Chris Rogers

It appears I had signatures turned off, so I wasn't even aware mine was showing 2011....and with them turned off, I couldn't see the instructions in Pat's showing how to change.

Either you guys are making fun of the fact that I'm using a 2D workflow here (hence VW2011) and no one has signatures, or my forum settings don't show signatures. EDIT: My bad...see below.

Thanks. I suspected this was the case. I had been using the legacy tool in the past. Was starting a new project from scratch and thought I'd see if the Grid Line Tool made thing simpler. Will switch back. I don't follow the signature comment.

I have a 2D workflow project where I have drawn a floor plan and included Grid Lines. I try to add a new grid line with the same label to a different layer (Exterior Elevations) and the tool won't let me. Says that label is already in use. I know that, and I want to use it again. How to make it happen?

I'm having the same issue with a 2023 file I opened in 2024. Fortunately in this particular drawing all my doors are a single style. I switched the threshold to "Threshold under Leaf" for this style for now. It goofed up the look of the doors, but this allows me to keep working while I'm waiting for a fix. I have 442 doors in the file. Removing and re-inserting isn't an option. In my case I am using the same wall type and door style on 6 different design layers. The problem exists on 4 of the design layers but not on the other 2. I'm running a Mac as well. I sent the file to Juan in a message.

Does VW have the functionality to digitally sign and seal drawings to comply with the US Federal standard (adopted March of 2012)? We are doing work in Florida, and some of the building departments are starting to reject our old process of placing signatures on sheets that will be distributed electronically. Digital signature companies like Global Sign might be the way to go, but when I read their literature I can't tell if their systems are compatible with Mac OS.

Reading all these comments, I hear everyone saying "Yeah, I work around the problem by X." Seems like having a phase field added to the Object Info pallet could create a really powerful tool set for renovation projects. I'd love to be able to switch a wall from New (all components visible) to Existing (solid white, grey, black, etc) or Demolition (dashed lines with solid fill) without creating and swapping out three wall types and having them live on three different layers (2D workflow) simply to make managing the graphics possible.

Closing the laptop lid and and re-opening it seemed to work for me when rebooting the entire computer from cold did not.

Does upgrading the mac os to 12.2 help this issue? My computer is doing this also on occasion.

I use design layers extensively, but when a client repeatedly changes the design during the evolution of a project, you are left with multiple instances to edit....but thank you for pointing out the tutorial. I'll review it and see if it has any new process for me.

(2D work flow question, probably applied to 3D as well). Has anyone worked up a best practices presentation for dealing with existing construction, demolition, drawings, and new construction? I've tried several methods, and nothings seems to be as simple as it should be. I end up creating Existing, Demo, and New Layers for each level of a building. I create Existing, Demo, and New Wall Types. I create Existing, Demo, and New Classes for 2D objects. Autoclassed objects like windows and doors are a perpetual pain also. It feels like the entire process is a series of cumbersome workarounds at the moment. Surely someone has an elegant solution?

I concluded my problem was actually related to the touchpad not the software.

Hmm.....cycled power on everything yet again (3rd or 4th time), unplugged then reconnected everything and it now all works. I'm gonna call this "not software related?"

Update. I found the Repairs function on the Updater screen and ran that. It fixed 51 files. But the problem still exists. I am using a laptop with a touchpad plus I have an outboard monitor, keyboard, keypad plugged in. The software works fine with the touchpad built into the laptop, but not with the outboard touchpad. Not sure where to go from here since the problem showed up with the Service Pack installation.

I downloaded Service pack 2.1, fired it up, and can no longer select any object on my screen. Any ideas? If I can't get this to work, how do I switch back to the previous install of the software?