Lightwright 5 brought lighting users Data Exchange between Lightwright and Vectorworks, changing the way thousands of designers develop their light plots by allowing Vectorworks lighting data to be brought directly into Lightwright, and allowing design changes to flow back and forth between the two programs. Lightwright 6, for the first time, fulfills a longtime industry dream of controlling the flow of lighting data from design to console without needing to enter data multiple times by hand, while documenting up to 45,000 universes of data. Lightwright is an iconic industry standard on Broadway and in other areas of live entertainment, and was created to help designers and electricians record and keep track of the vast amount of data needed to install and maintain a lighting installation.Īs the lighting world has increased in complexity due to the proliferation of moving lights and LEDs, the organizational demands on lighting designers, design assistants, and electricians has continued to grow. John McKernon and City Theatrical have announced that Lightwright ® 6, the newest version of the industry leading, multi award winning software for managing entertainment lighting paperwork, is now shipping and is available through City Theatrical dealers worldwide. It also includes features for easily counting lens barrels versus fixture bodies and new worksheet features such as Gaps, Headers and Short that make seeing and manipulating data faster than ever. It also has a built-in label maker to provide easy identification of lights, cables, breakouts, power supplies, dimmer racks, and data distribution gear.

The latest update includes such new features as Console Link for ETC’s Eos family, allowing console data to flow back and forth between Lightwright and the lighting console, including the ability to control console channels directly from Lightwright. Lightwright 6, the latest version of the industry-leading software for managing entertainment lighting paperwork from John McKernon is shipping and is available from City Theatrical dealers worldwide.

Lightwright 6 distribution boxes