Field Template™ SoftSymbols™

THE Source for Theatrical Lighting Symbols.

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Warning: This is not your
Mother’s lighting template!!
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SITE DIRECTORY

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SoftSymbols™ V3.5 & V3 Software
Now updated for Vw2010! [and a bunch
for Vw2013!] New libraries, SoftData©, SoftMaps©, and Metric Data Conversion macros!

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Plastic Templates
A tour of the plastic lineup, including our
latest international release, the
Field Template English Metric Stencil!

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Musings & Links
Shelley’s essays on conventions, resumes, cover letters, and portfolios. Links to publications, products, and other online resources too!

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About Us & Contact Us
Pull up a camp stool and hear the
fabled history of Field Template™ and SoftSymbols™. Also, how to find us.

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Field Template™ Dealers
Searching for a Field Template™? Look
no further, Pilgrim! Search by name or location!


Custom Templates
Check out our custom work. Psst! You
can also spot us in Mood on
Project Runway!

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New Products
Get a glimpse of exciting upcoming
products. Not to mention Shelley’s
recipe for his award-winning Road Margaritas! Oom-Ga-Wa-Cheetah!

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Site Map
Find your way around our site.

DOWNLOADS & HEADLINES

Version 3.5 Downloads for Vw2011, Vw2012, & Vw2013!
A complete overhaul and 3D update to the object libraries below! New movers, libraries--all with Vw2011 Focus Functionality®!

SoftSymbols™ Altman

SoftSymbols™ Arri

SoftSymbols™ Clay Paky

SoftSymbols™ ETC

SoftSymbols™ ETC Selador

SoftSymbols™ Martin

SoftSymbols™ Morpheus

SoftSymbols™ PRG

SoftSymbols™ Prism

SoftSymbols™ Robe

SoftSymbols™ Selecon

SoftSymbols™ Vari*Lite

SoftSymbols™ Wybron

Site Licenses!
The ”Chinese Menu” approach to CAD symbol libraries: Start with the basic SoftSymbols™ tools, and add five manufacturers of your choice for a sweet low price!

FREE Field Template™ Poster!
The latest compilation of plastic profundity from the Mouse of Shelley! [24” x 36”]

FREE USITT Poster!
The complete USITT-approved RP-2 Drafting Standard in poster format. [18” x 24”]

Check out the Field Template Swag Store!

SoftPlot 9 adopts SoftSymbols™!
Stage Research includes SoftSymbols™ for SoftPlot 9.

The entire Family of plastic Field Templates™ are available through authorized dealers. SoftSymbols™ can be downloaded through our shopping cart.

The Field Template™ plastic templates, as well as the SoftSymbols™ software package, is designed by Steve Shelley, and distributed exclusively by Fred Allen and Associates.

Steve’s also the author of A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Second Edition, published by Focal Press, and available at Amazon.com.

Field Template

THE Source for Theatrical Lighting Symbols.

© 1995-2013 Steve Shelley / New York, New York

This page, the directions, and the Family of Field Templates are designed by Steve Shelley using
USA Patent #5,031,333.

All aspects of the Field Template are copyrighted, with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this page, guide, or the templates may not be copied, in whole or in part, without written consent from Steve Shelley.

Field Template (and all derivations thereof), Reference Manuals in Plastic, The Lean Green Drafting Machine, Pro*Trak 50 System, SoftSymbols, Rosetta Stone of Theatrical Lighting Symbols, Apple, Post-it, and Limeade are all trademarks.

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Last site update: October 13, 2012
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