Skip to main content
Diagram features

Cloud Library

Written By Clayton Combe

Last updated 12 months ago

The Cloud Library, powered by Crescit Cloud, provides access to thousands of specific lighting fixtures and their symbols.

It's release day. It is our second release day this week. And we usually don't do two releases, but we just couldn't wait to show you cloud library. So, let's take a look at how it works. This is for scenario pro users. And you're going to search for new items just the same way you normally do. I'll start by hitting the S key so it opens up and starts searching. And let's say I want to add, I don't know, a sky panel. So, I'm going to start typing sky panel. And with our keyword search, it's going to search through our built-in library, bring you the fixtures you're already aware of. But if you scroll down, we have our cloud library now. And so there are all these additional fixtures that you're going to be able to find. You add them the same way you would normally. Uh that happened to be one I've already used, but you can see that uh it works the same way as a fixture normally does. Uh, if I wanted to add more things here, um, I'm going to bring in one that I haven't downloaded yet, but I still just drag it onto the diagram and I can add it wherever I want and then it downloads on its own. Once you have it in here, you can do with them whatever you want. They are just fixtures at this point. That's the great thing about it. Now, the cloud library is really large. It contains over 17,000 additional fixtures. So, whatever you're looking for, we have it. Uh, we get the Vortex 8 here. And you can also filter this by manufacturer. And you see we have a lot of manufacturers in here or by category. And if you go down, you can see the cloud library categories here. Now, this is just the first version. We're going to be building out additional functionality around adding these to lists and uh just picking manufactur and category and seeing everything without needing to search. That's all coming. But for now, can't wait to hear what you think. Enjoy.

The Cloud Library is available for Scenario Pro subscriptions. See Scenario account for more details.

  • Search the Cloud Library by fixture name

  • Drag fixtures onto your Diagram like you would for the built-in library

Fixture syncing

Cloud Library fixtures sync their IDs through the cloud, which means that the actual symbols download separately on each device. While the symbol is downloading, the fixture displays as a “cloud placeholder” – a dotted-line box, which is the symbol’s actual size, with a cloud inside.

When a Pro user shares a Diagram with a Starter user, and that Diagram contains Cloud Library fixtures, the Starter user will be able to see the symbols for that fixture as long as the Diagram is “owned” by the Pro user.

  • If the Starter user copies and pastes the fixture or Diagram to their own account, the fixtures will only show as cloud placeholders

  • If the Starter user upgrades to Pro, the Cloud Library fixtures will download and display their symbols

  • Conversely, if a Pro user downgrades to Starter, their Cloud Library fixtures will display as the cloud placeholders