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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Plastic Templates

Say hello to our not-so-little friend,
the NEW Field Template English
Metric Stencil!

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SoftSymbols™ V3
Now updated for Vw2010! New libraries, SoftData©, SoftMaps©, and
Metric Data Conversion macros!

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Musings & Links

Shelley’s essays on conventions, resumes, and portfolios. Links, too!

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About Us & Contact Us
The fabled history of Field Template™, SoftSymbols™, and how to find us.

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Field Template™ Dealers
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Custom Templates
Check out our custom work.

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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

SoftSymbols™ ETC Pack for Vw2011 & 2012!
”That’s one small step for man....” And one great honkin’ LEAP into 3D wysiwyg-ness!
A complete overhaul and update for the ETC & ETC Selador object libraries in the Vw2011 & 2012 environments.

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”]

SoftSymbols™ USITT Pack!
Hybrid symbols and accurate data in the USITT object library for Vectorworks®.

SoftSymbols™ Wildfire Pack!
The Wildfire object library for Vectorworks®.

SoftSymbols™ SeaChanger Pack!
The SeaChanger object library for Vectorworks®.

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™ can be purchased 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

© 1995-2011 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:
August 14, 2011
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