Drawing in WYSIWYG

[Tekkie]

Hi everybody,

 

Long time borwser first time poster actually.

 

I was just wondering - in WYSIWYG I have been unable to draw a frame style truss (4 veritcal legs joined by a perimeter of truss at the top - like a table just with a big square hole on the surface). Whenever I use the snap assembly tool for a corner block, even if I rotate it so a bit is pointing downwards, a bit is pointing to the high-up truss (where it should connect) and a bit is pointing in the direction I want the truss to head at the top - whenver I want it to 'connect' it always rotates itself back into the wrong position. I have managed to get 1 side done by rotating the whole truss structure, but when I want to place another corner block the other side, it always turns the wrong way (I want it parallel to the 1 at the opposite end to make the frame)

 

Ive seen some WYSIWYG designs where truss is accurately going all over the place and it works fine. Just wondering if someone could give me some help. I know I wrote it badly up there but you guys are experts.

 

Cheers,

Alex

[merlin24]

All you need to do is use either a 3 way or a 6 way corner block and you will get what you are looking for. If truss peices are not aligning correctly once the truss snaps, before you left click to insert it, right click and go to rotate truss, you may need to do this more than one time to get the truss aligned correctly. The first time is a bit of a faff, but once you know what orientation it is in it gets easier.

 

Regards

Andy

[Tekkie]

...before you left click to insert it, right click and go to rotate truss, you may need to do this more than one time to get the truss aligned correctly. The first time is a bit of a faff, but once you know what orientation it is in it gets easier.

 

Cheers Andy, problem solved.

 

I'm currently using the demo to get a feel for it and see if I like it (which I do). Would you suggest only buying WYSIWYG (I'd buy the educational design version probably) if you have a career as an LD, or do you think it could help people studying a production lighting course as well? I only ask because the educational version is obviously made for people studying a course. However, do you think it can really help THAT much - enough to justify the expense, I mean whever you go ie. theatre, arena etc.. you have to go there beforehand with a tape measure, write down all the heights and sizes of truss/bars etc.. which is quite time-sonsuming, then design a rig, make the lighting states, show them to the director/crew, then you have to figure out how to turn what you have made onto your computer into a reality (all the lights in exactly the same place on the truss so the angles and light beams are the same..) I've seen some WYSIWYG designs where the venues look so real and renderings are almost exactly like the real thing...how do designers do that!!? it must take an age---> or it must cost them a fortune to get someone to draw them up with CAD.

 

Not trying to slate WYSIWYG cause I know how good it is and how it has made peoples careers soar..just wondering is all.

 

Cheers,

Alex