Pipe tapes

WYSIWYG enables you to make “Pipe Tapes,” which are attached to a pipe at the beginning of a hang. The pipe tape indicates to the electricians where to hang the fixtures and displays pertinent information about the fixtures, such as circuit number, dimmer number, gel color, and so on, as specified by the user. This tool significantly increases the accuracy between the WYSIWYG plot and the real installation.

For more information on the settings for the Pipe Tape printer, see Additional Interfaces tab.

Note: Printers that support Pipe Tape printing are:

Epson TM-T88VI
Epson TM-T88III (model M129C)
Epson TM-T20II Direct Thermal Printer
Epson models supported by the OPOS ADK driver

To print a pipe tape

Connect the pipe tape printer to your computer through the serial port or USB or Ethernet port.
In CAD mode, select the pipe for which you want to generate a pipe tape.

Attention: Due to the rounding of measurement values between pixels to distances, the resulting discrepancy increases with distance. As of this release, the distance is off by 1 feet for every 7 feet, or a discrepancy of 2.5 cm for every 2.0 m.

From the Tools menu in CAD mode, choose Print Pipe Tape.

Result: The Print Pipe Tape Setup dialog box appears.

In the Fixture details group box, select the data fields that you want printed on the pipe tape for each fixture.
To print show information such as venue, lighting designer, and show name, select the Show Info checkbox. Show information is added via the Production Team Info Wizard. See Production Team Info Wizard in the following section for details.
To display a graphic in the header and/or footer, type a file name in the Bitmap File box or use the file browser to locate the file. To display correctly, the graphics selected must be monochrome bitmaps.
To print a total count of the fixtures on the selected pipe, select the Fixture Count checkbox. The total count is broken down by fixture type.
To print a total count of the circuits used by the fixtures, select the Circuit Count checkbox.
To display text in the footer and/or header of the pipe tape, type a text file name in the Text File box.
To print a total count of the number of lenses mounted in the fixtures, select the Lens Count checkbox. The total count is broken down by fixture type.
To print the weight of the fixtures on the pipe, select the Weight checkbox.
To display tick marks on the pipe tape, select the Show Tick Marks checkbox. Tick marks are placed every foot or half meter, based on the unit of measurement (imperial or metric). The tick marks are for reference purposes only.
When you have finished making your selections, click Print to send the print job to the pipe tape printer.
Click Save and Exit if you want to save the settings but do not want to print the pipe tape at this time.