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FINALLY!
The COMPLETE LIGHTING SYMBOL PACKAGE for VECTORWORKS!
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SoftSymbols™
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"The Rosetta Stone of CAD Lighting Symbols."
VERSION 3 FOR VECTORWORKS 2010 JUST RELEASED!
”So what is SoftSymbols™?”
SoftSymbols™ is a CAD-based theatrical lighting symbol package created in the VectorWorks® environment. Shelley designed the symbols with the patented icons used to create his award-winning series of Field Templates™.
Each hybrid symbol contains a Spotlight Light Info Record that lists default beam spread, color frame size, wattage, and candlepower information. SoftSymbols™ mimics the Spotlight structure—the symbols are organized in the same folders, and all the symbols are in 1/2” scale (if you’re drafting in metric, keep reading! Version 3 breaks the data scale code!) SoftSymbols™ is designed for Spotlight, and can be converted to AutoPlot.
”That’s nice. But what is it really?”
WHOOEE!!
SOFTSYMBOLS™ is the CLEANEST, MOST COMPLETE, and UNIFIED symbol library Out There! It has the MOST symbols (over 3500!), it has the CLEANEST SYMBOLS, the STRIPLIGHTS ACTUALLY WORK, and it’s all based on the FIELD TEMPLATE!
Look at these features:
SoftSymbols™ V3 includes Data Conversion Plug-ins, so that ONE SET of symbols can be used for either Imperial or Metric scales!
SoftSymbols™ V3 includes SoftData©, a 92 page letter-sized PDF spreadsheet displaying data extracted directly from every resource.
SoftSymbols™ V3 includes SoftMaps©, a 7 page 24” x 36” PDF set of drawings that combine all the symbols from every object library.
SoftSymbols™ V3 includes Shelley's Section Collection, the series of 2D symbols that exist no where else.
SoftSymbols™ V3 more than doubles the number of symbols in other fixture libraries.
SoftSymbols™ V3 has all the latest up-to-the-minute symbols.
SoftSymbols™ V3 has web and phone contact info for every manufacturer.
SoftSymbols™ V3 reflects complete manufacturer’s product lines.
SoftSymbols™ V3 doesn’t have a lot of extra lines.
SoftSymbols™ V3 doesn’t need no stinkin’ color cartridges!
On top of that--compare the presentation:
When you open a Spotlight Object Libary document, you're presented with a Resource Browser in a blank document. There's ..... nothing in the document. NOTHING. So you can't compare one symbol to another, or gauge a symbol’s relative size.
Heck, the only way to even LOOK at ANY Spotlight symbol is to either change the Resource Browser’s view to "Thumbnail" or start pasting symbols into the document.
Compare a SoftSymbols™ Object Library to a Spotlight Object Library and see the difference. (And these graphics are generous. In reality, like we said, a Spotlight Object Library is a big blank thing. The images show SoftSymbols™ versus Spotlight symbols. In reality, a true comparison is SoftSymbols™ against a blank slate!)
Downloads & Raves!
Download the pdf SoftSymbols™ List to view a sorted list of the entire collection.
Download seven pdf thumbnail pages of the SoftMaps© to examine miniature 2D versions of the entire collection (4MG). The seven D-sized (24” x 36”) pages are part of the Version 3 package, or can be purchased separately in the shopping cart.
Download a complimentary 18” x 24” pdf of the USITT Poster showing and identifying the full contents of the SoftSymbols™ USITT object library, part of the RP-2 Drafting Standard.
Download a SoftSymbols™ Sampler and see the difference. (It’s a VectorWorks® 9 document. Open it from within the application to convert it to version 10, 11, 12, 2008, 2009, or 2010.)
Check out the latest SoftSymbols™ raves.
So What’s in Version 3?
The SoftSymbols™ Version 3 Package includes:
- The revolutionary Data Convert Plug-ins that convert Spotlight Frame Size and Weight data from Imperial scale to Metric scale and back again! (FINALLY!)
- The complete SoftData© 90 page PDF spreadsheet displaying the raw data extracted directly from the resources (Talk about a reference document!)
- The complete SoftMaps© Collection; seven D-sized PDF pages displaying a plotted visual reference for the entire collection!
- The complete SoftSymbols™ collection of Object Libraries (Over 3,500 hybrid symbols) representing the following manufacturers:
We’re working on gif images showing the rest of the object libraries, but right now we’re getting ready for USITT in Kansas City! If you see us on the show floor or at the book signings, we’ve got posters showing the latest new USITT Version 3 symbols and some pretty new plastic templates!
But the object libraries are only the beginning! In addition to all that, SoftSymbols Version 3 includes all this other stuff—the latest from the Mouse of Shelley:
- Ocean Optics SeaChanger just got the thumbs-up from the headquarters in Largo, Florida! This object library spans 10 pages of the latest color engines, including the new Studio Dichroics series and the Dimming Module series. New fixtures: The latest Ocean Optics wash fixtures, the ETC Source 4 zooms, and the regular gaggle of Source 4 fixed-beam ellipsoidals: 5, 10, 14, 19, 26, 36, 50, 70, and 90 degree.
- USITT RP-2, Recommended Practice for Theatrical Lighting Design Graphics freshly-approved from USITT headquarters! This object library covers 13 pages of the latest luminaires, fixtures, and even lighting instruments! New gear: the latest enhanced ellipsoidals and beam projectors, all the newest beam spreads, fluorescents, arc source, moving mirror, LED fixtures, and more! New light notations: The latest on color, channel, circuitry, dimmer, focus, and lamp focus notation, with all applicable containers. Drawing options: Guides for drawing sidelight booms, line weight examples, and more!
- ETC Update 2006 (and we mean update! This freshly—baked collection is right out of the oven! 14, 70, and 90 degree ellipsoidals! The new Enhanced Definition Lens Tube! Double the symbols to include the new 750 watt Blackbutt™ series!
- There’s also the updated Shelley’s Section Collection, (now expanded to over over 730 2D symbols — designed specifically for drafting sectional side elevations.
- And Shelley expanded his scales into it’s own libary, Shelley’s Scales in both imperial and metric scales (slap these into your drawing and be done with drawing scales for good!
- There’s also the Lighting Position Object Library.
- And there’s a major upgrade in Shelley’s 2D Drafting Elements (foggers, headsets, cue lights, etc.)
- For young and old, the venerable SoftGuide©--60 PDF pages that explain the VW11, VW12, VW2008, VW2009, and VW2010 Resource Browser, resources, symbols, and how to make hybrid symbols from scratch! (Includes three Example VectorWorks® documents that follow the Guide.)
- A catalog showing the latest Rev of Field Templates™ (Check out the NEW Field Template Rules! Finally, a lighting template in 3/8” scale that you can use with documents printed at 75%!)
- With luck, a special discount to purchase Shelley’s A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Second Edition.
The complete SoftSymbols™ package is available for VectorWorks® 12, 2008, 2009, and 2010. (Remember, newer version docs won't open in old applications; for example, VectorWorks® 2008 documents can’t open in version 12.)
So check your version before you make the purchase!!
This complete SoftSymbols™ Package costs only $120.00.
(All of the PDF files were created in Adobe Acrobat 5.0. The files will not open in earlier versions.)
These are the products compressed for PC with WinZip. |
SoftSymbols™ V3
for PC VW2010 $120
(35MB) 104MG
(includes SoftGuide) | 
SoftSymbols™ V3
for PC VW2009 $120
(35MB) 109MG
(includes SoftGuide) | 
SoftSymbols™ V3
for PC VW2008 $120
(35MB) 109MG
(includes SoftGuide) |
SoftSymbols™ V3
for PC VW12 $120
(32MB) 100MG
(includes SoftGuide) |
Registered SoftSymbol PC users: Contact us for UPGRADE DISCOUNTS!
These are the products compressed for Mac with Stuffit. |
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SoftSymbols™ V3
for Mac VW2010 $120
(35MB) 104MG
(includes SoftGuide) | 
SoftSymbols™ V3
for Mac VW2009 $120
(35MB) 109MG
(includes SoftGuide) | 
SoftSymbols™ V3
for Mac VW2008 $120
(35MB) 109MG
(includes SoftGuide) |
SoftSymbols™ V3
for Mac VW12 $120
(33MB) 100MG
(includes SoftGuide) |
Registered SoftSymbol Mac users: Contact us for UPGRADE DISCOUNTS!
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