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  1. This is a coder's dream. Just build a new Platonic Shape tool to incorporate any number of these. @Benson Shaw still up to his tricks!
  2. Lots of ways to approach this - depends on what tools are to hand. This would be my take using an external renderer.
  3. This: Opened the Backup, Saved a Copy As- Vectorworks Document Deleted the Project File Created a new Project file, same location same name. Other users will need to create new Working Files from the new Project File. or was there a more elegant way?
  4. So, using the Legacy Cabinet tool I experienced a crash when working in a working document. Reopening the backup file I get Working File - Offline. What's the best strategy to relink to the Project File without losing any of the as yet uncommitted work?
  5. Is it really not possible to create an unequal L shaped cabinet?
  6. If you delete the 2d component you can rotate at will
  7. Looks like it's the floor texture that might be the culprit. Maybe try replacing it as a test.
  8. The Simple Beam calculator offers wood as a material (although a limited list) - but there is no way (that I know) to actually calculate using a simple rectangular section. It should simply take a page out of the Structural Member Settings for defining the profile shape It would also be nice if you could have it recognize a selected beam in the drawing as input.
  9. And don't forget access to BIMObject in the Furn/Fixtures Tool Palette
  10. I hate to say it but this would be useful ask of AI: Generate a low poly, or nurbs 3d model from a scale reference and few photographs of a fixture
  11. You can use the Clip tool to clip from a 2d shape, eg a rectangular chunk from a circle (or a Viewport Crop directly on the Sheet Layer) Holding OPT while using the same tool allows you to add a chunk to 2d objects. However it doesn't work with the VP Crop for some reason. It would be good if it did, so you could - so you could easily add to the VIewport Crop without the editing the Crop in the usual way.
  12. This setting will allow you to see objects outside the Crop You can also use the Clip tool to clip from the Crop directly on the Sheet Layer *Enhancment request - Opp(Alt) Clip to Clip to a Viewport Crop
  13. It's going to be tricky with those 3d polygons from Sketchup. Faster would be to remodel it, it's pretty straightforward. Quick and easy is to create a Section Viewport of one half -275mm and mirror it (I did this in the attached of all the Design Layers except the Logo which remains intact) Set design no thrust -550mm.vwx
  14. Can you let us know what the solution is @jblock please, for those who experience a similar issue?
  15. If you're both running Mac you could try switching to Apple's AFP protocol.
  16. Here when you're creating the Section Viewport And here in the OIP
  17. Project Sharing is good, however in many cases to keep shared files up to date the checkout/release, etc is more than needed. I'd like a Lite version that generally allows only one person to work on a file at at time or something like this: a VW file is stored in a shared folder on eg. Dropbox. User A opens the file User B opens the file and is met with the message 'this file is already opened by User A. Continue y/n?' On saving the file the same prompt it given.
  18. This sounds like a job for the Title Block You can add data on a per Sheet Edit the Title Block Style Sheet Data>Manage Sheet Data>Add a new field Title Block>Edit Title Block Layout place some text and in the OIP convert it to Data Type>Link Value, Parameter>Sheet Data, your newly created field. Then via the Title Block manager you can select which Sheet Layers you want to display this text and edit it to suit. However, having the Title Block Manager speak to the Notes Database to enter that text would be the business.
  19. AEC>Machine Design>3d Properties AEC>Machine Design>Centroid Model>Engineering Properties Model>Volumetric Properties For a part being designed using a particular Material the OIP should update to reflect the engineering properties Multiple selected objects with various Materials applied should also show the total mass in the OIP
  20. It's a very hidden functionality - It would be 1000% better if it were pre-highlighted in the Contextual Menu - rather than whatever random command is in the position of your cursor at that particular zoom level. Copy, Create Objects from Shapes, Send to Surface .....
  21. This is very useful too for those individual Leader Lines for the small dimensions in a chain.
  22. If a fillet, shell etc. fails because the specified dimension is too large - why not offer the max dimension possible as an option first rather than a jarring beep and unhelpful help message?Then it becomes a series of guess,beep,guess,beep... guess,works, guess a bit bigger, beep, .... bit smaller ... .. beep 🙂
  23. And in this case the order you click the walls for your L-join determines which wall abuts which
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