[SML] Pipe Unit Numbering for Corporate Event Plots

[Scott C. Parker]

Hey Ken,
Here's my standard legend. Different parts are plotted depending on who the
printout is for.
Constructive thoughts? Anyone else want to share?

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On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 6:34 PM, ken long via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> as one of the eletricians who works on many differient projects, be they
> east coast, west coast, kansas, seattle or portland. and spain. blessed be
> the lighting guy who hands off a legend drawing of his numbering system
> telling  me and my crew what the number in the circle ,square, triangle
> means in simple english. along with the differient symbols. and your
> interpitation of them.  other wise its like a tower of babble.
>
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 2:37 PM, John Palmer via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Scott,
>> I have taken to using the channel number and dimmer in the body of the
>> fixture.  When a truss gets very congested as with double hung PRT, I
>> prefer to have the channel over the Unit #.  I started doing the same with
>> the conventional theater plots, just so I wasn't using two different
>> legends while working with the same crew.
>> Everything still gets an instrument number.  In fact, I export Purpose,
>> Color, Pos, & Unit # and import it into the console database.  That way
>> when I have a fixture out, I can get Pos, Unit, and Dimmer from the console
>> without referencing plot or Lightwright.
>> When I get plots, I get all different styles of information or lack there
>> of.
>> For my $.02, the crew you are working with are the problem not your
>> plot.  There is no cure for stupid.
>> John
>>
>> > On Apr 26, 2017, at 12:00 PM, stagecraft-request at theatrical.net wrote:
>> >
>> > Pipe Unit Numbering for Corporate Event Plots
>>
>>
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Scott

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