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Plant Tick mark rotation still happening with SP 4a.
DSmith2300 posted a question in Troubleshooting
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Offering Architectural Design and Drafting Services Using Vectorworks
Sidney Rofe replied to Rishie's topic in Job Board
Hi Rishie, I've just started learning to use Vectorworks. To ease the pain of lost time learning the software, I would like to use the services of an experienced operator to get me up an running on my first project in Vectorworks. Essentially I am looking for someone to create a model of the site and proposed new small office building that I am designing in Sydney Australia. Depending on how my Vectorworks training goes, I may also need further assistance in preparing Development Application and construction drawings later. Let me know if you would be interested in this work. Regards Sidney Rofe Sidney Rofe Architect - Yesterday
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There isn't an automatic way to do this. You'll have to build your truss structure and use a television casing Symbol that includes a mounting bracket.
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Vectorworks 2024 Update 4 Available for Download
Rolan Castaneda commented on JuanP's article in Tech Bulletins
Just updated. Editing anything to do with Tiles is now painfully slow. Please fix. -
Thanks for the link Tamsin. I had checked the seminar out when it happened....so good to get the link again! I am basically looking for something like the ArcGIS Feature Layers that allow you to directly import vector based data/geometry (contours, road geometry, buildings, etc) within Vectorworks without the middleman, skipping the process of downloading and importing. I believe there was a seminar on this. Many countries have agencies/map providers that offer Web Feature Services (WFS) which function like 'feature layers' from ESRI, but using the GML file format, which is not currently supported by vectorworks, rather than shape files. This is the case at least for Germany, Denmark, but many others as well including datasets from the Ordnance Survey site you linked. I think it is the case for most Europeans countries and municipaIities. I know @Scott Campbell worked to make the Norwegian SOSI format accessible through VW via SosiWorks, so I am hoping there might be some future where GML file format can be used for WFS. I know there are some posts on the german VW forums about this issue, and I am sure elsewhere I know VW has developed a good relationship with ESRI that enables editing feature layers, but it would be nice to see GML support make accessing/selecting data so much quicker and easier.
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I might have a bash at a script for this when I get a sec, I'd be interested in it as well.
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This is an ongoing issue.It is harder and harder to defend, "features" are introduced and implemented to great hoopla. However, they do not work as needed. Sometimes that is they work as designed, but the design does not match the users' needs. I think this is one reason I have abandoned the Clipcube feature. It is a problem throughout the program. As one colleague (he can identify himself if he desires) often states, VWX needs a maintenance release. Apple has done this with MacOS and iOS, one release version does nothing but fix bugs. We need that version. In the meantime when I hear what if we did this or what if we add that, my thoughts go immediately to what will break?
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The contents of my resource manager just disappeared.
VermontArchitect replied to VermontArchitect's question in Troubleshooting
update. resource manager was too compact so I was missing an entire column -
Thank you very much Tamsin, you were right, I had made modifications to the workspace and it was saved as a new one. I already managed to install it. Thank you so much!
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The contents of my resource manager just disappeared.
VermontArchitect posted a question in Troubleshooting
The contents of my resource manager just disappeared. I can see what is in the document through the Attributes palette but I'm unable to access them through the resource manager. -
@Magic_4_Forum you should post the source file from the manufacture you started with rather than this exported DWG. That would be the cleanest starting point for any troubleshooting.
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JLR73095 joined the community
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The forum thread above was started in 2019 pointing out how hidden line ignores the clip cube. The last note saying this feature is still not fixed was last year. I just tested in 2024 SP4 and it is still not fixed. We regularly generate interior perspectives with textures, lighting, shadows and overlay line work. We do this from an eye point location outside of the room in order to avoid the fish eye look and to be able to see more of the space. This is best done from a perspective section view. Hidden line and Shaded simply do not respect the clip cube the same way in Viewports. It is not consistent through the various other Rendering Modes, either. We've resorted to having to generate DLVP Section viewports and then set up a perspective view of that design layer model section. A massive file size and memory suck in order to do it. We've been jumping through this hoop for years. I've brought this to Vectorworks directly in the past with back and forth exchanges but still no action. This shouldn't be a new feature wishlist request. It is actually a bug that has needed fixing for the past 5 years. Once upon a time it worked as expected.
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Something went deeply wrong here. That file is not realistically editable in DWG. Everything lags terribly. I see only one Block. Looks like all fillets got tessellated. Seems like this is the problem. I think you need to rebuild this with VW Solids from scratch or find a better geometry source.
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How to drape an image over terrain/ a site model?
Jeff Prince replied to unearthed's topic in General Discussion
You need to make the texture the same size as your site model and it will line up nicely on its own. If you send me the sketch and the site model, I can show you how. Basically, you will leave the areas beyond the sketch transparent and make the pixel dimensions in the same ratio as your site. -
@Scott C. Parker Thank you again! I have multiple files, all with a worksheet equipment list for counts, how would you recommend combining them all into 1 list. Exporting to excel?
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Creating and Filling a Resource Manager Symbol Folder.
Jesse Cogswell replied to Sam Jones's topic in Vectorscript
I think the reason your script isn't working is that you are using LNewObj to get a handle to your symbol folder. The handle to the newly created symbol folder won't be returned with LNewObj since the folder is not something created on a design layer. Instead, use TentSymFolder := GetObject(kRETentSymbolFolder) for the handle. Then it should work (at least it worked in a simplified version of your script where I didn't also import symbols from another drawing). -
Apologies if this is somewhere else. I've searched through the community and online without success. I'm looking to use an upright truss and base as the stand for a monitor that is being used for teleprompter. I've also own @C. Andrew Dunning Producer Pack 3. Is this possible to do? I also have another possible use case for the TV to be overhead on a horizontal piece of truss. I'm sure I can move individual pieces together group them but hoping for a more refined way if it exists.
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Truss Worksheet to Report 2D Symbol Name Only?
Chris J Clarke replied to Chris J Clarke's topic in Entertainment
Thanks very much for your reply Mark. That worked. I'm not quite sure what the =..C0 does in the criteria though? Is that somehting that I need to make the Truss Count work? Thanks again for your help. Chris -
@Tom W. Yes, I use space object to display space name and altitude in section VPs. In top plan there is no issue with overlapping. @Nikolay ZhelyazkovIt's great to know it's on your radar. How are you thinking about this? The idea of a dialog that let's you select elegible objects does not seem like it would make things faster because in some way it will still be a tag to tag, or object to object approach. Ideally the tool should be able to identify the objects that are seen/visible in each viewport and attach accordingly (I can imagine it is a mayor task to program). In the case of tagging space objects in section viewports it would be wonderfull to have a boole option that makes the tagg only attach to spaces being cut by the section line. Or maybe that should be a viewport feature like turning on story height indicators.
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Good to know, thanks Mike.
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Eyecoder started following Luis M Ruiz
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Hello, I have several files that each have an equipment summary with counts in a worksheet. Is there a way I can bring all of those worksheets into a file as a referenced resource so I can add them all together? Thank you in advance, Nick
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@JustinVH I think this is the one you're thinking of.
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Improved Ramp Tool for Building Regulations Compliance
Tom W. replied to Asemblance's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
5. A 2D walk line/slope arrow controlled by class like the Stair tool. -
Hi everybody, I'm constructing a fairly simple trade show stand with a simple system based on 40mm x 40mm x 2mm square tube and some relatively elegant connectors (Rose und Krieger https://www.rk-rose-krieger.com/english/products/tube-connecting-system/stainless-steel-assembly-system ). The connectors are availabe as CAD files (I chose .step). I imported the connectors made them into symbols but as each connector is made of around 2-3thousand nurbs surfaces I actually deleted the nurbs surfaces and replaced them with a few extrudes etc. with radii. very simple place holders. Then I made them into symbols. 4 symbols are used of the five variants I created symbols for. Now the construction is fairly simple (62 Objects but only but there are a few extra layers etc. all in all the vectorworks file is 103MB. When I activate the layer with my construction and select all objects, then export- dwg -> just selected objects I stl get a 110 MB file !! I have an alternative construction made from welded box section and some screw, similar geometry (slight size differences) thats 29 KB when exported !! Is there a way in which VW keeps all the deleted nurbs stuff and still exports it ?! can I avoid this ? can I purge all construction history from an object before I make the object ? I wouldnt have thought this stuff is exported in a dwg anyway ?! ANy hint to bring this file size madness down would be greatly appreciated. btw the imported .step files from the manufacturer are around 6-700 KB each. If export one of my simplified connectors it still become a 16 MB file !!! Any hint would be appreciated ! kindest regards Jo PS: I'm attaching the .dwg export of the connector after I simplified it by deleting the nurbs parts... cant include the .stp original as the filety is not allowed for upload here. single connector exported.dwg