point on the associated rigging object |
Moves the schematic load on its rigging object. If the schematic load is offset, only its hanging point moves on the rigging object. The load’s offset position does not change, but its witness line updates to stay connected with the new hanging point. See Moving schematic loads by control points. |
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Move a load from one rigging object to another |
Moves the schematic load onto the rigging object, if a schematic view of that rigging object exists; otherwise, the load is removed from the schematic view |
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Rotate a load |
The rotation results vary depending on the load object's 2D component view setting |
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Remove or delete a load |
Deletes the schematic load |
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Attach an accessory to a lighting device |
Adds an accessory to the schematic lighting device |
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Specify the 2D label legend of a lighting device |
Applies the 2D label legend to the schematic lighting device, if Use Existing was selected for the schematic label legend; if a custom schematic label legend was selected for the schematic lighting device, this does not change |
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Number light plot objects |
Numbers the schematic objects |
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Modify lighting device color from the Spotlight preferences: Lighting Devices: Classes and Color pane |
Applies the color settings to the schematic lighting devices |
When the 3D model is edited, schematic views may not update automatically to reflect the changes; see Updating schematic views for more information.
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Action in schematic view |
Result in model |
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Move or rotate a rigging object |
None |
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Delete a rigging object |
None |
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Move a load's hanging point on the associated rigging object |
None |
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Move a load to an offset position |
None |
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Move a load from one rigging object to another |
None |
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Rotate a load |
None |
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Remove or delete a load |
None |
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Attach an accessory to a lighting device |
Adds an accessory to the referenced lighting device |
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Number light plot objects |
Numbers the referenced objects; for automatic numbering, the order is determined by the placement of schematic objects |
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Change the label legend for a lighting device (Use Legend in the Object Info palette) |
None |
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Select the Create Label Legend from Lighting Device command |
Creates a label legend in the same way as if done from the model |
