Vectorworks 2024 Update 2 Available for Download - Update 2.1

12/14/2023 - UPDATE 2.1 released

• Resolves an issue with the Spotlight Cable tool
• Fixes crashes when updating viewports

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Vectorworks, Inc. has released its second update for the Vectorworks 2024 product line. This update includes the following quality improvements that enhance your everyday experience with Vectorworks 2024.

Important Enhancements

• General
  • Support for Omniverse Live Sessions
  • Vectorworks now provides the ability to collaborate with other Omniverse users in a synchronized live session. With the new Live mode of the Omniverse Connector tool, Omniverse Live Session models update automatically in real time as users change Vectorworks models.
  • The default detail setting for Shaded rendering has been increased to High in all template files.
  • Enscape's real-time 3D visualization capabilities are now available on Mac.
  • Improves the general stability of worksheets.
• Rendering
  • Fixes issues with the Camera Match Fine Tune View and cameras linked with viewports.
  • Restores the Shadow Catcher shader.
  • Improves Redshift renderings on macOS Sonoma.
  • Resolves issues with lights in the Visualization palette on Windows.
  • In project sharing, resolves an issue with title blocks that changed all sheet layers to be checked out in a new project sharing file.
  • Resolves an issue with the Resource Manager crashing when quitting Vectorworks.
• Interoperability
  • Enhances IFC support and default Data Manager settings for windows, doors, ramps, grid lines, columns, and pilasters.
  • Adds Data Manager support for IFC project and building story entities.
  • Improves IFC support for custom property sets, referencing, and project sharing.
  • Improves IFC4 export when the model is far away from the origin.
• Architect, Landmark, and Spotlight
  • New data tags are available for fences.
  • Fence and railing tool worksheets have been added.
• Architect
  • New catalog of Aristokraft® cabinets is available.
  • Improves door thresholds and window sills at wall closures.
  • Enhances the representation of doors using pocket door configurations and representation of windows with custom sashes.
  • Improves the interactive sizing and handing widgets for doors and windows.
  • Enhances the auto join behavior of the Structural Member tool, along with its representation of custom profile shapes and view in Top/Plan.
  • Improves Wall tool interactivity and joining.
  • Enhances Selection tool performance when dragging inserts in walls.
  • Improves the general stability of railing and cabinet objects.
  • Resolves an issue that caused some walls to disappear unexpectedly.
• Landmark
  • Improves the stability of site models and site modifiers, site model cut and fill behavior, and the presentation of site model proposed surfaces.
• Spotlight
  • Improves cable tools stability, cable undo operations, and automatic cable routing.
  • Cable resources can now be accessed when saved in user or workgroup folders.
  • When a hoist is placed on a truss or hanging position, it acquires the position name.
  • The Cable Area tool can be limited to a layer.
  • Double-clicking an item in the component graph selects the item in the drawing.
  • Improves the sort order of wire sizes and connections.
  • Importing MVR now allows for scaled primitive objects.
  • Find and Modify commands, along with worksheets, now update lighting device parameters.
  • Enhances the stability of and information in inventory and equipment lists.
  • Improves worksheets created from inventories.
  • Summary key
    • The summary key no longer allows duplicate objects in its component list.
    • General improvements have been incorporated into summary key geometry and alignments.
  • Allows focusing lighting devices without the Parts record.
• Vision
  • Adds support for gLTF/glb backed GDTF files.
  • GDTF-based conventional fixtures can be focused and saved in Vision.
  • Built-in webcam used in M-Series MacBook Pro is now supported as a capture device.
• ConnectCAD
  • Enhances the Create Panel View command workflow:
    • More accurate naming of connectors.
    • Restores the Convert to Unstyled option.
    • Improves updating display tags on new linked sockets.
    • Improves handling of devices with the same name.
    • Improves socket selection from within a panel layout style; lists the sockets of the devices that are linked to the style’s instances and the sockets of the devices of the style’s device type.
  • Better handling of mounting depth for rear mounted equipment.
  • Better handling of nested rooms.
  • Resolves an issue that caused rack frames and equipment items to move outside of the 3D rack when the rack frames and equipment items were selected and moved.

For a complete list of improvements in this update, please visit this page.

Installing the Update

This update is available as a downloadable updater for all U.S. English-based versions of Vectorworks 2024. To install the update, please select Check for Updates from the Vectorworks menu (Mac) or Help menu (Windows).

Please submit a support request in the customer portal if you have any technical questions or problems during this process.