Rigging · software
Vectorworks Braceworks troubleshooting
The Vectorworks Braceworks problems live-event techs bring to Ask Roadie most (also called Braceworks 2027, Braceworks rigging analysis). Pick your symptom, or describe your own in plain words, and get the likeliest fix first, with the manual page when there is one.
Common Braceworks errors & problems
What techs run into most, and what's usually behind it. The step-by-step fix for your exact software is in Ask Roadie.
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"cross section types do not match", trusses won't connect
Likely cause: Braceworks only joins truss segments whose cross-section definitions match.
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"duplicated hoist" or "the ID is already in use" errors
Likely cause: Duplicate supports or IDs make the reaction-force mapping ambiguous.
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"insufficient RAM" or "geometry accuracy is set too high"
Likely cause: Higher geometry accuracy increases the FEA mesh size and memory use.
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"support is not in line with the house rigging point"
Likely cause: Braceworks connects supports to house points by coordinate alignment.
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distributed or point load error - assigned to two elements / longer than truss
Likely cause: Load assignment requires a single host element for the FEA load case.
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load not calculated, "object is not connected to a system"
Likely cause: Calculations only include objects that are part of a connected rigging system.
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