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product iconSavvy Symbol Section 2

Effortless 2D section representations of lighting instruments, whether from the ETC catalog, the Spotlight library, or your own symbols.

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The Savvy Section plug-in object eliminates the tedium of tweaking dimensionally accurate 2D sections of your lighting instruments, with a built-in catalog of ETC symbols, including the hanging angle, yoke, angle, clamp type, and accessories.

With this object, you no longer need to ungroup and rotate your section symbols, or look for symbols of various components. All the following features are combined in a single object!

  • Set any yoke angle, tilt angle, and flip.
  • Switch between front, side, or three-quarter views.
  • Add accessories and scrollers
  • Change the mounting hardware
For Vectorworks 2019 and above

Version 2.6.0 - October 4, 2023 for Vectorworks 2021 and above

Download Savvy Symbol Section 2.5

Version 2.0.10 - May 11, 2020 for Vectorworks 2019–2020

Download Savvy Symbol Section 2

Includes a 90-day free trial

Use this installer format with the Vectorworks Plug-In Manager
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Professional: $34.99
Student: $9.99
Upgrades from $19.99

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The Savvy Section plug-in object eliminates the tedium of tweaking dimensionally accurate 2D sections of your lighting instruments, with a built-in catalog of ETC symbols, including the hanging angle, yoke, angle, clamp type, and accessories.  With this object, you no longer need to ungroup and rotate your section symbols, or look for symbols of various components.  All the following features are combined into a single object!

Imagine: you want to draw a Source Four in section, pointing US at a 30 degree angle.  Your symbol points DS at a 45 degree angle.  You also want to show it hanging on a side arm and add a scroller.

 

  • The Old Way
  • Insert your section symbol
  • Convert to group
  • Edit the group
  • Select the contents
  • Use the mirror tool (in non-duplicate mode) to flip the 
    section to point the other way
  • Select the barrel and body
  • Use the rotate tool to set the tilt angle
    (Make sure you get the pivot right!)
  • Delete the C-Clamp
  • Find a symbol for a sidearm tee, insert
  • Find a scroller section symbol
  • Insert the scroller symbol, rotating to the right angle
  • Exit the group
  • The Savvy Section Way
  • Insert the Savvy Section plug-in object
  • Press “Flip”
  • Select “Tee” from the “Clamp Type” pulldown
  • Enter the body rotation angle
  • Click the “Scroller” check box

Set any yoke angle, tilt angle, and flip

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Switch between front or side views

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Symbols look the way you want them

Symbols have attributes set by class, with three  levels of detail.

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Show C-clamp or tee, with or without pipe

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Show short yoked

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Show any available barrel type

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Accessories

Add top hat, half hat, color extender, or scroller of any standard size

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On spec

Dimensionally accurate Fixtures, components, and accessories based on manufacturer drawings.

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Watch a demo movie of the Section in action

What makes the Savvy Section even savvier?

 

More symbol types

SO Types

 

More standard views

SO Views

And now, make ANY symbol savvy

whether user-drawn 2D sections or Spotlight-ready 3D symbols

SO Custom 2D  SO Custom 3D
 

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QWho is eligible to use a student license?  
A

In order to use the plug-in at the student rate, you must use the free, watermarked, educational Vectorworks license. 

Educators with a standard Vectorworks license must purchase a standard license as well. Please contact us if you would like a time-sensitive demo code for demonstrating a plug-in to your class.

If you have a CAD lab of five or more seats, please contact us to see if you are eligible for a free license.

 
QWhat happens if I upgrade or switch platforms?  
A

All JBLD plug-ins are platform as well as version independent. You may use your license with any version of Vectorworks from the minimal supported version up.

They are, however, linked to a specific seat of Vectorworks, meaning you may use them with a specific Vectorworks serial number and its subsequent upgrades.

Savvy Series licenses are linked to a specific version of Vectorworks. For example, if you have the 2020 Savvy Subscription Series, it will work in perpetuity with Vectorworks 2020.

 
QWhen I enter my registration key, the OK button remains grayed out....
A

If you enter a registration code but the “OK” button remains grayed, please double check the following:

  1. Make sure you have installed the latest version of the plug-in.  You can download the current release any time from the Downloads page.
  2. Make sure you are matching the correct registration code to the correct product.
  3. If you purchased a student version (registration begins with “A”), it will only work with an E series, free educational license of VectorWorks.  You can purchase an upgrade to a full version of the plug-in.
  4. If copying and pasting in your registration code, make sure there are no spaces or carriage returns at the beginning or end of the field.  If you use the arrow key to move to the ends of the field, you may catch the extra characters.
  5. The code is case sensitive.
  6. All “0” are zeros. (Except for the Savvy Section product code, SO.)
  7. Make sure your Vectorworks seat registration is correct.  In your plug-in registration, nnnn-nnnn-XXXXXX-nnnn, XXXXXX should match the last six characters of your Vectorworks serial number.

If you have tried all these steps, and your registration code still produces an error, there will be a 5 digit code next to the registration field. Please follow this link and enter it into the troubleshooting formfollow this link and enter it into the troubleshooting form.

If you do not see the error code, make sure you have updated to the latest version, and have entered your user name.

If there is still no error code, you have entered a registration with too many or too few characters.

 
QWhere are the plug-ins and help installed?  
A
By default, the plug-ins, libraries, and workspaces all get installed in your Vectorworks user data folder.
 
On the Mac this is: ~/Library/Application Support/Vectorworks/{version number}
On Windows, this is: /users/{user_name}/Application Data/Nemetschek/Vectorworks/{version number}
 
You can confirm the location that Vectorworks looks for user data. Open Vectorworks preferences (Tools>Options>Vectorworks Preferences…). Switch to the User Folders tab. You will see the setting for your user data folder.
 
Note, if you are confirming installation via the Plug-in Manager, compiled plug-ins appear in the Built-in tab, not the Third-party tab
 
QThe barrel is missing or flipped and/or the instrument's orientation is flipped...
A

When you insert a Savvy Symbol Section into a document with existing Source Four Savvy Section (v1) objects, the plug-in will convert any existing Source Four Savvy Sections and attempt to upgrade your Section Parts library. 

If you have a custom folder for your section parts, they may not be replaced.  This can result in Savvy Sections that have their barrels flipped or hidden:

To correct this, use the Resource Manager to manually locate your previous Section Parts folder and delete.  When you insert another Savvy Section object or change an existing object’s parameter, your parts library will update and all objects should appear as expected.

 

Purchase Savvy Symbol Section 2

Please enter the Savvy Symbol Section 2 registration key of the license you wish to upgrade. Once eligibility has been verified, you can continue your purchase.

Please enter the last six characters of your Vectorworks serial number

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