BeamViz 7.0.0 Help

Overview

A lighting designer’s complete solution to previsualize how your light plot will focus. Use Beam Draw to help determine the position, field angle, and focus point for your lighting instruments, and walk into focus knowing you have the angles and coverage you need.

BeamViz allows you to visualize a beam of light in both plan view and 3D, helping you to choose the proper instrument type and location. The beam instantly redraws if you change its beam angle, focus location, or instrument position.

BeamViz uses Plug-In Objects, meaning it draws beams according to a set of user-definable parameters, including beam angle, position height, and face plane. You will find a full list of parameters described for each object. You can edit an object’s parameters in the Object Info Palette.

As with all Plug-In Objects, the first time you place a beam in a document, Vectorworks will ask you for default parameters. You can set the default object parameters for the document by selecting the object’s tool, then clicking on the parameters button in the mode bar.

The icon all the way on the right

Key Features

  • Visualize coverage in plan and 3D views

  • Optics can include zoom or elliptical beams

  • Adjust source and focus locations via drag, control points, or parameters

  • Calculate angle to face, throw, and illuminance

  • Visualize shutter cuts, iris, and bottle rotation

  • Build up a rough plot with a system on each layer

  • Easily convert beams to Lighting Devices, which remain linked to BeamViz objects

  • Create renderings directly from BeamViz: supports shutters, iris, gobo, gel color, and edge

Last modified: 21 December 2024