One of the WYSIWYG features that I find the most helpful (with regards to WYSIWYG as a lighting design package) is the ability to print pipe tapes.  For those of you who have no idea what the heck I am talking about, a Pipe Tape is basically a very long piece of paper or webbing that has instrument hang information on it - placement, channel, dimmer, circuit, where it plugs into a mult, etc.  These tapes are very quickly hung onto a pipe and provide the electricians with a fast reference to get the show up and ready for each lighting location.

I have WYSIWYG Perform, and besides the ability to design and program my entire rig in the comfort of my own office, I can also print these tapes to minimize the load-in time for the production.

I talked to a number of people - old friends, new friends, people who read the blog - at LDI this year about WYSIWYG.  A bunch of people asked me why I made a switch from the AutoCAD environment to WYSIWYG in its entirety.  My only response was that I need something that will minimize my time spent behind the computer and maximize my time spent actually designing.  That’s what WYSIWYG does for me.  I still use AutoCAD on a regular basis for all kinds of tasks, but I am able to saw through a plot in about a third of the time I can in AutoCAD.

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