[Preference / Way to turn off the Dimension Witness Line Override]

Preference / Way to turn off the Dimension Witness Line Override 

 

Not the Witness Line - the Override

 

Editing existing dimensions VW appears to Auto add Override Witness lines

in different locations - Spending to much time re setting this feature in the drop down back to none.

 

Suggestions ?

 

Peter

[Rotate 3D View script...]

Rotate 3D View script...

 

Is there a script to Rotate 3D View, and be able to set the direction and angle ?

 

vs

 

Resetting the dialog box each time

 

DoMenuTextByName('Rotate 3D View...',0);

 

Rotate 3D View Dialog Box_1.pdf

 

Peter

 

[Ability to lock plan rotation]

On 11/6/2023 at 7:53 AM, shorter said:

Being able to assign shortcuts to saved views... now that would be useful.

@shorter

 

This script should work ...

 

VRestore('111');

 

It brings up the Saved View 111

 

Peter

 

 

[Text boxes showing up as Black filled rectangles]

@gangotti A long standing problem - It rears an ugly head now and then -  see attached

 

1. Not the Attributes (as shown) (ie: No Fill)

2. Not the Text Style as Indicated in the OIP (ie: Un-Styled)

3. Not the Class (at least the text should be Red based on the Class setting)

 

Look for something odd or missing - here the Spacing is blank in the OIP

Try changing that...

 

Seen this with Text - Callouts - Dimensions

Too often the solution is to wipe over the text / copy / past into an existing visible example or a new one.

 

¿ The Source of the aggravation ? ...from our perspective it may be a file originally created in a different version of VW. 

 

Peter

 

 

Text is Solid Filled.pdf

[Ability to lock plan rotation]

@Christiaan - Just commented on the aggravations Rotated Plan is, with our Workflow, in your Working Plane Views mode post

 

We don't NOT rotate the plan, yet VW assumes that we have and it makes for added effort to use a Work Around when Standard Views do not act like Standard View

 

A LOCK would be great - We would want it to be in the Rotated Plan Off position

 

Peter

[Wall Questions - Unify Walls Created with Create Objects from Shape ... + Textures on Walls]

@Tom W. Many thanks

 

So think of JOIN as only Associate ...

 

More VW fun ...

 

Peter

[Working Plane Views mode]

4 hours ago, Christiaan said:

You rotate the plan so that your...

 

In a simple separate test file, (3 Extrudes) tested this and it appears very convoluted - VW changes the Rotate plan back to Zero ?

 

 

Question

     Is the Plan Rotation set to 0 first, (In the Mode / Tool Bar)- and the geometry drawn / rotated in the drawing ? or is the Geometry drawn X-Y first and then then entire drawing rotated ?

 

 

Need to Google search the VW Help to get a hit for Working Plane Views mode  only one UNDER THE VIEW BAR  with text in that Blue Green Text Zone  (Where the Main Print giveth and the Inset print taketh away ...) No real explanation

 

Rotated Plan view is a major thorn in our Workflow - A. we do not use it - B. VW appears to automatically think we want it. The result is geometry that cannot be edited in Top/Plan view (as VW has decided it is now rotated) or Geometry (Symbols especially) that are placed and rotated show up in Standard views (Front, Right etcetera...) at an angle, not the view expected.  Top/Plan view often indicates Rotated Top/Plan View.

 

Assistance is appreciated

 

Peter

 

 

 

HELP.pdf

[Wall Questions - Unify Walls Created with Create Objects from Shape ... + Textures on Walls]

Wall Questions - Unify Walls Created with Create Objects from Shape ...  +  Textures on Walls

 

v2021

 

Draw a Polyline (L shape with curved Corner - see attached)

Use: Create Objects from Shapes

Created Wall(s) are NOT a single unit -  Several Walls are created

 

 

Question #1 - Tool to combine into a single Wall - "The Wall Join tool joins straight or curved wall segments"  does not join the walls as assumed - into a single wall -

     ¿ What options are needed to join a straight and curved wall vs intersecting Walls ?

 

Intent is to apply a texture on a singular Wall - vs aligning Texture onto several walls

 

 

Question #2 - Walls with Textures applied - lose the Texture when the length is changed 

     ¿ Is this the norm ? makes the added editing process tedious.

 

assistance is appreciated

 

Peter

 

 

Walls from Polyline_1.pdf

[converting file to dwg format]

Very odd - able to see the preview - not open it with V2016 - v2020 - v2023

 

Peter

[converting file to dwg format]

Does not open in v2016

 

@Paulina Ka what version is it ?

 

Peter

[converting file to dwg format]

or it is older ? (the 2013 reference above ...)

 

Peter

[converting file to dwg format]

Assume it is v2024  - does NOT open in v2023

 

Peter

[OpenGL Viewport Render 1/100]

@Matharchi

 

Publish. ?

     Print ?

        Export ?

 

 

Peter

[VectorWorks need the ability to import .SVG now that .EPSF is no longer available.]

FYI

 

Mac 12.6 - VW v 2023 has Import EPSF 

 

Peter

Import EPSF VW v2023 Mac 12_6.pdf

[VectorWorks need the ability to import .SVG now that .EPSF is no longer available.]

FYI

 

We have an app for the Mac - PDF Vector to DWG - works as expected

 

Believe that they also have a SVG to DWG converter

 

https://cadimport.mystrikingly.com

 

Peter

[Trees not showing on plan and section drawings]

@ElenaPampana

 

@Jeff Prince & @Pat Stanford comments above are key - although I have a collection of workarounds when I have VP that do NOT look correct and I need to deliver the design before VW have an explanation (If they ever do...)

 

 

Suggestion:

When I import / inherit items from other drawings - (Even when created in VectorWorks) I take the specific problematic object and place it into a blank drawing - as None and Dimension are the only Classes in a Blank drawing, any classes used in that solo item (your Tree as an example...) will be appear in the Organization Palette / Classes.

 

I often find some Legacy CAD induced Classes like "0" - "PDF" or plural versions of what I thought the classes should be.

 

In that drawing, where you have this single problematic item, Classes could be deleted / combined / renamed then the item brought back to the main design.

 

 

Another non destructive (albeit potentially convoluted...) is to Save the drawing, turn all the classes on in the VP,  Update - see what is visible (theres that tree ?!? ) - then Revert to Saved for a return to the previous VP Class settings.

 

Peter

[¿ any one use the Freehand Reshape mode ?]

Greetings

 

Question is, any one use the Freehand Reshape mode ? (with success ?)

 

I have read the Help - Watch videos (

Looks good - Unable to have it function, as such, in the real world

 

Reshape 2D items only

Rectangle - Polygon - Polyline

Open and / or Closed

Layer Plane and Screen plane

 

We find that the tool in either mode only draws an added object

     No addition to the selected component

 

Aware that there are other edit mode to use, just curious or is this one of those inexplicable aggravating anomalies

 

Any Advice is Appreciated

 

Peter

 

 

 

Freehand Reshape.pdf

[Allow the Reshape Tool and Move by Points tool to work together to "stretch" vertices]

Question here is now ... ¿ How does the WIDTH box show up in the Floating Data Bar for a Rectangle ?  (as Tom W illustrates above)

 

VW 2023 SP7 does NOT have this feature as the default - see attached 

 

Any assistance is Appreciated

 

Peter

WIDTH on the Floating Data Bar Tom W FORUM_1.pdf WIDTH NOT on the Floating Data Bar v2023 SP7_1.pdf

[Allow the Reshape Tool and Move by Points tool to work together to "stretch" vertices]

@Tom W. what I typically do is to Right click and change the properties - see attached

 

Peter

[Allow the Reshape Tool and Move by Points tool to work together to "stretch" vertices]

@Tom W. thanks, except ...

 

Try as I might, the WIDTH box is not part of the Data Bar for me - what settings am I missing ?

 

Peter

 

[Allow the Reshape Tool and Move by Points tool to work together to "stretch" vertices]

4 hours ago, Tom W. said:

What is your current workflow? I would just hit tab, right arrow then enter +4' in the floating data bar + hit return twice.

 

@Tom W. - Interested in what you mention as I am unable to have it function as described 

 

 ...an example as in the first illustration by Bill Treen above ...  (May be a preference setting)

 

Expound, Please and Thank You

 

Peter

[Can't find tool pallete]

@Richard Skover are you on a Multiple or Single Monitor set up ?

 

Peter

[Fix Rotated Plan View]

Example of Rotation where none is desired / none is needed

 

Screen Shot

Drag and Drop into drawing

Edit Crop

Paste existing Circle onto bitmap

 

     ¿ This Rotation of the Bitmap is for what Workflow ?

 

Assume that the circle dictated the angle of rotation from looking at the handles

 

Yet, in the OIP, the circle has NO rotation (?)

 

Peter

 

Rotated Screen Shot_1.pdf

[How to create lines which aren't constrained to a specific plane?]

@JacobH98

 

I have drawn as @Pat Stanford suggests a 3D polygon (two clicks gats you a "line") - as a reference put out a 3D Locus or a sacrificial  bit of 3D Geometry to snap to

 

see attached

 

Peter

[Fix Rotated Plan View]

... the Question is still  : Is there a way to stop / reset / correct VW from rotating the woking plane or assuming that an item - drawn or imported - is on a rotated plane. 

 

Any advise is appreciated

 

Peter