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Henry Finch

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  1. I'm sure this must have been asked dozens of times. I've asked years ago. Maybe, it somewhere exists. I searched for 20 minutes but found one reference from 2004 so far. A solid object when selected should show volume in object info palette. - Henry since MiniCad 1995
  2. any update to VW developing a similar product to BIMX? I have a client complaining about VW after a friend of theirs showed them BIMX.
  3. VW2021 still does not scroll completely to change active layer in saved view. On an open project it will only show the the bottom 32 design layers and all the sheets. I have closed and opened VW but don't know what you mean by "user folder" (I have VW2023 but am not using yet except to test. Appears to be other bugs but perhaps, I haven't figured out how to adapt to new interface.)
  4. thanks Pat, updated to Monterey 12.6.3 this morning. Just checked and the VW scrolling layers now works.
  5. Edit Saved View - Active Layer; does not work; VW 2021; I think it also does not work in 2023. I can't change the active design layer as before. It won't scroll. The workaround is deleting the saved view and creating a new one with the desired design layer. Mac Studio M1 Max 2022, macOS Monterey 12.5.1 see two attached screen shots.
  6. @Boh thanks. But, I've done this in the past but I couldn't find it this time. Perhaps, because it's on the time machine backup drive. In the meantime, I got the Mac Studio from B&H Photo in less than 24 hours. The migration is going on now.
  7. Import Workspace Settings location for Mac OK, I'll get this going again. My 2013 27" iMac hard drive died Sunday. I have the time machine external hard drive. Need to get my customized workspace into a 2017 27" iMac while I await a new Mac Studio in 10+ days. This is for VW2021. (I'll be using VW2023 when I get the new Mac Studio.) So..... where do I find my customized VW workspace on the hard drive backup?
  8. Thanks Mark and trashcan(?) Mark, what is UE/TM? (I hadn't looked in General Discussion for Hardware.)
  9. Would be nice if this list of tested hardware was kept more up to date. I use Apple computers and would like to know compatibility with the new Studio Mac before buying it. Seems like this is the model which should work well with VW. My files, custom homes and additions, are about 100MB and in 3D. I presently use : iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 24 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4 GB macOS Catalina V 10.15.7 Apple has stopped supporting this model. VW 2021 holding off installing VW 2022
  10. I'd sure like to get an update on new Mac silicon and VW 2022. I still use a late 2013 souped up 27" iMac and VW 2021. My VW files are topping out at about 100MB. Projects are BIM 3D with a controlled level of lights and textures. Speed is good but increasingly could be better. I now mostly have only one project open at a time. It seems prudent to now be careful before installing VW2022. Apple is now not supporting my late 2013 iMac. The Studio Mac looks like it should be good now or soon but I'd sure like more feedback from Vectorworks on tested hardware options. And, from more people on these boards.
  11. Important to set Z height of polygon before making into site modifier or is it before sending to surface?
  12. creating solid and putting in "Site-DTM-Modifier" Class isn't recognized. Fastest way found so far: - create polygon and place on site model. put in "layer" plane, not "screen". (actually didn't try screen plane) - set Z height of polygon to bottom of desired cut. - do NOT need to put in "site-DTM-modifier" class - select the polygon and "Create Objects from Shapes...." which is on the "AEC" menu. - object type: “Site Modifier" - select “Pad with Retaining Edge” - (and “proposed” or “existing”) etc. - from menu: “AEC” - “Terrain” - “Send to Surface” - little window comes up. select “Fit the retaining edge” - “Update” site model - Done This cuts out the hole for a building without placing fill around the building on the site. The "Send to Surface" and “Fit the retaining edge” does the job. have to practice since so unintuitive.
  13. The site tools need a greatly simplified user interface. I should be able to use a solid object and place it on a site model and then subtract that solid object from the site model. With the custom house designs I do we usually have to truck away the cut. The amount of removed material is easily calculated.
  14. E FA, I'm using Pad with Retaining Edge with confusing crazy unpredictable and minimal controls. Is this because it's through VW Architect?
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