Kevin McAllister

Upvoted your wish. KM

Hello, It would be great to get some filtering options for the Purge command so it's easier to preserve our own content while removing unwanted content from imported DWGs etc.. I know it's possible to preview the purged items and be selective but sometimes the list is daunting. Often I want to preserved my own class structure even if the classes are empty, or preserve my own symbols. These items can all be custom named or tagged but there's no way to filter them out using Purge. Thanks, Kevin

How do you do that? I'm super curious. I'm still using a iMac Pro and thinking about a Mac M5 laptop..... Kevin

The challenge with the Vectorworks tool based navigation is that it's outdated and so different from every other piece of software. I often find myself right clicking to try and flyover.... Everything else I use has added inherent navigation, even the simple slicing software we use for 3d printing or quickview in the Mac Finder. Kevin

Yup, the Vectorworks tool approach to navigation is cumbersome and outdated. Feel free to upvote my long time wish list item to have proper navigation built into the UI instead of being accessed through tools you activate. You can upvote here - Kevin

That's exactly the problem. There doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off. Kevin

Is there a way to stop existing Data Tags from trying to associate with objects when copying them and then editing their leaders? I often option drag copy existing object to make new ones. I am working in the Annotations of Sheet Layer Viewports and each time the Data Tag tries to associate it forces all of the Viewports out of date. I don't actually want the Data Tags to associate, I'm just collecting manually entered data into a spreadsheet. I know I can insert new Data Tags without association but then I have to re-enter data each time instead of just making small edits. Thanks, Kevin

Elevation Marker leader lines should have an offset option like dimensions for consistency. KM

I just started using VW2026 on a project this week. A client provided a VW2026 file so it made sense. So far it's going ok though I find 2026 a bit sluggish (slight pauses after each action) so it may be time to upgrade my machine. I've been running a iMac Pro so it is a bit dated, but I'm not sure what the step forward should be. Anyone have good experiences with VW2026 on a specific Mac system? I work entirely in 3d, mostly modelling from scratch, with some use of the theatre resources. I'm mostly producing drawing sets and not finished renderings. Kevin

I'm going to get my renewal soon. My biggest concern is nothing else opens Vectorworks files, so once you're on subscription you can't stop as there is no other option for opening your existing native Vectorworks files. I have a lot of time invested in native assets. Honestly, the subscription model is also a little ominous given the state of the world. If you're in a country someone doesn't like they might just turn off all your subscriptions. Obviously not directed at NV specifically but subscription for everything gives over a lot of control (subscription cars? subscription printers?). Sigh, I can remember how excited I was out of theatre school when I bought my $1000 Minicad package. Kevin

That's a good fix. I've seen that issue. I wonder if they fixed where one side of a symmetrical object always ends up with a seam point and one does not. I'll have to try.... KM

Do others struggle with unwanted cropping of Shaded render mode edges in Sheet Layer Viewports? It's an issue that comes and goes with various updates. The default (no crop) crop box always crops off a few pixels of the draw edges mode. I often have to add a crop that's bigger than the default crop to get them back, which is not ideal. I have bug submitted this in various versions but it often returns after the next update. I would think this would automatically be on someone's radar. @Dave Donley? These examples are in VW2026 Update 3. Kevin Using the default (no crop)... the top of the curve is missing. Adding a bigger crop, the top curve is restored.

This improvement in Update 3 caught my attention. It is very specific and sounds like a rebuild of the Polygon tools. Does anyone know more? Does it carry across to the 2D Polyline tool? I use that almost exclusively since it's more flexible than the 2D polygon tool (other than the paint bucket mode, which actually makes polylines most of the time 😊). Kevin

Bumping this again. Other programs are leaving Vectorworks' navigation in the dust. I've been playing with Blender on a Mac and it easily has the best implementation of navigation I've ever used. Flyover by finger scrolling on a Magic Mouse. It is so good. So good. Ironically, I don't think Blender has navigation "tools" like Vectorworks. Its just inherently integrated into the program. So good.... One can only wish that Vectorworks catches up. Kevin

That's an easy solution too. Thanks, Kevin