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September 2003
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6.7 Hang Structures
Hang structures are a very important part of creating a light plot in WYSIWYG.
All fixtures must be placed on a hang structure - either a pipe or a truss. This
includes fixtures on set mounts or floor mounts. Hang structures are not only a
place to hang fixtures, but also a means to organize your paperwork. Some
general facts about hang structures:
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Hang structures can be pipes or trusses. Pipes are drawn, trusses are
placed from the truss library. There are many different types of truss
pieces in the truss library, including box, triangle, and curved. Truss
includes floor mount, boom, and ladder positions as well.
AutoUnit will assign and adjust unit numbers for fixtures on a pipe as
you add, move or delete them.
Hang structures can have the same name, even if they are not
connected. For example, you can use this for set mounts, where you
have many small pipes attached to the same piece of scenery.
Position Manager
The Position Manager organizes all the available position names in your show
document. It also sets the sort order of your positions. You can use the
Position Manager to change the sort order of the position names, which is
important for printed paperwork like instrument schedules and other reports
that use the Position field. The order of position names is also used for general
sorting in the Data view and the order in which positions appear in the Flight
Case.
The Position Manager is accessible from the Properties window of a hang
structure and from the Positions command in the Edit menu.
To view
and edit
entries in
the
Position
Manager
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From the Edit menu, choose Positions.
Note: The ellipsis button [...] on the Hang Structure page of a pipe’s or
truss’ properties will also open the Position Manager.
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Click New.
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Type the name of the new position and click OK.
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