[Duplicate Along Path 2.0]

On 9/29/2018 at 9:35 AM, Christian Sanders said:

You could try the repetitive unit tool. It allows you to reshape the path retrospectively.

That's a nice tool!  I found it in the workspace editor - but which tool set is it in normally?

 

I have never come across it before!   I am going to give it a try for creating seating layouts - could be useful.

 

Also - the option to use "Symbol Pitch" - do you know how that works?  I assume it set per symbol.  If so - how do I modify it?

 

Thanks!

[Vectorworks Design Day—London]

Looking forward to this!

 

See you all Tuesday. 

 

Andrew

[Record format assigned to a symbol]

Shame this can't be set per symbol.  I just put 30 symbols in the drawing and realised the record format setting is wrong.  I can use the magic wand I guess to select all - but feels a bit of a work around.

 

No other way of doing it?  Maybe I could make it a plug in object?

[Record format assigned to a symbol]

Thanks - that's great.

I can also add a record for "Hirer" too I guess.

 

Thanks again

Andrew

[Dragging symbol from Resource Browser]

Don't worry Jim - thanks though.  Appreciate it as always

[Dragging symbol from Resource Browser]

That got it!  Must be the saved view saving something.

 

Needless to say - is this a bug anyway?  What if I intentionally had a user origin set? 

 

 

[Dragging symbol from Resource Browser]

I have just followed your steps in the file I sent you (Go to Top/Plan view, Tools>Origin>User Origin then Set User Origin to Internal Origin) 

 

I then went back to the same saved view and the issue was still there.

 

 

[Dragging symbol from Resource Browser]

Thanks Jim.  I never bother with setting origins to be honest.  Will read up on that and pay more attention to it.

 

Thanks for taking the time to check.

 

Am having a read of :

 

 

Best,

Andrew

[Record format assigned to a symbol]

Ahh 

 

Thanks Pat.  Knew you'd know!

 

But doesn't this mean that if I set a default value of 3 in the record format, and place a 3 seater sofa, I have to remember to change it to 1 to place a single seat chair?

 

I would never remember to do that if so!

[Dragging symbol from Resource Browser]

@Jim Wilson - thanks - will send via private message as it's confidential (but not exciting) work.

 

Have made a saved view called "For Jim".  Go to that Saved View and you should see the issue.

 

Thanks,

Andrew

[Dragging symbol from Resource Browser]

Thanks for the speedy reply Jim

 

Yes - same with any symbol - BUT :

 

I am in rotated Top view on the working plane (I didn't intentionally choose working plane- but can't seem to change it to layer plane).  Going back to Top/Plan view fixes it. So I think it may be a working plane thing?  Just found a load of chairs 30m off where I was trying to drag them,

 

How are planes (working / screen / layer) affected by the Rotated view?   Is this user error?

[Dragging symbol from Resource Browser]

VWX 2019 OS X 10.13.6

 

Am sure this is not right - I can't drag a symbol (which is already in the current doc) from the Resource Manager into the file

See attached screenshot

[Record format assigned to a symbol]

Hi 

 

This is one of those things I have always thought is possible - but haven't got round to working out how to do.

 

I would like to assign a value to a symbol.  For example - to work out seating capacity - one sofa could seat 3 people - so can I assign a "Capacity" variable that is set within the symbol.  A chair would have a capacity of 1.

 

I could then create a worksheet which counted the number of symbols - then a total capacity depending on how many 3 seat, 1 seat sofas etc I have.

Is that a job for a record format?  I have used them a lot - but only to set a variable for each instance of a symbol (ie a table number etc)

 

Thanks in advance

Andrew

[Layers not switching on / off]

VWX 2019 on Mac OS X 10.13.6

 

The "Eye" icon in the Navigation Palette does not always reflect the actual state of the layer.

 

It seems to sometimes need a manual refresh. 

 

 

[Section Viewports. Odd behaviour]

Thanks Tim

 

I will bare that in mind. When it happened, I did try an update and also recreated the viewport a couple of times from scratch - but got the same result. 

 

Hope it doesn’t reoccur. 

 

Best

Andrew

[Section Viewports. Odd behaviour]

Hi again -

 

I am having trouble to re-create the issue now.  Odd.   Same laptop, same file.  Only difference was shutting down and re-starting my Mac whilst moving from meetings to meetings.  Sorry to waste your time.

 

If it recurs, I will let you know.

 

Regards,

Andrew

[Section Viewports. Odd behaviour]

@Tim C. Apologies - thought you hadn't seen it.

 

I chose Create Section Viewport from the View menu whilst on a Sheet layer.  I then drew the section line where I need it (just in front of my set in this case) - and chose the direction.  All was normal.

 

I then chose the sheet layer I wanted it on (one I had duplicated and then deleted the viewport on) and set Advanced Properties and changed it to keep the extents to the section line (pleased to see it now remembers that setting!

 

I was then taken to the new Viewport when I saw the issue.

 

Let me know if that helps - let me know if you need any more info, or another screencast.  I am busy on something else now - but will pick this up again later.  I did the elevation the old way!

 

Thanks,

Andrew

[Section Viewports. Odd behaviour]

Hi Tim

 

I added a screencast shortly after the original post - check my first entry.

 

Do let me know if you need any more info though!

 

Andrew

[macOS Mojave (10.14) Compatibility]

I am loyal to Vectorworks having invested so much time in it - but I do find myself thinking about straying more and more so.  Finding odd behaviour etc in v2019 which I am sure wasn't there in v2018 (see my post of earlier today)  if it hadn't been for the support this forum / Jim W gives I probably would have done already.

 

Problem is - no decent alternative as far as I can see.  Needs to be 3D and to have the various Spotlight features (Projection tools etc) - then rendering too.

 

When you put it like that - Vectorworks does pack A LOT into one package

 

 

[macOS Mojave (10.14) Compatibility]

Any news on an ETA for Vectorworks compatibility?  I’m picking up a new Mac soon and converned it may come with Mojave pre-installed. 

[Section Viewports. Odd behaviour]

Hi

 

Just created a section viewport (from a top/plan Viewport) in Vectorworks 2019 on a Mac (10.13.6)

 

Getting some really odd behaviour.  This is part of my regular workflow and I have never seen this happen before.  Hope this is not a VWX2019 bug??

I will upload a screencast shortly as I think it is best way of illustrating it - but the viewport is creating two versions of the section.  One at a much bigger scale than expected (only visible when zoomed out) and another which for some reason flickers in / out of view. 

 

I have deleted the viewport and tried again (and restarted Vectorworks) to no avail.

 

As mentioned - this is something I do regularly as part of my workflow and was very surprised to see it.  Am sure I haven’t seen it before.

 

Has anyone else seen this behaviour before?

 

Screencast to follow shortly.

[macOS Mojave (10.14) Compatibility]

Have you taken the plunge already Zoomer?  You're brave!

 

If so - would you recommend waiting or are you happy you dived straight in there?

[macOS Mojave (10.14) Compatibility]

Frustrating I know, but I guess Vectorworks is a behemoth piece of software compared to some other OS X packages.  Wonder if C4D / AutoCAD are ready?

 

[macOS Mojave (10.14) Compatibility]

It is now available.  Guess we are going to have to hold upgrading for a while?

[Duplicate Along Path 2.0]

Yikes - sorry - forgot it had that.

 

However - I have always thought it would be great if you can edit the path and the object to be duplicated whilst the dialogue box is live so you can see final results before clicking ok.

 

Similar to the way the array command works in AutoCAD.