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wysiwyg Release 37 Update 1
Thank you for installing wysiwyg Release 37. These release notes provide information about documentation and known issues related specifically to wysiwyg Release 37.
A new section has been added specifically to address changes made for the Update:
Resolved Issues in wysiwyg R37 Update 1
Due to required changes in the save and load functionality, a file saved in wysiwyg Release 37 Update 1 cannot be opened with the original wysiwyg Release 37. When collaborating with other users, please make sure you are all working in this update version.
wysiwyg Release 37 Update 1 ................................................................................. 1
Getting started with wysiwyg R37 ............................................................................ 3
Documentation sources ..................................................................................... 3
Sample files ................................................................................................ 3
Template files ............................................................................................. 3
CAST Forum ................................................................................................ 3
Useful information .............................................................................................. 3
wysiwyg compatibility with Vivien-Virtual Event Designer ........................................... 3
Vivien file version compatibility ........................................................................... 4
Operating system compatibility ........................................................................... 4
Hard drive compatibility .................................................................................... 5
Video card compatibility .................................................................................... 5
Membership requirements for Release 37 ............................................................... 5
Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) ...................................................... 6
New features in wysiwyg R37 ................................................................................. 7
General Application Enhancements .......................................................................... 7
New Enhancements .......................................................................................... 7
CAD Mode Features ............................................................................................ 13
New Features ............................................................................................... 13
Visualization Features ........................................................................................ 21
New Features ............................................................................................... 21
Presentation (PRES) Features ............................................................................... 24
General Improvements ....................................................................................... 25
SketchUp 2016 File Importing Supported ................................................................. 26
Library - New Fixtures Additions and Corrections ....................................................... 27
New Library items in wysiwyg R37 ......................................................................... 27
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New Automated Fixtures .................................................................................. 27
New Conventional Fixtures ............................................................................... 30
New LED Fixtures ........................................................................................... 30
New Video Projectors ...................................................................................... 33
New Accessories ............................................................................................ 33
New Truss .................................................................................................... 34
Updated/Corrected Truss ................................................................................. 41
New Lamps .................................................................................................. 41
New Gobos ................................................................................................... 41
New Library Items .......................................................................................... 48
Updated Library items in wysiwyg R37 .................................................................... 48
Resolved Issues in wysiwyg R37 Update 1 ................................................................. 49
Resolved Issues in wysiwyg R37 ............................................................................. 50
Known Issues ................................................................................................... 54
Contacting Technical Support ............................................................................... 61
Copyright Information ........................................................................................ 61
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Getting started with wysiwyg R37
To help you get started using wysiwyg, various resources are available for your use.
Documentation sources Documentation sources are available in several locations for your convenience:
On your Windows computer, click Start > Programs > CAST Software > WYSIWYG Release 37 shortcut menu (once wysiwyg has been installed)
All wysiwyg documentation is available for download from the CAST web site:
http://www.cast-soft.com/
Sources include:
Reference Guide
Quick Start Guide
Release Notes
Sample files Sample wysiwyg files are provided with the installation for you to use as examples or
references. There are sample AutoCAD files, report heading files, as well as several files
from various disciplines. These files can be found in the \Samples folder where you installed
wysiwyg (e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\CAST Software\WYSIWYG Release 37\Samples).
Template files Template files are provided with the installation for you to use as desired. There are several
basic templates such as plot, studio, and theatre files. These files can be found in the
Templates folder where you installed wysiwyg (for example, C:\Program Data\CAST
Software\WYSIWYG Release 37\Templates).
CAST Forum CAST has launched the CAST Forum, http://forums.cast-soft.com/. The Forum is open to
everyone and aims to serve both CAST product users as well as the entire entertainment and
event production community, it is not just about CAST products. Forum members can post
projects, ask questions, get technical support from the community or just browse to see
what others are doing.
Useful information
wysiwyg compatibility with Vivien-Virtual Event Designer Are you a Lighting Designer who manages venue layouts, produces events, or liaises with
event planners/designers or service providers?
wysiwyg is compatible with Vivien-Virtual Event Designer, CAST Software’s award-winning
special events planning and design software tool. You can create your shows in wysiwyg
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and then open the files in Vivien to make use of its automated Wizards for adding event
items, such as seating areas, tables, and chairs.
You can use Vivien Virtual Event Designer to increase your planning efficiency. Vivien is the
sales, planning, design, and production tool designed for the meeting and special events
industry. LDs can use it for creating quick concepts to demonstrate their ideas. As wysiwyg
deals with the stage, Vivien deals with the venue. Both wysiwyg and Vivien:
Feature simplified CAD tools to plot or lay out floor spaces or lighting plans
Deliver photorealistic renderings of these drawings
Contain 1000s of library objects designed for the industry
Share the same reliable, robust base code
Deliver eye-popping visuals
Provide wizards for common tasks
Vivien file version compatibility Due the differing release schedules of Vivien and wysiwyg, a Vivien 2016 file will open in wysiwyg R37 (original release), but a Vivien 2016 (original release) installation will not open an R37 file; it can open files saved back to R36 format. Note, to open a wysiwyg file and display fixtures and truss in Vivien, please download and install the wysiwyg Compatibility Pack before opening the file.
Operating system compatibility
wysiwyg is not supported on Windows XP or Windows Vista
Since Microsoft support has now ended for Windows XP and very few customers ever use
Windows Vista, wysiwyg Release 37 is NOT supported on either the Windows XP or Windows
Vista operating system. In fact, it does not install or run on Windows XP or Windows Vista.
wysiwyg Release 37 is supported on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
Minimum system requirements (for general wysiwyg usage)
Intel Core i3 or compatible processor, 2.0 GHz, or better
PC running Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
MAC computer with Intel Processor platforms running Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 or Windows 8.1 via Bootcamp (recommended), or Parallels Virtual Machine*
*wysiwyg installed on a Parallels Virtual Machine will run with limited
graphical functionality, as it is running on an Integrated video card.
4GB RAM
1GB free disk space (NTFS file system)
1280 x 800 resolution
OpenGL-accelerated “gaming-level” video card, with 1GB (or better) video memory and OpenGL 2.1 (minimum) support**
** Integrated video cards may be used, but are not recommended.
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Free USB port
High performance system requirements
(for best response and rendering time) Intel Core i5 / i7 / i7 “Extreme Edition” or equivalent AMD processor, quad-core or
better, 2.4 GHz or better
Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10; 64-bit version of Windows OS is not required, but highly recommended
MAC computer with Intel Processor platforms running Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 or Windows 8.1, running via Bootcamp
8GB RAM or better, configured for dual-, triple- or quad-channel operation (depending on the memory architecture supported by the system processor)
1GB free disk space (NTFS file system)
OpenGL-accelerated “gaming-level” video card, with 3GB (or better) video memory and OpenGL 3.3 support required for Deferred Rendering simulation and Volumetric Beams in Shaded Views
No integrated video cards should be considered for such a system
Free USB port
Hard drive compatibility Due to restrictions in file name length, you cannot install wysiwyg on a FAT32-formatted
hard drive. Instead, you must install the product on an NTFS-formatted hard drive. For
details, see https://www.cast-soft.com/cast/downloads/download-install.php
Video card compatibility There are two levels of beam simulation offered in wysiwyg's Shaded Views.
Enhanced Beams: The minimum video card requirements to display the default
Enhanced Beams must support OpenGL 2.1.
Volumetric Beams: To obtain the highest graphics level offered by Deferred
Rendering with Enhanced Visualization, your video card must support OpenGL 3.3 or
better.
Note: Both Enhanced Visualization and Deferred Rendering options are required to
run Volumetric Beams. If these options are not available on your system, it means
the graphics card on your computer does not support the necessary version of
OpenGL to run Volumetric Beams. In this instance, you must use Enhanced Beams for
your Shaded View visualization.
Membership requirements for Release 37 Your wysiwyg dongle membership must be valid at least until June 2016 (or later) to run
the wysiwyg Release 37.
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Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)
CAST is always looking for new ways to improve its products in order to provide the best
software for you, our customers. Around 2.5 years ago, we introduced the Customer
Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) into our products; it is a new way to allow our
customers to contribute to the features, design and development of wysiwyg, and we
encourage everyone to turn the CEIP feature on.
Please note the following: 1. The information collected is analyzed for trends and helps us make decisions on how to plan our efforts to improve our software. 2. All information collected is anonymous. 3. When enabled, the CEIP program runs automatically in the background, and will not interfere with your work in any way. We look forward to your help! Thank you. CAST Development Team
Figure 1 - CEIP dialog.
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New features in wysiwyg R37
In addition to numerous library updates, Release 37 includes the following new features and
enhancements. For details on these new features, please see the wysiwyg Reference
Guide.
Figure 2 - Screenshot of some new Release 37 features (shown: Layer Groups and other Layer
enhancements, Fixture Symbol Fill, and Continue Dimension).
New Features and Enhancements
General Application Enhancements
New Enhancements
wysiwyg Projects To better organize your work, wysiwyg R37 offers a new "Project" option on the Welcome Screen and in the File menu. When saving your work as a wysiwyg Project, the software stores the .wyg file and all its associated files in a folder structure automatically (for your convenience) within the My Projects folder, which is found in a folder path similar to this example: C:\Users\<UserName>\Documents\WYSIWYG Files\My Projects\, or the path and location that you will specify.
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Figure 3 - Updated Welcome Screen and File Menu listing Project option.
If you choose to accept the default settings, when a wysiwyg Project is saved, all files associated with that project are automatically stored in the Project folder and its subfolders, as shown in the following screenshot.
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Figure 4 - Screenshot of a wysiwyg Project's folders.
Additionally, a wysiwyg Project can be packaged as a zip file (with option to select the files to package, and the option to include the external images and videos used in the file), so sharing your work with this zip package feature is much easier and includes all associated files.
Figure 5 - Package Project as dialog which appears when user choose to Package Project as Zip.
Layer Database Enhancements The Layer Database is one of the most important windows in wysiwyg, as it helps you manage the contents of your file, and it has been updated with a bunch of new enhancements to deliver more layer options to better manage your wysiwyg files.
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Figure 6 - Updated Layer Database window showing new features.
Layer Groups: The Layer Database now supports Layer Groups. The Layer Groups will organize layers into groups.
o Select one or more layers that you wish to group together, and click on the "New
Group" button at the top of the Layer Database.
o With Layer Groups, making edits to the properties on each Layer in the group is simple. On the top row of any Layer Group, setting a property such as its Color, or Editable/Visible state, will be assigned to all listed Layers in the Layer Group. This also works with other Layer Properties such as Line Weight, Notes, Tag, Print Color and Greyscale.
o Managing the Layer Database and its displayed Layers is also very easy. Use the
arrow at the far left side of the Layer Database to
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expand/collapse and Layer Group, or use the Expand All/Collapse All buttons
at the top of the Layer Database to do so for all Layer Groups.
o To move one Layer from one group to another group, highlight the layer (or multiple layers, if you wish to move many layers), from any highlighted row start a click and drag from its Layer Name or Current Layer column that is NOT the active cell (i.e. with border around it), moving the selected layers into another Layer Group. The Layer Properties dialog now lists a Layer Group dropdown which you can use to specify which Layer Group the Layer should be listed in.
o To delete a Layer Group, select the Layer Group and click on the Delete button at the top of the Layer Database. A Warning dialog will be displayed to inform that all layers in this group will be returned to the Ungrouped Layer Group.
o For anyone who does not want to use Layer Groups, toggle this feature off by right-clicking in the Layer Database and unchecking the Layer Group (2nd from the bottom). This can also be achieved from the option in Document Options > General tab, “Enable Layer Groups”.
o As a result of the new Layer Group feature, all object property dialogs and many other functional dialogs (e.g. Scene Database) in wysiwyg which display Layers will now have a new checkbox at the bottom “Display with Layer Groups”. Enable this option if you prefer to display the Layers with Layer Groups.
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Figure 7 - Example of a Riser's property dialog, displaying Layer list organized by Layer Groups.
Print Color: This new option has been added to each Layer, offering the ability to set a print color which is different than the Layer Color. You may use this property if you wish to print the objects on this layer in a different color than the Layer Color, while still preserving the Layer Color within the file. Note: When defined, Print Color will be displayed in Layouts and New Plots tabs to preview the plot before printing, and on all printed plots.
Greyscale: This new toggle option has been added to each Layer, which overrides Layer Color and displays all objects on this layer in greyscale when enabled. You may use this property if you wish to display or print the objects on this layer in greyscale, while still preserving the Layer Color within the file.
Layer Highlight: This new option has been added to the Layer Database to highlight the current layer automatically, by keeping only the current layer displayed in its layer color, and displaying all other layers in greyscale. Essentially, it is an automatic “set to greyscale” for all layers which are not the current/active layer.
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CAD Mode Features
New Features
Fixture Symbol Fill This new Fixture property was introduced to help identify fixtures in your drawing and plots. When enabled, this feature will fill the Fixture Symbol with one of three options: same color with a percentage of its intensity (default option), or with a custom color, or using the gel color that was attached to the fixture. These options are available in the Fixture Properties > General tab, and are set to “Use Document Defaults” by default. The Document Options for this feature are listed in the Document Options > Fixture Settings tab.
Figure 8 - Screenshot shows the updated Fixture Properties and Document Options > Fixture
Settings, displaying the new Fixture Symbol Fill options.
Please Note: There is an additional “Show Symbol Fill” option in the Document Options > Wireframe Details tab, which must be enabled to display the Fixture Symbol Fill. The option is a quick way to turn off Symbol fill without changing any fixture properties. (This option is equivalent to other similar toggles on this tab, such as Show Hatching.) Once the Symbol Fill feature is enabled, the 2D Fixture Symbols will be displayed as filled; in CAD Wireframes, this will be displayed in the 2D views only (Plan, Left, Right, Front, Back), and not in Isometric view.
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Figure 9 - Screenshot of CAD Views without Fixture Fill (left), and with Fixture Fill option enabled
(right).
PRES / Paperwork: As a result of the Fixture Symbol Fill feature, Legend and Key functionality have been updated as well:
o In the Legends Wizard, two new columns to specify Symbol Fill and color have been added to the table.
o In the Key Symbol Layout, a new Symbol Fill option with color properties has been added.
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Figure 10 - Screenshot of Layouts tab, displaying Fixture Symbol Fill in Plots, Legends, and Keys.
New Dimensions and Enhancements Drawing Dimensions into your drawings and plots to display distances and angles is important to deliver the information required to build your show accurately. To offer more Dimension options for you, we have introduced the following:
Continue Dimension: These dimensions display sequential chains of linear measurements that are aligned to the first (base) measurement of the Continue dimension, always using the last point of the previous measurement as the initial point for next measurement.
o A new Continue Dimension “chain” can be started at any time, or can be continued by selecting an existing Linear Dimension and then starting the Continue Dimension command.
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o After drawing a Continue Dimension command, the objects are individual Linear Dimensions.
Baseline Dimension: These dimensions display linear measurements stacked above or below the base dimension while maintaining uniform spacing between, always using the first click as the initial coordinate for all subsequent measurements.
o A new Baseline Dimension “stack” can be started at any time, or can be continued by selecting an existing Linear Dimension and then starting the Baseline Dimension command.
o After the initial measurement is completed by the first two clicks, the next (3rd) click defines the direction of subsequent dimensions added during this operation (either above or below the first one).
o After completing a Baseline Dimension command, the objects are individual Linear Dimensions.
Figure 11 - Screenshot displaying results of new Baseline (at top) & Continue (at bottom)
Dimensions.
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Rotate Dimension option (for Linear Dimensions): A new option has been added for Linear Dimensions to set a rotation angle that will rotate the extension lines about the dimension end points. The rotated Linear Dimension would then display the distance between the two points at the angle specified. This is equivalent to the Rotated Dimension in AutoCAD.
Figure 12 - Screenshot displaying results of setting a rotation angle to the Linear Dimension. In the
example, the 20'-0" Linear Dimension (angle = 0°) measures 16'-0" when angle = -36.9° rotation is
applied.
Import/Export Rotated Dimensions from/to DWG/DXF file: With the addition of the rotation angle property for Linear Dimensions, wysiwyg can now import and export Rotated Dimensions from/to DWG/DXF files.
Angle Dimension: This new dimension object measures and displays an angle, either between two intersecting lines and objects, or as drawn by the Freehand mode (like the previous Protractor Tool). The new Angle Dimension is shown above in Figure 12. (Note: The Protractor Tool has been removed, since it is replaced by the new Angle Dimension).
Angle Tool: This is a new tool, listed under the Tools menu with the Distance Tool. The Angle Tool measures the angle between two lines. After you start the tool, click twice to identify the two intersecting lines between which you wish to measure the angle. The measured angle is displayed in the Status bar, and in the Cursor’s Information Tooltip.
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New Linear Dimension Options:
Multiple option: When drawing a Linear Dimension, right click to access
the new “multiple” option, which allows you to draw multiple Linear
Dimensions, using the last point of the previous measurement as the
initial point for next measurement. This is similar to drawing a line with
many segments.
Displayed Length: Enable this option and specify a value that you wish to
display as the length of the Linear Dimension.
Alternate Unit: Enable this option to display a second measurement with
your dimensions, in the alternate unit. For example, if metric is your set
unit, enable this option to display all of your dimensions with both metric
and imperial.
Text Offset: Specify a text offset distance to move the dimension text
above or below the dimension line. By default, this option is set to 0,
which positions the text in its traditional position, on the dimension line.
Fill option: use this new option to add a fill color behind the dimension
text.
Snap to Ends using Point Snap: The Linear Dimension end points have been
updated to be snappable points. To snap to the Dimension ends, enable
Point Snap.
Dash option for Imperial Dimensions: A new Dash option is available in Document Options > Dimensions. When enabled, wysiwyg displays all Linear Dimensions in the file with the new formatting like this, 19’- 3 11/16” instead of 19’3”11/16.
Figure 13 - Comparison of Imperial Dimensions display options, Original vs. Dash
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Enhancements to LED Wizard and LED Wall Properties The LED Wizard has been updated to offer better accuracy, quality, and workflow when building LED Wall displays in your files.
Figure 14 - Screenshot of updated LED Wizard and LED Wall Properties.
5 significant digits: 5 significant digits after the decimal are used to define LED Walls in the LED Wizard and LED Wall Properties, which means it’s now possible to specify a pitch of 8.75mm (0.00875m).
Units Option: The Units option has been introduced and set to Metric by default, since LED display panels are usually specified in millimeters.
Pixel Detail: This detail slider has been introduced to control LED Wall quality vs. performance settings.
LED Wall Properties: The LED Wall Properties have been updated to include all the LED Wall dimensions and style settings available in Step 2 of the LED Wizard. This update allows multiple LED Wall objects to be selected and their properties edited all at once,*if all selected LED Walls are specified the same way, e.g. Dimensions and Pitch, and have the same dimensions*.
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Moving / Nudging Fixtures Along Pipes And Straight Truss After hanging fixtures sometimes they have to be shifted a fixed distance along the hang structure. It is now possible to move or nudge one or more fixtures along pipes and straight truss (not curved truss).
Move: When you select fixtures only, a move command will allow fixtures to move along a pipe/straight truss.
o If fixtures are all on the same hang structure, line markers will appear to display where the fixtures will be positioned after the move.
o If fixtures are selected across different hang structures, a move operation can be completed but there will not be any line markers displayed. (Note: a move will be completed only if the fixtures can slide across the specified distance and still be positioned on the hang structure.)
o To move fixtures by an exact distance, use the @ operator and a positive or negative direction along the hang structure, e.g. @5 or @-5
Nudge: When you select fixtures only, fixtures can be nudged along a pipe/straight truss, as is possible with objects. Note, the nudge distance is the Snap Interval value defined in the Document Options > Hang Structure Settings.
o If fixtures are selected on one or more hang structures, nudging along the selected fixtures can be performed using ALT + LEFT / RIGHT / DOWN / UP arrow keys.
o Similarly, it is also possible to nudge fixtures by half the Snap Interval distance, by using SHIFT + ALT + LEFT / RIGHT / DOWN / UP arrow keys.
Support For Channel Selection On The Fixture Selection Toolbar The Fixture Selection toolbar now supports fixture selection by channel value, using "ch" to identify channel, e.g., ch 1-10.
Figure 15 - Example of selecting fixtures channel numbers on the Fixture Selection Toolbar.
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Visualization Features
New Features
Fixed Aspect Ratios For Cameras / Camera Paths
Camera and Camera Path objects now offer a fixed aspect ratio option. When an aspect ratio is set, letter bars or pillar bars will be used to maintain the desired aspect ratio.
Figure 16 - Screenshot of the updated Camera Properties showing new Aspect Ratio.
When exporting the Shaded View, the specified aspect ratios are maintained in the exported image.
Note: The World Camera will always be displayed without any aspect ratios; essentially, its aspect ratio is always set to “None”.
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Figure 17 - Screenshot of the Shaded View displaying a Camera with 16:9 aspect ratio. In the
example, pillar bars are displayed at the sides of the Shaded View to display the view in the 16:9
aspect ratio.
I-Mag Camera A new video source option that displays the view of a drawn Camera, which can be applied to a Screen, LED Wall, Display Source for Video Projectors, or anything that will display video. Any camera drawn in wysiwyg can be selected as a video source from Screen properties, LED Wizard, LED Wall Properties, Display Source for Video Projectors, etc.
DMX Control of Cameras/Camera Paths With this new feature, it is possible to specify the active Camera/Camera Path of the Shaded View via DMX Control. The settings for this option are all available in the new Camera Manager.
Camera Manager A Camera Manager has been added under the View menu, offering a central location where camera properties can be specified for all Cameras and Camera Paths drawn in the file.
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Figure 18 - Screenshot of the new Camera Manager dialog.
New Camera Defaults: Set default values for Layer, Field Angle and Aspect Ratio for any new cameras added to the drawing.
Override Aspect Ratio: Use this option to display all Cameras with the specified aspect ratio set by the Override all Cameras' Aspect Ratio - Display at dropdown. When the override is turned off, the individual aspect ratios of each Camera object will revert to their former values.
Dynamic Camera Control: Set values for DMX Universe and Address to control the switching between camera views in LIVE mode.
Camera and Camera Path Tables: Use the tables to set camera properties easily from the Camera Manager dialog.
Enable DMX Control of Cameras/Camera Paths: Use this option to control the switching between Cameras when in LIVE mode. Instead of selecting a camera from the camera toolbar or using the numpad hotkeys, you can change camera views in LIVE mode with the assigned value using a DMX console. For your convenience a button to toggle this option has been added to the Camera Toolbar.
Increased Rendering Resolution The maximum rendering resolution has been increased from 2048x2048 pixels to 4096x4096 pixels.
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Presentation (PRES) Features
New Reports and Updates
Custom Color and Gobo List Report: This new report lists a table of all gels, gobos, and prisms included in a custom Color/Gobo wheel.
Library Item Report: This new report lists all library items (only from the Library tab) inserted into your file.
Updates to all Reports: All default Reports have been reviewed and updated.
More columns available for Fixture and Fixture and Accessories Report Levels: Many columns which were previously only available for the Circuit Detail Level have now been added for Reports with Fixture and Fixture and Accessories Report Levels.
New Options in the Report tab o Fixture Exclusion Filters: Use this new Exclusion table to remove any Fixture
category or Fixture type from a particular Report.
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o List Accessories under their Fixture: This option will add the list of accessories attached to the fixture below the fixture in the Report.
o Identify Accessories: This option will add a symbol to identify the accessories displayed in the report spreadsheets.
General Improvements
Smart Variables supported in Text Labels – When you wish to include text labels containing information listed in the Production Team Information table, you can now use smart variables %Variable Name% in the Text Label, and if this information is stored in the PTI table, it will be automatically displayed. For example, use %Director% and the name of the Director stored in the table will appear in the Text Label.
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In Quick Tools, when patching a fixture, the Custom Increment now offers two options: Additional (added at the end of each fixture patched) and Total (the total increment to the next Fixture’s address).
For quicker Wireframe View switching, Hotkeys 1-6 can be used to switch between wireframe view types in CAD and DATA modes.
1 - to activate Plan View
2 - to activate Left View
3 - to activate Right View
4 - to activate Front View
5 - to activate Back View
6 - to activate Isometric View
Managers Menu: A new menu, Managers, is now available in all Modes/Tabs, listing all the Managers, such as Image Manager, Video Manager, Camera Manager, etc.
Pipe Tape Printer: The Pipe Tape Printer feature has been updated to now support newer printer models with higher DPI settings, DPI=203, with the Serial Port. We recommend the Epson TM-T20II Direct Thermal Printer. Not all systems have a Serial Port, but this printer can be used with a Serial-to-USB cable for the time being. Also, the issue where “!a” appears on every line has been resolved.
SketchUp 2016 File Importing Supported
wysiwyg Release 37 will now import SketchUp files created in the latest SketchUp 2016
version.
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Library - New Fixtures Additions and Corrections
New Library items in wysiwyg R37
Many new library items are available in R37
New Automated Fixtures
Manufacturer Model
Robe ColorWash 750 Tungsten AT
BMFL Wash
BMFL Wash XF
BMFL WashBeam
Robin DL4X Spot
Robin DL4F Wash
Robin DL4S Profile
Robin DL7S Spot
Robin DL7F Wash
Robin Viva
Robin Square
Star Lighting
Division ST-B4025
Expolite TourWash Compact 76 CM+W Zoom
Clay Paky Hepikos
Scenius Spot
Scenius Profile
Shar-Bar
Elation ACL 360 Bar
ACL 360i
ACL 360 Matrix
Rayzor Q12 Zoom
Rayzor Beam 2R
ZW19
ZW37
Martin MAC Axiom
Rush by Martin Rush MH4
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Manufacturer Model
Rush MH5
Rush MH6 Wash
Rush MH7 Hybrid
DTS Nick NRG 1401
Katana
Ayrton Wildsun K25
AlienPix RS
Chauvet Rogue R1 FX-B
Maverick MK2 Spot
Maverick MK2 Wash
PR Lighting PR 5000 Beam
PR 5000 Framing
PR 5000 Spot
PR 5000 Wash
PR 5000 Wash Beam
PR XL 250 Wash
PR XL 300 Beam
PR XL LED 390
PR XL LED 590
PR XLED 1037
PR XLED 1061
PR XLED 2007
PR XLED 250 Spot
PR XLED 3007
PR XLED 3019
PR XLED 336 Beam
PR XR 1000 BWS
PR XR 1000 Framing
PR XR 1000 Spot
PR XR 130 Beam
PR XR 130 Spot
PR XR 200 Beam
PR XR 300 Beam
PR XR 330 Beam
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Manufacturer Model
PR XR 330 BWS
PR XR 330 Spot
PR XRLED 1200 Spot
PR XRLED 300 Spot
PR XRLED 500 Spot
PR XRLED 700 Spot
PR XPar 360
GTD GTD-1000 II Profile
GTD-300II Beam
GTD-330 BSW
GTD-440I BSW
GTD-440II Beam
GTD-440II BSW
GTD-LM60
GTD-LMZ1512
GTD-LMZ1537
GTD-LX308621
GTD-L350
EK Lighting Chromapix M55
JB Lighting P7
SGM G-1 Wash
BriteQ Beam Wizard 5x5
FineArt Fine 330 Beam 2015
Showtec Infinity iS-400
Infinity iM-2515
GRNLight Moving Wash 3-120
PC Lights LED Burst
Rain Star MagicBall
Philips SL Wash 180
SL Beam 300FX
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New Conventional Fixtures
Manufacturer Model
Robe PicklePATT
Generic Bulb Strip w/ 1 bulb RGB
Bulb Strip w/ 2 bulbs RGB
Bulb Strip w/ 3 bulbs RGB
Bulb Strip w/ 4 bulbs RGB
Bulb Strip w/ 5 bulbs RGB
Bulb Strip w/ 6 bulbs RGB
Bulb Strip w/ 7 bulbs RGB
Bulb Strip w/ 8 bulbs RGB
Bulb Strip w/ 9 bulbs RGB
Par 56 Short
Par 56 Stubbi
ETC Source 4 Front CAD Symbol
Source 4 Front with Frames Out CAD Symbol
GTD GTD-LYS200WW
GTD-LYS200CW
Robert Juliat ZEP 360LFWW
ZEP 360LFCW
ZEP 360LFDW
New LED Fixtures
Manufacturer Model
Robe Robin Strobe
Robin ColorStrobe
Robin CycBar 15
Starville Outdoor StagePar 12x3w Tri
Expolite TourLED Power 56 RGBW Zoom
Elation Arena Par Zoom
Level Q7 1.0
Level Q7 2.0
SixPar 200 RGBWAUV
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Manufacturer Model
SixBar 500
Proton 3K
Proton 3K Color
Colour Chorus 12
Cuepix Blinder WW4
ACL Bar
Colour 5 Profile 19deg
Colour 5 Profile 26deg
Colour 5 Profile 36deg
Colour 5 Profile 50deg
Martin Atomic 3000 LED
Sceptron 10 1000 Pixel
Sceptron 10 1000 Flat
Sceptron 10 1000 Tube
Sceptron 10 1000 Round
Sceptron 10 1000 Square
Sceptron 10 300 Pixel
Sceptron 10 300 Flat
Sceptron 10 300 Tube
Sceptron 10 300 Round
Sceptron 10 300 Square
Rush By Martin Rush Strobe CWL
DTS Dive FC1
Dive FC3
Dive FC6
Donut FC 18
Helios FC 12
Studio Due M-Terra L1 FC
SlimBar RGB 500
SlimBar RGB 1000
Generic LED Par 16
ETC ColorSource Spot
ColorSource Fresnel
ColorSource 15-30 Zoom
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Manufacturer Model
ColorSource 25-50 Zoom
Ayrton Intellipix XT
Versapix-RS
Chauvet Impulse 648
WellFit
CLF Hercules
PR Lighting PR XPar 360
GTD GTD-L3100
Cameo Thunder Wash 600 RGB
Prolights ArenaCOB4 FC
ArenaCOB4 Halo
Eclipse Dyseries
Eclipse FC series
Eclipse TU series
Epulse 3000
Lumipar 7H Pro
Lumipar 7Q Tour
Lumipix 16H
SmartBatten Q
Sunrise4
Blizzard Lighting Motif Fresco
Motif Vignette
ToughPar Quadra
Mata Elang Super White 4-R10
BriteQ LED PowerBank
Pro Beamer
MegaBeam
BB&S Area 48 Soft
Force V series
Robert Juliat Dalis 860
Astera LightDrop AX3
LightDrop AX3 (No Yoke)
SpotMax AX10
American Pro Neo Blinder MKII
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Manufacturer Model
Showtec LED Powerline 16
Pixel Bar 18 Q4 Tour
Club Par 12-6
Helix 4000 Q4
Cameleon 18-4
GRNLight 8-Light 3-96
MilTec MTC Batten 2 912
Philips Fresco LED Wall Washer
SL Strip 400 RGBW
Amphilux Encastre Compact
Amphilux Encastre Micro
Amphilux Encastre Mini
Amphilux Spot Compact
Amphilux Spot Mini
StarWay Strobelite 10K
Engineering Lighting ZeeFlower
New Video Projectors
Manufacturer Model
Panasonic PT-DZ13K
PT-DZ10K
PT-DZ8700
PT-RZ7670
New Accessories
Manufacturer Model
Compulite Whisper 1kw/D 18
Whisper 2kw/D 18
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New Truss
Manufacturer Series Component
ATC SB29-3 TV2-U
Prolyte H30Vb 30vb003
30vb006
30vb007
30vb012
30vb014
30vb016
30vb017
30vb018
30vb019
30vb020
30vb022
30vb023
30vb024
H30Vc 30vc006
30vc007
30vc014
30vc018
30vc019
30vc020
30vc023
H20LB BOX20LB
H20LB-050
H20LB-100
H20LB-200
H20LB-300
S36R S36PRA L152.5
Z-X30V Z-X30V-C3-003
Slick SuperBeam 1.5m Bottom Braced
4.5m Bottom Braced
Nova Tower Head Block
Sleeve Block
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Manufacturer Series Component
Litec RL105 3m Section
RX105X4 Sleeve Corner
MT52 MT52 Base
Top MTT 52F Head Block
Eurotruss ST and TT 90 BLK-ST
3-Way BLK-ST
ST-BOB 80mm
ST to TT Adapter
ST-074
ST-089
TT Sleeve Block
FD44 fd44-20mtr 24seg
Total Fabrications LAD Pre-Rig LAD10F
LAD5F
LADC4W_U
Global Truss Europe F44 F44025
F44040
F44045
F44050
F44065
F44070
F44075
F44090
F44100
F44150
F44200
F44250
F44300
F44350
F44400
F44450
F44500
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Manufacturer Series Component
F44C19
F44C20
F44C21
F44C22
F44C23
F44C30
F44C41
F44C55
F44T35
F44T40
F44Top
F44Base
F44Box
F44Sleeve
Arcofab TWD-1616S TWD-1616-048S
TWD-1616-096S
Tom Cat Ballroom Spigoted 12x30 TC 1230-060S
TC 1230-096S
TC 1230-120S
TC 1230-C2S
TC 1230-C3S
TC 1230-C4S
Doughty Engineering Modular Rigging System T45760
T45765
T45767
T45770
T45775
T45780
T45785
T45790
T45795
T45800
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Manufacturer Series Component
TAF TQ3-29 TQ3-29H-C-15000-22.5deg
TQ3-29H-C-20000-15deg
TQ4-29 TQ3-29H-C-15000-22.5deg
TQ3-29H-C-20000-15deg
TQ4-29-0210
TQ4-29-0290
TQ4-29-0500
TQ4-29-0710
TQ4-29-0760
TQ4-29-0790
TQ4-29-0900
TQ4-29-1000
TQ4-29-1100
TQ4-29-1500
TQ4-29-19-45
TQ4-29-20-60
TQ4-29-2000
TQ4-29-21-L
TQ4-29-21-RL
TQ4-29-22-120
TQ4-29-23-135-Y
TQ4-29-23-135
TQ4-29-2500
TQ4-29-30-C
TQ4-29-3000
TQ4-29-35 Special T-TQ3
TQ4-29-35-T
TQ4-29-41-K
TQ4-29-41-X
TQ4-29-50-T
TQ4-29-51-XK
TQ4-29-61-XX
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Manufacturer Series Component
TQ4-29-80-X
TQ4-29-BP
TQ4-29-C-2000-112.5
TQ4-29-C-2000-67.5deg
TQ4-29-C-2000-90deg
TQ4-29-C-3000-90deg
TQ4-29-C-4000-45deg
TQ4-29-C-4000-90deg
TQ4-29-C-6000-22.5deg
TQ4-29-C-6000-45deg
TQ4-29H-C-2000-45deg
TQ4-29H-C-20000-15deg
TQ4-29H-C-3000-45deg
TQ4-29H-C-3000-90deg
LATTICE
TQ4-29H-C-4000-45deg
TQ4-29H-C-5000-22.5deg
TQ4-29H-C-6000-22.5deg
TQT-29 TQ4T-29-0500
TQ4T-29-1000
TQ4T-29-2000
TQ4T-29-2500
TQ4T-29-3000
TQ4T-39-1000
TQ4T-39-2000
TQ4T-39-2500
TQ4T-39-3000
TQ4T-39-42-Special K
TQ-39 TQ4-39-0480
TQ4-39-0740
TQ4-39-1000
TQ4-39-1500
TQ4-39-2000
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Manufacturer Series Component
TQ4-39-21-L
TQ4-39-21-Special VRH Roga
TQ4-39-2500
TQ4-39-29-Reduction
TQ4-39-30-C
TQ4-39-3000
TQ4-39-35-T
TQ4-39-42-Special K
TQ4-39-BP
TQ4-39-C-12000-30deg
TQ4-39-C-4000-45deg
TQ4-39-C-6000-45deg
TQ4-39-C-8000-45deg
HOF MLT-350
MLT350 4-way Corner C41
Cross
Hoffork 350-4 350-4 666mm
350-4 1243mm
350-4 1820mm
350-4 2400mm
350-4 3000mm
350-4 3566mm
350-4 4140mm
350-4 Tower Base
350-4 Tower Head
Hoffkon 290-3 290-3 0250mm
290-3 0500mm
290-3 1000mm
290-3 1500mm
290-3 2000mm
290-3 2500mm
290-3 3000mm
290-3 3500mm
290-3 4000mm
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Manufacturer Series Component
290-3 4500mm
290-3 5000mm
Global Truss
America Dura Truss DT-Quick Grid
DT-Quick Grid TP
ASD SZ 290 FC Sections SZ290145FC
SZ29025FC
SZ29029FC
SZ29050FC
SZ290645FC
SZ29071FC
SZ29074FC
SZ29100FC
SZ29150FC
SZ29200FC
SZ29250FC
SZ29300FC
SZ29350FC
SZ29400FC
SZ 290 FC Corner Blocks ASZ20FC
ASZ21FC
ASZ22FC
ASZ24FC
ASZ25FC
ASZ2031FC
ASZ2033FC
ASZ2041FC
ASZ2042FC
ASZ2051FC
SZC2922FC
SZC2931FC
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Updated/Corrected Truss
Manufacturer Series Update
ATC SBE18-3 60
Re-aligned ctr. Pipe and
assembly correction
Alur 4K-30 Box Pieces Missing assembly point added
New Lamps
Manufacturer Name Base
Philips MSD Platinum 2R 135W MSDPlatinum
Osram aluPAR 56 300W 120V NSP
aluPAR 56 300W 120V MFL
aluPAR 56 300W 120V WFL
aluPAR 56 300W 230V NSP
aluPAR 56 300W 230V MFL
aluPAR 56 300W 230V WFL
aluPAR 56 300W 240V NSP
aluPAR 56 300W 240V MFL
aluPAR 56 300W 240V WFL
New Gobos
Manufacturer Model
PR Lighting 110010290
110010301
110010302
110010263
110010262
90070862
90070863
90070867
90070868
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Manufacturer Model
90070869
90070870
90070871
GTD 1-Hole
3-Hole
8-Hole
8-Hole+1
16-Hole
24-Hole
4 Bar Fan
4 Point Star
Bar-Circle
Blue Pinwheel
Burst
Circle Arms Amber
Daisy Splat
Dots Large
Fan Triangle
Inset Triangle
Magenta Pinwheel
Offset Circles
Orange Circle
Radial Chicklets Red
Red Dots
Split Boxes
Squeezed 2
Tri-Force Magenta
TriScrew
DHA Symmetric 17
FireWaves
Spun Dots (Medium)
Jungle Palms
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Manufacturer Model
Soft Grid
PR Lighting 90070860
90070861
90070887
90070888
90070889
90070890
90070892
90070894
90071041
90071044
110010262
110010263
110010265
110010271
110010274
110010276
110010286
110010288
110010290
110010291
110010292
110010293
110010294
110010295
110010297
110010299
110010301
110010302
110010333
110010333
110010338
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Manufacturer Model
110010340
110010341
110010347
110010367
110010367
110010368
110010368
110010369
110010369
110010370
110010370
110010371
110010371
110010374
110130035
110130037
110130039
110130041
110130043
110130044
110130045
Terbly Bar Horizontal
Broken Star
Four Petals
Pinwheel 2
Pinwheel 3
Radial Pegs
Radial Tadpoles
Rectangles
Star Splat
Three Holes
ZigZag Spokes
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Manufacturer Model
Showtec iS-400E Circle of Ovals
iS-400E Swirls
iS-400E Horizontal Bar
iS-400E Crude Breakup
iS-400E Cone Tunnel
iS-400E Breakup
iS-400E Orange Magenta Cyan Swirl
iS-400E Colour Mix
Rosco Distortion 81160
Negative Distortion81161
Distortion Sphere 81162
Rototo 82766
Jungle Palms 71032
Soft Grid 76603
Apollo MS-2201 Beams 1
MS-2202 Beams 2
MS-2144 Beams 3
MS-2184 Beams 4
2257 Zebra
2257R Zebra Reversed
Jolly Blue Swirl
Blue Swirl Offset
Green Leaf Breakup
Green Leaf Breakup Offset
Magenta Swirl
Magenta Swirl Offset
Radial Ovals Offset
Radial Trapezoids Red
Overlapping Rectangles
Robe 15020327
15020328
15020329
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Manufacturer Model
15020330
15020331
15020332
15020333
Viva Abstract Square
Viva Bars Horizontal
Viva Bars Vertical
Viva Cone Tunnel
Viva Curls
Viva Dots
Viva Grass Blades
Viva Swoops
Viva Tiles
JB Lighting Breakup 1
Breakup 1 Square
Brick Tile
Dots Assorted
Dots Small
Laser Cone Thin
Line Horizontal Thin
Line Vertical Thin
Linear Breakup
Pinwheel 1
Pinwheel 2
Pinwheel 4 Blue
Radial Lines 15
Radial Ovals
Square Grid
Sticks
Swoops
Rush by Martin Rush MH7 1-1
Rush MH7 1-2
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Manufacturer Model
Rush MH7 1-3
Rush MH7 1-4
Rush MH7 1-5
Rush MH7 1-6
Rush MH7 1-7
Rush MH7 1-8
Rush MH7 2-5
Rush MH7 2-6
Rush MH7 2-7
Rush MH7 2-8
Rush MH7 2-9
Rush MH7 2-10
Rush MH7 2-11
Rush MH7 2-12
Martin 3x3 Square Grid
4 Dots
Bi-Fan Horizontal
Bi-Fan Vertical
Breakup Leafy
Dot Field
Dot Squares
Offset Arc Circles
Signal
Thin Teeth
FineArt 8-Line Cross
Dots Magenta
Double Hole
Giant Star
Large Cross
Offset Circles Blue
Pinwheel Magenta
Rectangle
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Manufacturer Model
Square
Squished Square
Squished Triangle
Star Magenta
VariLite Swirl
New Library Items Name
Ghost Stool
Ghost Chair No Arms
Updated Library items in wysiwyg R37
The following fixtures and accessories have been updated/corrected in wysiwyg R37.
Manufacturer/Name Correction/Update
Ayrton Magic Blade Enabled Color Macros
Ayrton CosmoPix R, Magic Ring R9 Updated order of LED positioning
PRG Best Boy series Enabled Color Temperature control
Robe BMFL Series Framing and Color Wheel updates
Martin Mac 250 Wash Color Mixing interference removed
SGM G-Profile Framing Shutter position update
Robe Robin CycFX Added DMX Mode 7
Clay Paky Sharpy Wash 330 Color Wheel order update
GTD LM1506 Tilt Reversed
Robe Robin 600 SW, CW and WW Enabled Color Tool in Design Mode
Starway DataKolor Added 82 channel mode
Terbly Many Updates
Robe Robin MMX Blade Enabled Animation Wheel gobo, Gobo wheel update
Robe Robin Pointe Color Wheel update
ETC Source 4 Junior series New USITT "Hash" cad symbols
Gel Extenders Enabled direct Gel mounting
Coemar Infinity ACL M Color Wheel updates
Varilite VL2500 Spot and Wash Color Wheel updates
Clay Paky B-Eye Series (Some models) New Pixel Engine DMX Protocol
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Resolved Issues in wysiwyg R37 Update 1
1. Some users were unable to insert library items from the Library Browser or shortcuts
after opening a file.
This is now fixed. This affected only library items from the Library tab of the Library Browser
and had no effect on inserting fixtures, truss, etc.
2. Adding gels with names starting with “L” sometimes adds the wrong gel. This occurs most
commonly with Lee Cool LED gels being inserted in place of Lee Designer gels.
This is now fixed.
3. On some systems, Report and Worksheet objects in a Layout might be cut off at the top
and left corner by the rectangle.
This occurs only on some systems and only when system DPI is set to greater than 100%. This
issue is not resolved, but a workaround has been added. In the Item Properties of Report and
Worksheet objects, a new checkbox, “Corner Offset Adjustment”, and an associated number
field can be used to shift the content of Reports and Worksheets. Although the controls are in
the Item Properties dialog, they are application options and the same value applies to all
Report and Worksheet objects in all Layouts. The setting is saved between wysiwyg sessions.
4. The Gel Color option for fixture symbols does not save with the file. After reloading the
file, the fixture symbol is filled with a custom color.
This is now fixed.
5. After switching a video source from I-Mag to any other type of video source, such as
Video File, the video source type would remain I-Mag.
This is now fixed. It is possible to switch a video source from I-Mag to any other type.
6. Curved objects, such as a sphere, that simultaneously use a Video Source and apply
Texture Rotation may not display the video correctly in Shaded Views.
This is now fixed.
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Resolved Issues in wysiwyg R37
7. Wireframe views in DESIGN and LIVE modes should be drawn respecting the Draw Order
(like in CAD Wireframe views).
This is now fixed. All wireframe views will now respect the Draw Order specified in Document
Options > Draw Defaults tab.
8. Linear Scale drawing doesn’t respect Document Options when set to “Draw from Start”
when Interactive mode is disabled.
This is now fixed. When Interactive mode is off and a Linear Scale is drawn, it will always
follow the Document Option settings.
9. Text label Anchor point not set properly during copy/paste, Move and other CAD
operations.
When performing a CAD operation, such as Move, on a Text Label, the insertion point during
this operation would not use the anchor point, and instead would always use the default
bottom-left corner as the label’s base point. This bug is now fixed.
10. Make the SHIFT+ENTER functionality consistent when editing text in the new Text Label
dialog and Text Label Properties.
SHIFT+ENTER and ENTER functionality is now the same in new Text Label dialog and Text
Label properties. When editing text, SHIFT+ENTER will go to the next line of text (i.e.
carriage return), meanwhile ENTER will be equivalent to clicking on the OK button on the
dialogs.
11. Fixture tooltip is missing Angle To Face, Horizontal and Throw Distance when assigned
to Focus Line/Arc.
This is now fixed. The Fixture tooltip will display this information now for Fixtures focused to
Focus Lines and Focus Arcs as is the case for Fixtures focused to Focus Positions.
12. All Pipe and Drape object property tabs are combined into one tab.
To simplify specifying its properties, all components of the Pipe and Drape object (i.e.
Upright, Cross Member, Drape), are now displayed on one tab in the Object Properties.
13. Fillet Tool does not work when a small radius is defined.
This issue is now resolved. Previously, when a Fillet radius of approx. 30mm was set, the
Fillet tool would group the two lines together but an arc of specified radius was not drawn.
This feature now works as expected.
14. When arraying Fixtures on some Truss pieces, the Fixtures are sometimes placed at
incorrect intervals.
Usually the issues are experienced with the second Fixture, and any Fixtures towards the end
of the Truss. Some trusses that were found to experience these errors are: Prolyte 30dl400,
66rl300, 30dl300; Eurotruss fd34-100, hd34-050; CLS 300mm Tri .75m. These arraying issues
are now fixed.
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15. The Layer list in the Scene Database window is not sorted alphabetically by default and
does not remember sort settings.
This list is now sorted alphabetically by default. Additionally, when sorting is changed, the
sort settings are remembered.
16. In the Scene Database window, the “Float Selected Layers” option should be saved.
This has been fixed. This option is now saved with the file.
17. When deleting multiple layers, each layer that can't be deleted displays its own error
message.
This issue has been fixed. A message box appears listing all layers that cannot be deleted.
18. Some PNG images with transparent pixels do not show correctly in Gobo Preview and
Gobo (beam) footprint.
The alpha (transparency) channel is now supported for images used in custom gobos. Images
are first rendered onto a black background, meaning fully transparent pixels in custom gobos
are completely opaque. Different treatment of transparency can be achieved by editing the
image file in other software before import.
19. JPEG images with JFIF extension are not supported by wysiwyg.
This is no longer an issue. JFIF image files are supported by wysiwyg.
20. All images from a wysiwyg file are included when creating Insertables or saving selected
objects from a file.
This issue is now fixed. When creating an Insertable file or when Saving Selected Objects,
only images that are associated with the selected objects will be in the saved file.
21. Report Defaults are not working correctly for most Spreadsheets and Report columns.
This issue is now resolved. Defaults set in Document Options > Report Defaults will set the
default values for the appropriate columns in Spreadsheet views and Reports.
22. Reports require a refresh after current Scene is updated.
This issue is now fixed. Reports will be automatically refreshed after a Scene update.
23. Some Reports display incorrect Pan, Tilt, Spin values.
This is now fixed. The Pan, Tilt, and Spin columns will display correct angle values (in
degrees), as shown in Spreadsheet views.
24. Batch Printing is slow and may cause wysiwyg to be unresponsive.
This is now fixed. The setup dialog which appears for Batch Printing will appear immediately,
and the Batch Printing time will vary depending on the number of reports and types of
reports to be printed.
25. Batch Printing of Reports with multiple workbooks will only print last workbook of the
Report.
This issue has been resolved. When batch printing Reports with multiple workbooks (i.e.
Reports grouped by a column), all workbooks/tabs of the Report are printed.
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26. A grouped Report does not remember the last visited workbook/tab when user returns to
view this Report.
This issue is now fixed. When viewing a Report with multiple workbooks/tabs, when returning
to view the same Report, it will display the last visited workbook/tab (rather than the first
one).
27. Changing a font size in Reports may cause a crash.
This issue is now resolved. When non-TrueType fonts are used in a Report, attempting to
change the Font size was causing a crash.
28. Reported Wattage values incorrect for non-Electronic Accessories in Reports.
Though these accessories are non-Electronic and therefore do not require any power, the
Fixture’s wattage value was being displayed incorrectly. This issue has now been corrected.
29. In the View Options of Reports, Filter Settings should be remembered while working in
the same dialog session and switching between Detail Levels.
When working in Reports’ View Options, the Filter setting for one Detail level will be lost
when switching to a different Detail Level and then back. This is now fixed so the Filters will
be remembered during the same session (i.e. before pressing OK) while working in the dialog.
30. Replacing a Fixture to one which has an Alias name does not work in Spreadsheets.
Replacing a Fixture in Spreadsheets, from the type column through the dropdown, to another
Fixture that was given an Alias name, does not replace the fixture. This issue is now fixed.
31. Animated Smoke does not update/animate when the Shaded View is in full screen mode.
This issue is now fixed. The smoke is animated in full screen mode again.
32. Pipe Tape Printer Prints "!a" at the start of every line.
This bug has been fixed. The “!a” no longer appears on every line, and any Unicode
characters will appear if the printer font supports them, in addition to some other updates to
Pipe Tape Printer functionality to support some newer printer models.
33. Some remnants of New Plots objects remain after all New Plots are deleted, and as a
result, the Layers with which these objects are associated produce the “Empty Layer
cannot be deleted issue” message, which is often experienced by users.
To resolve the “Empty Layer cannot be deleted” issue, when a Layer cannot be deleted,
wysiwyg will scan the file for any possible New Plot objects that were not completely
deleted as some references to them may still be present in the file. As a result, a message to
“Retry” will be displayed which will attempt a delete them again, after which these Layers
may become deletable. Note: In some cases, the “Retry” attempt to remove these layers
may fail.
34. New Plots always initialized to Imperial units regardless of your Application’s Regional
profile.
Regardless of your Application’s Regional profile, a new New Plot would always be created in
Imperial units. This has been fixed and New Plots will be created with correct unit type.
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35. Some older Fixtures which support a special DMX Macro feature may result in a crash
when connecting to a console.
There are some fixtures that supported an old feature called Macros, which allow for one
control channel to override some other channels and use pre-recorded DMX channel values
instead of the input coming from the console. These three fixtures are: Eyecolor, ColorSpot
1200E AT, and the Pixel Line line of fixtures. When connected to a console in LIVE mode, as
the macro control channels are adjusted, wysiwyg may crash. This crash is no longer
experienced.
36. When starting wysiwyg, its window size will not be remembered from its previous
session.
Since Release 35, when starting wysiwyg, its window size is not remembered and sometimes
flips to maximum size and back down to windowed shortly after. This bug is now fixed.
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Known Issues
1. Users running wysiwyg on computers with integrated video cards have reported quality and performance related issues in the wysiwyg Shaded View This problem is related to very limited hardware support for features required by wysiwyg’s
Shaded View. Please ensure that you have the latest graphics drivers for your computer. If issues
are still experienced in Shaded View, please turn off any unnecessary visualization features, as
per the advice offered in the following article: http://www.cast-
soft.com/wysiwyg/tip/view/improving-performance-in-r32s-shaded-view.
Please note that although wysiwyg will run on a computer with an integrated graphics card, this
is not recommended for larger files, and especially not for pre-visualization or pre-cueing--please
use a computer with a dedicated/discreet video card instead. For more information about
updating your video card drivers, we recommend that you refer to the following thread on our
Forum: http://forum.cast-soft.com/showthread.php?664-General-Information-on-Fixing-
Shaded-View-Problems-Crashes.
For more information about wysiwyg's hardware requirements, please visit: http://www.cast-
soft.com/content/wysiwyg-system-requirements
2. The glow feature for LED Wall and Screens will always display a white glow when running on systems using integrated graphics.
Integrated graphics cards do not support Enhanced Visualization or Deferred Shading. As a result,
although the glow is visible, the color of the glow remains white.
3. While changing the video resolution of a CITP source while playing, it can take up to 10 seconds before the video is displayed without artifacts at the new resolution.
During this time, some artifacts are visible in the video displayed. It is advised that you set the
video resolution at the beginning of your design work, and not change during your presentations.
4. You cannot perform a second Merge operation on a merged item that has been mirrored
After mirroring an object that was originally created through a merge operation, you cannot
reliably perform another merge procedure on this object.
Workaround: It is recommended that you perform all Merge operations on these objects before
you mirror them.
5. Single-sided surfaces that have Light Emission enabled "glow" on both sides when rendered
When you assign light emission to a single-sided surface, and then render it with Radiosity turned
on, the surface appears to glow on both sides.
Workaround: When using a light-emitting surface, create a second surface (with no light
emission) of the same size and place it just behind the light-emitting surface, 1 or 2 millimeters
away. This will mask the second light-emitting side in your rendering.
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6. For fixtures with multiple circuit types you cannot manually select which type to display in DATA mode
Regardless of the number of circuit types associated with a particular fixture and the Regional
Settings that you choose for your file, there is no way to select which circuit type to show in
DATA mode; instead, the program will always show the first circuit type listed.
7. After saving your wysiwyg file directly to a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device or any other remote drive/location, including (potentially) USB drives, you may have trouble opening the file Workaround: Work on files that are kept on your local hard drive. Before you begin working on
the wysiwyg file, copy it to your local drive and open it from there; once you are finished
working on it, save the file (on your local hard drive) and then move it back to your NAS device.
8. When you uninstall and reinstall the wysiwyg Server, the network version of wysiwyg (Network or Learn) does not function properly
When you install wysiwyg Release 35 the program installs updated Sentinel Drivers that make it
unnecessary to subsequently install the wysiwyg Server (for the network versions of wysiwyg).
However, if you install wysiwyg Release 35 and the wysiwyg Server, and then subsequently
uninstall and reinstall the wysiwyg Server, the program will not function properly.
In this case, perform the following workaround:
1) Click Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. 2) From the list of programs, click Remove beside the following programs, and then follow
the steps to remove them from your computer:
all listed versions of the Sentinel Drivers
the wysiwyg Server 3) Restart your computer. 4) When these programs are removed, reinstall the Sentinel Drivers by double-clicking the
file Sentinel.exe located in the following folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\WYSIWYG Release 35\Bin\Sentinel
Note: C: is the drive on which you installed wysiwyg.
9. Transparent surfaces that touch non-transparent objects are not transparent in the rendered image
To ensure that transparent surfaces touching non-transparent objects are completely invisible in
renderings requires a slight workaround. When placing the transparent surface or object in your
drawing, ensure that a minuscule space exists between it and any non-transparent objects in
your drawing (this space can be as small as you like). For example, if you are placing a
transparent surface on a floor, nudge the surface just above the floor. When you render the
image, the surface will be invisible.
10. wysiwyg does not detect the appropriate size of color frame for fixtures that have interchangeable lenses
wysiwyg is not yet able to distinguish the lens from the body of certain fixtures that have
interchangeable lenses, such as the ETC Source 4, the Strand SL, and so on. In some cases,
therefore, it allows you to use the incorrect size of color frame for the current lens. For
example, a Source 4 fixture with a 26 lens uses a 6.25-inch color frame, but wysiwyg also allows
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you to use both a 12-inch and a 14-inch frame (the frames used by 10 and 5 lenses
respectively).
To avoid this issue, ensure that you know the appropriate color frame for each lens that you are
using. Select a color frame from the accessories tab of the library browser and insert it into the
fixture(s). Then open the properties of the color frame and select a color to apply to the
accessory.
11. Deleted Presentation items are still available in Layouts
Removing a new plot, image, report, worksheet, key, legend, or spreadsheet from its respective
shortcut bar using Undo does not remove it from the list of items available for insertion in
Layouts. Such items are named “new view” in their respective list and can be added to the
layout but may cause wysiwyg to crash.
12. Positional link not broken for grouped objects in a New Plots view
Performing a Move or Rotate command on a set of grouped objects in a New Plots view does not
properly break the positional link. If you try to restore the positional link for these objects, they
will return to the position they were in immediately before the positional link was broken, not to
their current position in CAD mode. They will move to the correct position if the objects in CAD
mode are ungrouped and regrouped.
13. Positional link not broken for grouped hang structures in a New Plots view
Performing a Move, Rotate, or Rotate Position command on a set of grouped hang structures
(such as truss) in a New Plots view does not properly break the positional link. If you Move or
Rotate the hang structures in CAD mode, the hang structures in the New Plots view will change
their position as well. They will not be moved if you ungroup the hang structures before moving
or rotating them, and then regroup them when the operation is finished.
14. 'Windows' created with the Boolean > Subtract tool disappear when the file is re-opened.
If 'windows' are cut out from a 'wall' surface when both the wall surface and the surfaces that will
be used for the cutouts were created by extruding lines, after saving and closing the file, re-
opening it causes the windows to be filled in again in Shaded View. In Wireframe views, the
cutouts are still there.
15. Bring to Front and Send to Back commands in CAD Wireframe and in Layouts cannot be
undone.
The Undo command will undo the action previous to any Bring to Front/Send to Back commands.
Reversing the operation must be done manually and it may take several steps to return objects to
their original draw order.
16. Performing 15-20 Boolean operations in a File may lead to a crash on the next Boolean
operation.
There is a limit due to geometric complexity, but it varies depending on the file and objects and
is unpredictable. If performing repeated Boolean operations on the same objects, it is
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recommended that you save and back up your work often – perhaps even after every successfully
complete operation.
17. When undoing and redoing move commands involving objects attached to an axis or frame or
a grouped axis or frame, the objects may end up positioned incorrectly.
18. In Layouts and New Plots, the measurement unit type shown in the Status Bar does not
always match the unit type used in the Layout or New Plot.
19. Changing wysiwyg's (Wyg.exe's) task priority from Task Manager does not always result in
that priority being retained.
20. Undo/Redo is not supported for Camera Path nodes set to User Defined.
21. Fixtures that have multiple beam properties (e.g. Showgun) cannot display the color wheel
preview information on the Color Designer Tool.
22. Custom Library Items that are no longer part of the application library and deleted from the wysiwyg file cannot be deleted from a file's private library
A wysiwyg file which contains some custom library items that are not listed in the Application's
Library Browser (accessed from the Welcome Screen), and that are deleted from the file cannot
be deleted from the file's library, because the Delete option is disabled when you right-click on
the custom library object inside the file's Library Browser.
Workaround: Performing a Purge Operation on the file will detect the unused custom library
items in the file and can delete them if the user wishes.
23. The previous "Un-Hung Fixture" Spreadsheet does not work with the new Spreadsheet
because the filtering system is different in the new Spreadsheet.
Workaround: In the Spreadsheet's filter bar, the Un-Hung Spreadsheet has its Status filter
dropdown set to "All", and the user can change it to "UNHUNG".
24. The Symbol Alignment option in Show Options inverts Fixture Lens Number in the Fixture's
symbol when displayed in Wireframe views.
25. Linear Scale objects do not export in 3D DWG/DXF exported files.
Although Linear Scale objects will export to a 2D DWG/DXF exported file, they currently do not
export to a 3D DWG/DXF exported file.
26. wysiwyg cannot print to a PDF file if the file's name or path contains Unicode characters that
do not exist in the current system language code page. For example, if your system is using
English (United States), you cannot specify a path with Chinese characters.
Workaround: One workaround is to name the file using only characters in your system language
from wysiwyg, and then rename the file afterwards from Windows. Alternatively, if you set the
Windows OS language settings to a language which uses the same characters used in the file
name or path, then the image can be exported successfully.
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27. wysiwyg cannot export the Shaded View to a JPEG image if the file's name or path contains
Unicode characters that do not exist in the current system language code page.
Workaround: One workaround is to save the JPEG in a different image format, (e.g. BMP, PNG,
etc.), and it will save successfully. Alternatively, save the JPEG image file with a name and path
only containing viable Unicode characters from wysiwyg, and then rename the file afterwards
from Windows.
28. When running wysiwyg in the VMware Fusion virtual machine environment, textures are not
applied or displayed correctly on surfaces.
29. When running wysiwyg in the Parallels or VMware Fusion virtual machine environment, "Save
to Image view" and "Export to image" options on right click menu may crash wysiwyg.
Workaround: You can use the PrintScreen feature to capture a screenshot and then paste the
image into an Image Editing application.
30. When running wysiwyg in the Parallels or VMware Fusion virtual machine environment,
enabling the "Soft Shadow" option in the Shaded Views may crash wysiwyg.
31. When exporting the Shaded View using "Export to Image", video card settings are not ignored
in the exported image.
Workaround: This does not happen if the Shaded View is saved to the Images tab first, and then
exported from the Images tab. Another option is to use the PrintScreen feature to capture a
screenshot and then paste the image into an Image Editing application.
32. wysiwyg has been reported to not work on some dual-XEON systems with a high number of
cores.
It has been reported by a few customers that wysiwyg will not run on computer systems which
have dual-XEON processors and a high number of cores, e.g., 16 logical cores on each processor
(i.e,. eight hyperthreaded cores), for a total of 32 cores. If hyperthreading is turned off in the
computer's BIOS, then the issue goes away and wysiwyg will run on this system configuration.
33. For imported hatch patterns with dots, printing may not provide the expected results.
When printing a hatched object that uses a hatch pattern with dots, the dots may appear very
small and faint or may not appear at all. wysiwyg has several hatch patterns with simulated dots
that use short line segments instead. This is only a problem if a pattern file is imported.
34. Pipe borders do not display in New Plots immediately; they appear after restarting wysiwyg.
If a Pipe with borders is drawn in CAD Wireframe view, the borders will not appear in New Plots,
until the file is saved and wysiwyg is closed and restarted.
35. Cell Padding is handled differently in Text label objects in Release 36. Therefore, wysiwyg
files saved in R35 and earlier version containing Text Labels which have cell padding will
have a different height in Release 36.
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Unlike before where cell padding would reduce the text height, now the cell padding value is
additional space added around the text. Therefore it will increase the overall height of the text
label object, which will make the height of a Text Label saved in files from previous releases
different.
36. Some PDF Files (particularly Multi-Layer PDF files) may fail to import as floorplans.
A few workarounds to this problem are available:
- 1. Ask for another version of the PDF file (or re-create it), without Layers.
- 2. Use Adobe Acrobat Pro to flatten/merge the layers. (As stated on the Adobe Help page above, this requires the Pro version of Acrobat, which is not free.)
- 3. If GhostScript is installed on the system, wysiwyg can attempt to use it. Installing the latest version of 32-bit GhostScript may help resolve this issue.
37. Object order is not respected in New Plots as it is in CAD Wireframe Views.
The Send to Back / Bring to Front functions to offer the user a way to define object draw order,
are not respected in New Plots. As a result, the plot will be displayed differently between the
CAD Wireframe representation and New Plots representation.
38. Occasionally when opening a dialog in Release 36, the window’s border is displayed but the
contents of the window are not shown.
This issue has been introduced with the new theme project of Release 36. It happens randomly.
If you experience this problem, you can use the ESC key to close the dialog or click in the top
right corner of the dialog where the X button would be. Usually if you try to reopen the same
dialog again, all the contents will be displayed the next time it is opened.
39. When switching between tabs or between Visual Themes, wysiwyg mouse clicks may affect
the window behind wysiwyg.
During these slower operations, wysiwyg may become temporarily inactive. Avoid clicking the
mouse until the switch is complete and wysiwyg will stay in the foreground.
40. Due to differences in how applications work with text, some issues exist with exporting text
labels to DWG.
Exporting text labels with multi-line text will result in a text object with one line of text in the
DWG/DXF file. Text label borders and background fill are not exported. The Align to View
property is ignored. Text will appear slightly larger and may be in a slightly different position
from how it appears in wysiwyg, but it is much more accurate than in previous releases.
41. Depending on DPI settings, Layouts may not display or print certain objects at the specified
scale.
Worksheet, Report, Key and Legend objects may be smaller in the Layout due to system DPI
settings above 100%.
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42. Sometimes when you render a file which has objects imported from SketchUp, the textures
do not appear in the rendering.
This is a random bug which happens from time to time. It is possible to determine if the textures
will be rendered from the small preview before you start the render job. If you do not see any
textures appearing in the small preview, close the Render Wizard window, and reposition your
camera and start the Render Wizard again. In most cases, the next time the textures will appear
in the rendering (just verify first in the last step of the Render Wizard before starting the render
job).
43. Shaded Views are experiencing a performance drop to ~1 FPS on Windows 10 systems which
have an Nvidia graphics card whose driver is greater than Version 353.62 when going into or
out of Full Screen mode.
Some customers are experiencing severe performance drops on their systems, usually down to
approximately 1-2 FPS. The commonality between all of these reports is: it’s on a Windows 10
computer, which has an Nvidia graphics card, and the graphics driver is later than Version
353.62. The issue seems to be triggered when the Shaded View is about to open into Full Screen
mode, or when it is closing Full Screen mode. CAST is currently investigating this issue, and we
can report that:
This issue is NOT experienced on older graphics drivers that are Version 353.62 and
earlier.
This issue is NOT experienced on systems running an AMD graphics card
44. wysiwyg DPI drops after connecting to the Hog4 driver if the computer’s DPI setting is above
100%.
When wysiwyg is running on a computer which has DPI settings which are greater than 100%,
connecting to the Hog driver will immediately drop the DPI settings to 100%. This issue is not
experienced on the same systems with other console drivers.
45. In a Report with no data to display, wysiwyg crashes after selecting the Data smart cell.
When in Reports (PRES mode), a Data smart cell (dropdown cell) will show “No Data” when the
Report is empty. Selecting it will open the smart cell list, but a subsequent click to close the list
or to select a different cell in the Report often causes wysiwyg to crash.
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Contacting Technical Support
Please read the online documentation and visit the www.cast-soft.com Web site before contacting
Technical Support. You can contact Technical Support at the following location.
CAST Software Technical Support
35 Ripley Avenue, Unit 1
Toronto, ON Canada M6S 3P2
Phone: +1.877.989.2298
Fax: +1.416.597.9594
E-mail: techsupport@CAST-soft.com
Web site: www.CAST-soft.com
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“wysiwyg”, “Vivien” and “CAST Software” are registered trademarks of CAST Group of Companies
Incorporated. Other brands or products are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
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