product image HL1 Savvy Position Pipes

For Vectorworks and Vectorworks SpotLight


 

The Savvy Position Pipes package of plug-in objects easily creates hybrid (2D/3D) lighting position pipes.  Key features include:

- Easily tick the pipes at regular intervals.

- Select between double and single line representations.

- 3D representations automatically created.

- Straight, curved, polyagonal, and ladder types.

- Easily convert to Spotlight Lighting Positions.

Read on for a full list of features.


Features

HL Screen Shot-01-Hatches 

Tick marks at regular intervals

  • Specify any interval
  • On center or split center
  • Use lines or dots
  • Single line pipes can have a gap between the hatch mark and the line for clarity
  • Align hatch marks to the drawing grid with the press of a button
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Single or double line types

  • Easily change the drawing mode to match your personal preference or that of your employer or venue
  • Double line mode is a tremendous time saver, especially for curved and ladder pipes
  • Specify any pipe radius
 HL Screen Shot-03-Ends

Line ends emphasized

  • Both single and double lines can have their ends emphasized to clearly indicate the end of the pipe.
 HL Screen Shot-04-3D

Always hybrid

  • 3D representations automatically drawn from 2D geometry
  • Ideal for conversion to Spotlight Lighting Position objects
  • Rotation parameters for every axis 
 HL Screen Shot-06-Convert

Convert all selected positions to separate Spotlight objects with an included menu command

 HL Screen Shot-07-Batch Label

Utility to name selected positons based on location on the page

  • eg. 1 Elec, 2 Elec, etc. from bottom to top 
 HL Screen Shot-08-Footprint

Draw 2D footprints with the check of a box

  • Perfect for showing a rotated position in plan view
  • Easily show a pipe drawn away from its footprint for clarity 
 HL Screen Shot-09-Straight

Straight pipes

  • As easy as drawing a line 
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Curved pipes

  • Define by radius or fit inside a bounding box
  • Tick marks perfectly measured along the circumference of the pipe 
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Polygonal pipes

  • As easy as drawing a polygon
  • Hatching turns corners 
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Ladder pipes

  • Specify any number or rungs
  • Rungs can be evenly spaced or at customized intervals
  • 3D orientation defaults to vertical 
 HL Screen Shot-13-Classed

Perfectly classed

  • Pipes and tick marks draw in your specified class for complete control over line weights and rendering 
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Compatible with VW 12 through 2013


Try it

Receive a 30 day demo code.

Try Position Pipes

 

 


Buy it

The standard version costs $19.99.

A student version is available for only $9.99.

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