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Hiya, I'm really enjoying the AI visualiser for image props of plants, it's not perfect yet of course but it is helping me fill out my plant library very quickly with stuff that is representative of the plant and correct colours. My big problem is that the props almost always come back like a cut bunch of flowers and no matter what phrases I put in, such as include the leaves, or show the plant to the crown or base, it rarely works. I wondered if anyone else has had any luck with cracking the leaves and flowers to produce a fuller prop? I've attached some of my more successful attempts! Admittedly the turkcap isn't successful at all, but it was at least sort of the right height and colour

You're welcome! Yeah. there's a lot at play with how these things create graphics for Top/Plan. As we move forward, we plan to streamline things to provide more consistent results.

@Michael Siggers, I would also try what Pat said. 👆

I don't have a specific answer to your question, but I remembered the following thread by @Jack2022 which offered step-by-step instructions for aligning VW and Revit Models for BIM. It might be useful.

Hey Benson,' Yes normally I use source data, but either build in the extra data to create berms, swales, etc, or use the solids menus as opposed to site modifiers. As I seldom ever have had a project that was stationary, always animated, this also gives more options in C4D. But, I can see how for Architects especially, the Hybrid Site modelling tools would be advantages. The largest project I ever had was to recreated 5 square miles of WW1 Battle field and 120 miles of Allied and German trenching. The only way to accomplish this was starring in VW's and finishing in C4D. Neither program could accomplish this on their own. But, like you so eloquently stated...blah, blah, blah

6:01 - Macbook Pro M4 Max 16 core CPU,40 core GPU 128GB.

I just downloaded the version from December 22, 2022 and it ran just fine in VW2025 U4. Are you getting any type of error message?

We have a project that needs to coordinate with a revit file, so we need to get our geolocation sorted. Our drawing sits it the correct X/Y space, with our internal origin matching the revit file. However, we cannot get this to align to where it is meant to be in geolocated space. We have manhandled it close by setting the longitude / latitude coordinates ourselves, but we can't get it to line up. Attached is a screenshot of where it is and where it is meant to be (grey outline is where it is meant to be). We are also coming up to a problem where were are trying to manually input longitude / latitude, and VW won't let us put the last unit number in the Longitude box. Any ideas would be enormously useful! Thanks!

Please contact your local distributor office directly for support. https://www.vectorworks.net/en-US/international They will be able to examine the file and also verify exactly which educational version you are using.

Hi, Paul! In general, I prefer to create a Site Model from source data and apply site mods or other techniques to alter it. If that's what your question means? Trying to model a site via lofts or mesh etc can create a terrain of sorts, but if source data is available, a DTM is the easier choice for me. As for adding the basin question in this thread, the posts above show that there are several approaches depending on operator skills and what is known about the envisioned shape. As @Jeff Prince shows, 3d modeling with conversion to DTM acceptable geometry can be a great advantage. Site Models are always approximations of the terrain, if for no other reason than the straight line connectors between source points. But usually, such deviation is acceptable. Processes for simplifying the source data can make the virtual model less cumbersome at expense of increased deviation. But usually can be done within acceptable limits. Blah blah blah, running on here. -B

@Amarin Pillar - Floor - Wall - Single Item Hybrid While we use thousands of Hybrid Symbols in our design work, a simple solution we tap into, is to create items from 2D filled Screen Plane shapes then convert / create Pillar - Floor - Walls. These 3D components are singular in nature and they are also 2D / 3D Hybrid without any additional work - without any additional components. (See attached) We use Walls, not for walls as in architecture, but for their properties and additional settings in the OIP, compared to an extrude or a Hybrid Symbol Peter Wall Pillar Slab.mov

It applies globally (per viewport) but I have been requesting more granular control for a while now! Ideally it would let you choose per object or object type but at the moment that's not possible so it's all or nothing.

This response feels like a cop out in terms of basic UI. Yes you can type "tag:<yourTag>" into a search bar and find your resource. This is generally something you learn at the intermediate level after many hours of usage. Expensive software should shorten the many hours curve. Every modern file browser interface, from Finder to Explorer to task managers and code editors, includes a specific button for filtering and displaying tags. With such a feature, you don't have to include "misspelled tags" because you can correct the mistake once you see a populated list. The closest VW comes to this are the tag lists in the organization panel. This capability, in addition to the RM being able to call mixed resources based on a selected tag, would be incredibly useful.

@Bluetones yes, you are correct. In fact it is 591.7’ too elevated.

@klinzey not that I was aware of. I noticed the error when I had to revise the rigging plot and turned on the data tag class.

We have two Vectorworks files, and would like to compare the two, in separate files, i.e. not referenced. We would like to simply share views between the two files. It would be good to have the same 'livesync' technology when using twinmotion or enscape, or solibri 'inside', between two Vectorworks files. I am not even sure we can do this with multiple windows, i.e. sync the view in two windows but have different visibility settings.

Have you moved the user origin? We have had some reports on incorrect trim heights when the user origin has been moved.

@Pat Stanford I can't seem to get this to work for me. VWX 2025 update 4. Any thoughts?

Somehow I don't think his Trim is @ 609'7"... but I may be wrong...

Thanks for the information. Somehow I had missed that was an option. Does it apply to all Hybrid symbols/PIOs or you can choose which ones to display 2D and which to display 3D?

Hi It will not let me update. Keeps telling me Vectorworks is open......... when it is not. Numerous attempts on 'Retry' to no avail. Looks like I'm staying on Update 3 then 🙂 Mike

Restart the computer and immediately try to upgrade?

I did wonder if it had something to do with the cutting plane through the wall, so that makes a lot of sense! Thanks for the detailed response, very helpful. I'll maybe continue using it for any 3d presentations, but will await future updates before we look at integrating them fully. Thank you.

You can show the 2d portion of doors/windows if you want. There is a setting for HSVPs that lets you choose whether to display the 2d symbols, or the "physical" section through such objects.

Hi @Matt Panzer Looks like I'm stuck on Update 3 as it is refusing to update. Keeps telling me Vectorworks is open........ which it is not. Numerous attempts on Retry to no avail. Mike