looking for stage lighting and sound plug in for Revit 2019

[Anonymous]

Hello All,

I am a Revit and Vectorworks user. The only reason I am still using Vectorworks because of itsmassive entertainment library. I have run into a problem in Vectorworks and vaulting ceilings. I would love to get away from VW and get the theater dept. at Bergen Community college to do the same (I'm their cad guy). Does anyone know of a plugin for revit 2019 that will give the power of Vectorworks spotlight and all the Sound lighting and projection Families of current?

[markcalloway]

Hi @Anonymous

This plugin will allow you to download families from BIM Object:

https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=1672242958568176844&appLang=en&os=Win64

Here is the website for BIM Object: http://bimobject.com/en

You will need to see if it has the type of families you want though.

[Anonymous]

bim object is a good resource for various things that are mostly architectural and MEP related. But it can't come close to spotlight. Vectorworks has always fought giving there software real teeth. Great concepts Very tough to use on a practical level and slow. If I could find a way to bring Spotlight to Revit and make it better, I feel it would open up a new market to Autodesk. 

[MichaelWarwick7522]

Revitworks Electrical has a lighting library that has very good luminaires. The surface spotlight in particular could help with what you want to achieve, it mounts to any sloped, even vaulted, ceiling, can hang straight down or slope with the ceiling and the symbol still works on plans. You would have to use this, and the document that comes with it on how to create light fittings for Revit, to build a library of theatre lights. 

I have done theatre lighting layouts in the past using AutoCAD and have a really good library of blocks, but if I do any again I would use the process above. With the correct .ies files attached you can even render the stage lighting effect and save scenes.

[M_Perez]

@Anonymouscould you show what you are after? An image of what you do in Vectorworks and some info about what do you need to control would be good to be able to provide alternative workflows in Revit.

[erik]

Did you ever make any headway on this? I am in the same situation right now and would love a Revit solution. 

[Anonymous]

Not much wish I knew a person who could make better that vw spotlight

[RobDraw]

A few months ago I was looking for A/V stuff and my search led me to a theater designers forum. It was lousy with Revit haters because they wanted everything they needed to be included with Revit. Sometimes you just need to bite the bullet and make your own content.

[Anonymous]

Quick Google Search finds a post with quite a few stage lights at RFO.

https://www.revitforum.org/architecture-family-creation/18677-theatrical-lighting.html