Lights coming from VW Collada export are imported as solids even with Lights unchecked

This article is for the opposite case but should help: support.etcconnect.com/.../Vectorworks_Plugin_My_Object_Didn't_Export_from_Vectorworks_or_Import_in_Augment3d

hmm, in this particular instance I'm not sure it helps. I'm not having any issues using the plugin to get my lights out of VW. The issue is that when using the Collada export, when the lights are visible, they are coming in as solids. Yes of course I can just turn off my lights layer when doing the export and they won't come in, so this isn't a huge issue. I was just posting to to see if anyone else could confirm that un-checking "Lights" in fact does not in fact prevent the lights from coming in. If it's not working, I feel like that's a bug that should be reported to VW. 

The Collada format supports lights as in virtual illumination of the 3D scene being stored in the file type. The "Lights" check box refers to those virtual lighting information being included or not in the export. (Note: Augment3d ignores this information so it isn't important if it is included or not in the export)

In your case, you have 3D models of physical lights so if those layers are visible, the export would indeed grab them as a part of the physical model.

So not really a bug so much as the same word used to describe two different things.

The Collada format supports lights as in virtual illumination of the 3D scene being stored in the file type. The "Lights" check box refers to those virtual lighting information being included or not in the export. (Note: Augment3d ignores this information so it isn't important if it is included or not in the export)

In your case, you have 3D models of physical lights so if those layers are visible, the export would indeed grab them as a part of the physical model.

So not really a bug so much as the same word used to describe two different things.

ahhh I see. Makes sense. Though not necessarily intuitive to someone coming to the Collada export window for the first time. Not sure if there is an appropriate place to mention that in any of the A3d documentation regarding Export procedures, but I think itcould be useful to be written down somewhere.

It is now available here: Vectorworks: Lighting Fixtures Appear in my Scenic Model Export - Electronic Theatre Controls Inc