Identifying a video source for the Vision program

When sending a Vectorworks file to the Vision program, a video screen object (television or LED screen object) or 3D drawing geometry (solid, extrude, mesh, sweep, floor, column, roof face, 3D polygon, or 3D locus) can be identified as a video surface for use in Vision. The video source can be either a video file or a video input that the Vision program can identify and render as a texture on a screen. The exported object becomes a mesh object in Vision.

This section only applies to televisions, LED screens, or 3D geometry. A video screen or blended projector can be sent to Vision through MVR export as a GDTF projector, which becomes an light-emitting projector object in Vision. This is selected in the Edit Screen Image dialog box as described in Setting the image on the video screen.

To associate video information for use in Vision:

Select the television or LED screen object or 3D geometry.

The next action depends on the selection.

If a television or LED screen object is selected, click Edit Screen Image or Edit Array Image from the Object Info palette, and then click Select Vision Video Source from the Edit Screen Image dialog box.

If 3D geometry is selected, depending on the workspace, select Entertainment > Visualization > Select Vision Video Source (Design Suite workspace) or Spotlight > Visualization > Select Vision Video Source (Spotlight workspace).

The Select Vision Video Source dialog box opens.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

When the Vectorworks file is sent to the Vision program, the video source is identified and plays on the screen or geometry.

Exporting to Vision