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Elite Exhibits

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  1. @Monique Freese aggravating anomalies have become prolific in VectorWorks, and they are impossible to look up in the VW HELP file - The FORUM is the place to ask Peter
  2. It is remarkable what can be done with only the track pad - try the addition of the left hand and existing Zoom / modifier keys. Peter
  3. @HMichael - Try the eyedropper tool - Double click the eyedropper tool to get the preferences and set them accordingly - see attached as Andy suggests above - include Class and see what happens when you use the Bucket (...option for the eyedropper tool) to apply these Attributes to the new object. Peter Eyedropper tool Attributes _1.pdf
  4. VW has a major faux pas in this Rotated Plane Mode - Defining an object rotated as it was originally created - especially with Imported Information. Just Yesterday - I attempted to modify a Hybrid Symbol from a "Left / Right" version to a "Top/Bottom" version - ie: rotate it 90 degrees - No Layer Plane objects were harmed in this process - Hybrid was 3D and Screen Plane ONLY. In the Resource Manager Duplicate Hybrid Symbol Rename Edit 2D - Rotate 90 Exit Edit 3D = Rotate 90 Exit Viola ... Not so fast ! Some Text is upside down / Some text is backwards / Some is upside down and backwards Mirror and rotate do work on this text (assume that it is now in a parallel universe) Quick check of the Rotated Plane setting - (ARGH !) - VW has automatically set it to 270 degrees (?) and you could not select a standard views even Top/Plan was Rotated Top /Plan Solution: Copy Hybrid Symbol into a blank drawing take apart twin copies 1 @ 2D and 1 @ 3D rotate as needed reassemble as a Hybrid Symbol (with same name) Import and over write the Symbol back in the original design (ARGH !) If there is a better way ... Peter Rotated Plan 270 degrees_1.pdf
  5. @lkr241 Think of Associated Dimensions ONLY working in 2D - ONLY on a Design Layer - ONLY with Screen Plane (Top / Plan Component in up dated lingo ...) and you will have a happier VW experience - We turn them OFF and use them only for specific projects. (Yes SOME Wall Dimensions are able to be Associated Dimensions. Since ALL Wall Dimensions do NOT Associate, one may need to fix dimensions, ANYWAY, as you have noted - See Attached VW HELP = "...links dimensions to 2D objects, as well as walls and wall components. " Dimensions in the Design Layer are able to show up in a Viewport. This is determined by your Class set up - Viewport Crop etcetera. Dimensions as annotations in a viewport appear to be an easy solution, especially if dimensions are distinct Viewport to Viewport. Associated Dimensions and Layer Plane 2D geometry may be a solution for this automatic mode you desire. It may end up being a bit of a work-around... ie: multiple sets of geometry if you are working (assumed ...) in the real 3D World) Typically, VectorWorks idea of automatic mode is a double edge sword (ARGH!) Keep in mind that Sheet Layers are Screen Plane ONLY - Viewports (annotations) are Screen Plane ONLY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2SJ-ftuNvY Peter Associated Dimensions and Walls_1.mov
  6. @MikaelSteff - @Tom W. Just suggesting ... We gave up on getting this Default 3D... to work as expected - As mentioned above - On again / off again aggravating frustration. Not saying it is the solution to the problem, just a warning that you may be doing things right and VW is not Peter Post a file to let others take a look ...
  7. @Tom W. This is good to mention, except we have had on to many again / off again issues with these Default 3D View Render Mode settings and have "given up" on understanding their behavior. Possibly, this is what is doing the "suddenly turn see through " for @MikaelSteff We have shifted to Keyboard Commands For Wireframe / Open GL (Shaded) Peter
  8. @Martin Crawford Connect with @MullinRJ - I purchased a set of items that keep my Metric Metric and Inches inches in Worksheets - Works Great ! (Saves me every job...) Peter
  9. @schristensem This is where we find print problems Often, these number shift in the page set up process and are overlooked Peter ¿ Question ? are you printing from a Design Layer / a single sheet layer / many sheet layers ? Print Dialog Pages_1.pdf
  10. On a similar note to @VIRTUALENVIRONS I have had random issues similar to his attached screen shots above Typically a blue grey color - with Open GL / Shaded & Image Props - see attached Assumed that the RevderWorks Background Was the culprit Image Prop Background.pdf Peter
  11. @soledad4 In your screen shots above. there are items not in the file you posted - see attached Green Arrow points to a floor (?) - PDF layer is gone ... as @Pat Stanford noted I do not see the Pink when I open the file If you still have the issue - create a SAVED VIEW or three when the PINK sets in Then repost the file ... Peter Saved View.pdf
  12. @soledad4 Question - What are your INTERACTIVE settings ? see attached Peter Interactive Preferences.pdf
  13. @mhersland In the Workspace Editor (as you show above) - Click on a single line - just below is the location to enter a keyboard equivalent - Shortcut for Selected Command Peter Workspace Edit_1.pdf
  14. @zoomer have you ever had useable results with Photo to File in the VW Cloud ? Recently ran three tests and was very disappointed Want to have the process simple / low tech. Photographed an object Used a regular iPhone Photos taken indoors 1st run failed (insufficient overlap) 2nd (More overlapping photos this time) resulted in a file that was incomplete 3rd (Better / New photos / More photos / even more overlap) (background stripped away on the iPhone) this also resulted in a file that was incomplete - see attached with Results: File imported is on the Left and One example photo is on the right The traditional manual mode ,to create 3D geometry from photos, is combination of photographs, details and manipulation. First with the iPhone (PHOTOs App) - some work in GraphicConverter (or PHOTOSHOP) as needed & then VW - Simple / Easy / Predictable (a 2D PDF is also a good asset) ¿ Anyone succeed at this ? - Would love to see some real world examples of objects (ie: Not landscape or buildings) that used the VW Cloud Photos to 3D File Peter OBJ Import Before and After_1.pdf
  15. @thinkingpencil Make sure that the Favorite file and the desired texture are visible / selectable in the Resource Manager selection of a texture in the Class Edit Dialog / Organization Pallet sound be a similar process - see attached Peter Select Texture_1.mov
  16. ...and when searching VW HELP - do it from a browser also. Type what you think you want to find here site:app-help.vectorworks.net/2023/ or for VW 2021 - site:app-help.vectorworks.net/2021/ or for that mater change the last number to match your VW year Follow @zoomer advice on different keywords above - Even if you type in exacty what the Menu item or Tool is. HELP is loaded with great information - It is just not easily accessed some times. Example Attached: Page 1 - Search inside VW HELP - Drop Down appears to have a match to what was typed Page 2 - First hit out of 1259 (?) - Not what was requested Page 3 - Search with Google outside of VW HELP - Second hit looks good Page 4 - Google search found it - and the requested phrase was in VW HELP it just did not find it as such. ¿ What is the "box indicator" ? Peter Box Indicator.pdf.pdf
  17. @Peter Telleman take a look in these two thread When there are so many anomalies and aggravations, VW amazes me when it is able to "take you to right where it is" when you right click a Symbol from a Database Worksheet list ! (Please don't change that feature ...) Peter
  18. @Micaela Edwards There are also areas on your posted image that may be caused by duplicate items. See attached What this looks like may depend on the shape and the Rendering mode Peter Double Items_2.mov
  19. @Micaela Edwards Assume that the image you posted is Rendered ? See attached At first glance the curves rendered as segments / facets appears to be a setting in the Options for the selected Render mode. Extrude a Circle and it typically looks good rendered Put a hole in the same circle then extrude - Facets may appear in the rendered view Peter Segmented Rendering.pdf
  20. Question: There are two locations on the Mac for Favorite files - One is Application Support and the other is the Application Drag & Drop (Great Tip!) as @Tom W. suggests above, appears to works with the Favorite files in the Application Support folder, NOT with the Favorite files in the Application Folder Question is: ¿ Why two locations for Favorite Files ? Peter
  21. On the subject of searching RM Favorite... 1. Is there a contextual way to change the RM Filter ? (Right clicking in the middle area...) 2. If there are RM items listed as RenderWorks Textures (..for example) are there also other textures ? The sub folders simply state "Textures"... Peter
  22. @Tom W. Truly a hidden feature ! Many Thanks Peter
  23. @Tom W. This is a great way to collect oft used items - We have many files with pre defined Hybrid Symbols. Some of these VWX files contain thousands of items... We have a set of drawings locked & backed up, with specific/desired duplicates only in the VW favorites. File names are assigned so there is a logical order on the right side of the RM. Subdividing, as Tom suggests above also minimizes the time needed to locate something. In the RM, if the "All Resources" filter is set at the top, and you select a Favorite on the left, that only has Textures, then you do not need to guess at what you will find there, nor do you need to change that RM filter setting as often. The opposite is also true. Set the RM Filter to, "Text Styles" (for example), then arrow down the Favorites list on the Left. When you hit a favorite with Text Styles it "jumps" into the middle window for easy selection. Sub Folders in specific Favorites are also accessed (...on the left) with the arrow keys (expand/open/close/minimize) on the left side of the RM Peter
  24. @Bruce Kieffer Dimensions in an iso / Perspective Viewport are in the Design Layer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2SJ-ftuNvY Peter
  25. @Matt Panzer My first take on Per Face Texture Mapping was to delete the tool from the work space. It appear to do things automatically (?) where none were desired. (A common faux pas: VW adds a feature, vs introduces a feature) Tech Support was limited on how to NOT have the Per Face kick in. Initially it only served to create more work. Fast forward and a few NON VW videos have clued me in to what the possibilities are with Per Face Texture Mapping. The point is ... VW may not need to bring back Perimeter Mapping - what would help is a take on This was the way to do it (Perimeter) / Here is how VW made it better (Per Face). (...and don't sugar coat it ) Peter
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