Inserting a Stage Lift

A stage lift object can be added to a drawing to represent the typical adjustable support device commonly found on stage for supporting speakers, trusses, and other stage equipment. The stage lift can be shown extended or collapsed, with a specific appearance and fork position, and can be labeled.

2. Click once in the drawing to set the object’s position. Click again to set the object’s rotation.

3. If this is the first time a stage lift is placed on the drawing, the object properties dialog box opens. Specify the default preferences, which apply to all stage lifts placed subsequently in this drawing. Properties can be edited later in the Object Info palette. Click OK.

Parameter	Description
Stored	When selected, folds the stage lift and fully retracts the mast; forks and support legs are placed in the stored position. Certain parameters are not available when the stage lift is in stored position.
Fork Position	Select whether the forks are in the up or down position, or whether the lift has no forks
Height	Sets the height of the forks; the mast extends automatically to add height to the stage lift, up to the maximum possible height
Maximum Height	Displays the maximum possible height that can be set for the forks, when all mast sections have been extended
Width	Specifies the spacing of the forks, as measured inside the forks; set the width to 0 to hide the forks, but keep the crossbar visible
Orientation	Select whether the forks are oriented horizontally or vertically
Forks	Select gray or black for the color of the forks
Mast	Select black or silver for the color of the mast
3D Colors
Legs and Base	Select gray or black for the color of the legs and base when the lift is viewed in 3D
Hardware	Select silver or black for the color of the hardware when the lift is viewed in 3D
Name, Lift Type, Location, Load Type, Load Weight, Note	Adds information which can be placed on the drawing with the Text Options
Class Stage Lift Parts	When first selected, automatically creates classes for the different parts of the stage lift for appearance and visibility control. This allows portions of the stage lift to be set to visible, grayed, or invisible. Once the classes have been created, this check box toggles whether class visibility changes apply to the selected stage lift object.
Parts Classes Prefix	When stage lift parts are classed, creates a prefix for the class names so that they are sorted together
Text Options	Opens the Text Options dialog box, to enable the display and format the text of labels; see Formatting Stage Lift Labels
Default Text Position	Restores text labels to their default positions
Update	Updates the object when changes have been made to the Object Info palette parameters

Inserting a Stage Lift

Parameter

Description