So I know it's been a little while since WYSIWYG R23 has been released, but it's never too late to show some of the pretty fantastic features that it's packing. I have a ton of these for you (as there are a ton to show) so I'm breaking them up into smaller posts. The feature [...]
Read More CAD, drafting, importing floorplans, WYSIWYGOn Friday of this last week, I launched the JimOnLight.com Podcast – the first podcast features an interview with Gil Densham of Cast Lighting, the makers of WYSIWYG. I'm dropping a reminder here because I want to make sure people enter for the big giveaway – two free licenses of Synthe-FX's iPhone and ArtNet control [...]
Read More cast lighting, Gil Densham, JimOnLight.com, Luminair 1.5, Synthe FX, The JimOnLight.com Podcast, WYSIWYGThe first JimOnLight.com Podcast is ready! I had an interview with Cast Lighting's CEO Gilray Densham a few weeks ago, and we talked about WYSIWYG, Black Box, and some other exciting information. Please check it out! I'm also giving away two free licenses of Synthe-FX's software Luminair 1.5 – $99.99 each! In the podcast I [...]
Read More CAD software, cast lighting, contest, drafting, Gil Densham, JimOnLight.com, podcast, The JimOnLight.com Podcast, WYSIWYGI just downloaded WYSIWYG R23 last week; I am now plugging my way through a few posts about the new features, but I can tell you that the new live viz tool is stunning. Spectacular is another word that comes to mind. They're also knocking $800 off of the price of WYSIWYG Perform Unlimited, and [...]
Read More CAD, cast lighting, Gil Densham, R23, WYSIWYGWhen using the design functions or even just drafting in WYSIWYG, and whether or not I am hooked up to a console (which is usually the case), the Concepts function is one of the most powerful organization tools in the WYSIWYG software. As simple of an item as the Concepts function is, it is something [...]
Read More concepts, Weekly WYSIWYG, WYSIWYGA tool that I find extremely useful when drafting multiple views inside of WYSIWYG is the Scenes function. The tool itself looks like this: and the dialogue box associated with the Scenes function looks like this: Basically, the Scenes tool is like layer management, and is used to put together groups of layers for different [...]
Read More layers, scenes, Weekly WYSIWYG, WYSIWYGThis week's Weekly WYG is about a simple tool that is built with WYSIWYG, but one that has become so vital to me when doing renderings and pre-viz for shows – the Backgroup Rendering Manager. When designing in WYSIWYG, you might find a look you've created is perfect for a digital rendering, so you start [...]
Read More Background Rendering Manager, Weekly WYSIWYG, WYSIWYGI just saw this article in TPI about WYSIWYG R23. Click on the image, it'll get bigger.
Read More R23, TPI, Weekly WYSIWYG, WYSIWYGIf you've been following along, WYSIWYG R23 is coming soon – you've still got about a week to get 25% off the membership renewal rate (ends Jan 13, 2009), so act fast! Some of the new tools and functions of the new release are quite spectacular. I wanted to post a few screenshots here so [...]
Read More beam attenuation, designer tools, R23, Weekly WYSIWYG, WYSIWYGRight now through the close of business on January 13, 2009 WYSIWYG Members can renew for 25% off the regular price! Folks, this is a good time to get WYSIWYG if you don't have it. It has changed the way I design shows. I highly recommend it – and I have AutoCAD and Vectorworks 2008 [...]
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