Rotate a truss
Rotate a truss
After you've inserted a pre-designed truss in LXFree, is there a simple way to stand it up vertically on your light plot?
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An inserted component is generally a grouped object and can be rotated using the Inspector's drawing properties tab.
The pre-built truss components include a position object that can be mapped to a vertical location, just like a theatrical boom. The specifics of how you do this depend on the particular application.
You can select and edit a single object contained in a group without ungrouping and re-grouping by using the option/alt key and clicking on it. However, the mapping functions require the group to be exploded. You can then edit the mapping of the ends of the position in order for it to be vertical when displayed in a section view. Mapping a position's endpoints will also cause the location of its lights to be mapped.
For a pre-rigged truss, there are two positions, one for each bar. You need to set the mapping for each of these individually. LXBeams on OS X has functions in the Inspector's Position tab for mapping the vertical location of a position to a spot using a mouse click.
For the inserted truss component, the lights are set to be hanging below the bars. When used vertically, you'll want to set the lights' "Z Offset" property to zero (and possibly adjust the x or y offset to reflect how the lights hang in relation to the position)
An inserted component is generally a grouped object and can be rotated using the Inspector's drawing properties tab.
The pre-built truss components include a position object that can be mapped to a vertical location, just like a theatrical boom. The specifics of how you do this depend on the particular application.
You can select and edit a single object contained in a group without ungrouping and re-grouping by using the option/alt key and clicking on it. However, the mapping functions require the group to be exploded. You can then edit the mapping of the ends of the position in order for it to be vertical when displayed in a section view. Mapping a position's endpoints will also cause the location of its lights to be mapped.
For a pre-rigged truss, there are two positions, one for each bar. You need to set the mapping for each of these individually. LXBeams on OS X has functions in the Inspector's Position tab for mapping the vertical location of a position to a spot using a mouse click.
For the inserted truss component, the lights are set to be hanging below the bars. When used vertically, you'll want to set the lights' "Z Offset" property to zero (and possibly adjust the x or y offset to reflect how the lights hang in relation to the position)