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Library Notes
Because questions about the
Audio ToolSet 2
Library system are the most-asked of all of the inquiries we receive
regarding any of our tools, here are a few “under-the-hood” notes:
The File and Location
The tools simply store information (dimensions, weight, dispersions, etc.) about your speakers and bumpers - not the
model geometry. All of this Library information is stored in a file called "AudioToolSetData.xml." That file is
found in the "…\Libraries\Defaults\Audio Tools" folder - either in your Vectorworks® application folder or in your
User folder structure.
If your installation of Vectorworks® includes the "Speaker" and "Speaker Array" tools, a sample version of that file
might be found in the "...\Libraries\Defaults\Audio Tools" folder, found in your main Application folder. If your
installation does not include those tools, that file in that location does not exist.
The User Folder
If you've not set up a custom User Folder structure, you can find out which folder Vectorworks® is using to store
your
Audio ToolSet 2
Library by going to the "User Folders" tab in the [Tools][Options][Vectorworks Preferences…]
dialog. The folder shown, there, will be where the "Libraries" folder structure is stored - which, in-turn holds the
“Audio Tools” folder.
On a Mac, “Libraries” folder is generally hidden unless you press the Option key when choosing the “Go” menu in
the Finder application.
Functionality Prior To Version 3.0
Prior to version 3.0 of these tools, if the sample file existed, the tools automatically created a “User” copy in the
“Audio Tools” folder in your User folder structure the first time one of the tools was used. Then on out, this is the
location where the tools accessed and stored your Library of speakers and bumpers. The sample file was never
checked again. If the sample file did not exist, the tools didn't do anything until you stored your first speaker or
bumper - which created the XML file from-scratch in the User folder. Every time either an
AudioBox 2
instance was
touched or inserted or
Audio Array 2
's “Configure Array...” dialog was opened, the "User" Library file was read and
re-written - in addition to being re-written when you added or deleted a speaker or bumper to or from your library .
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