Landru Design Announces New Vectorwork Plug-in: Staging ToolSet

Landru Design out of Nashville, TN has just announced the release of their latest Vectorworks plug-in, Stageing ToolSet. The 3-piece collection of tools creates Hybrid (2D and 3D) models of stage sections and risers, irregularly-shaped stage pieces, and “stage-style” step units.

Model elements can be easily reconfigured through Vectorworks’® familiar Object Info Palette include dimensions (depth, width, and height), structure (legs, fixed frame, and folding), castor and rail inclusion, and structure color. Also, the different elements making up the models are fully textured and the Staging ToolSet tools can automatically place their different parts in separate Vectorworks® Classes, allowing users to take advantage of Vectorworks’® ability to control texture assignment by-Class.

Key features include:

• Deck shapes can be basic rectangular or round – or, can follow odd curves and angles – and can be modified on-the-fly.
• Sizes can easily be changed.
• Different riser/stage and step structures can be defined.
• Castors can be included.
• Rails can be added in different formats.
• Different hardware “profile” shapes can be assigned.
• The different elements making up the models are fully textured.
• The Staging ToolSet tools can automatically place their different parts in separate Classes, allowing users to take advantage of Vectorworks’ ability to control texture assignment by-Class.
• Height text can easily be displayed in drawings.

Before you consider buying the Staging ToolSet, please be sure to check your version of Vectorworks as the ToolSet only works with version 12.5 or higher for both Windows and Mac. For more information or to purchase your copy of Staging ToolSet for $25, visit Landru Design’s web site at www.landrudesign.com.

UpStaging Launches Headlite W LED Unit

The Headlite W LED is a 5,200 kelvin white LED fixture in a compact 18″ x 18″ package. The fixture contains 24 strips, each with six high-power Luxeon LEDs, for a total of 144 LEDs per fixture, creating what the company says is the brightest LED fixture of it’s kind, with an output of over 25,000 lumens. he Headlite is controlled by 24 DMX channels, each channel controlling one of its 24 LED strips, providing amazing programming possibilities the company adds. Each individual LED has it own interchangeable lens, again offering creative opportunities. Currently, the fixture comes with a 12-degree lens; without the lens, the LED puts out a distinctive narrow 6-degree spread. A 24-degree lens is available.

For the tech, the DMX input is three-pin XLR complete with data flow thru. The fixture’s auto-switching power supply draws only three amps at 208V or five amps at 120V. The 18″ square fixtures weighs only 35lbs and currently offers a stationary yoke with a three-hole configuration that can be hung in any orientation. With its 50,000 hours of LED, life this fixture is built to last, keeping maintenance simple.

The unit is exclusively available at Upstaging. “The Headlite W fills a need in the market for a low-wattage “blinder” and special effects fixture that simply could not be found anywhere else.” explains John Huddleston, general manager of Upstaging Lighting Services.

Pricing, availability and additional information has not been released yet.  To learn more about Upstaging, visit their website at www.upstaging.com.

via L&SI America