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PLSN: Vectorworks Seminars | What GDTF and MVR Can Do for You

PLSN Staff writes on PLSN: With GDTF and MVR, the promise of a simplified entertainment industry is no longer a dream — it’s a reality. Vectorworks, one of the companies behind General Device Type Format (GDTF) , will be holding a seminar on streamlining your design process with GDTF and My Virtual Rig (MVR) on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT. Read More » Vectorworks Seminars | What GDTF and MVR Can Do for You Read more at PLSN


Posted June 15, 2022  ‐ Categories: PLSN, GDTF, MVR

PLSN: Vectorworks Releases Unity-based 3D Model Viewing Technology with Version 2022 Service Pack 3

PLSN Staff writes on PLSN: Vectorworks, Inc. has released its third service pack for the Vectorworks 2022 product line focused on improvements to Vectorworks Cloud Services for all design customers. Other highlights include new storage integrations with Vectorworks Cloud, updates to Datasmith file exchange for a direct link to Twinmotion and support for .glTF within the MVR export from Vectorworks Spotlight. Read More » Vectorworks Releases Unity-based 3D Model Viewing Technology with Version 2022 Service Pack 3 Read more at PLSN


Posted March 16, 2022  ‐ Categories: PLSN, MVR

On Location 21 - Veith Schmidt in Cologne, Germany

The Robe team visited Cologne in Germany to make an OnLocation special with Veith Schmidt which touches on the advantages of GDTF. Veith is a lighting designer and programmer based in this famous cathedral city 
 so we chatted about his 30-year career, his pandemic project teaching activities, and specifically about the importance, relevance and future of lighting fixtures utilizing GDTF files.

Posted December 15, 2021  ‐ Categories: GDTF, MVR, Robe Lighting

PLSN: Routledge Focal Press | The Automated Lighting Programmer’s Handbook, Fourth Edition

Michael S. Eddy writes on PLSN: Programmer, author, and longtime PLSN Columnist Brad Schiller has a new book out aimed for the lighting programmer— The Automated Lighting Programmer’s Handbook , fourth edition. As with the previous editions, this new book provides respected and clear coverage of the process of programming automated lighting fixtures from basic principles to advanced production preparations. Read More » Routledge Focal Press | The Automated Lighting Programmer’s Handbook, Fourth Edition Read more at PLSN


Posted December 4, 2021  ‐ Categories: PLSN