Samuel Derenboim
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Thank you Pat!
I noticed that the digital terrain site model can do that as well, just wasn't sure how to eliminate the topographical 2 dimensional elements. With your help, I was able to do it. 🙂
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Hi everyone, just curious, is there a reason why 3d locus's cannot be seen in opengl?
and second question is - can a series of locus points be used to create a 3d surface ? does such a tool exist? or would something like that be possible through Marrionette?
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Not sure why, but when I publish a fairly large amount of pdf files using the publish command, vectorworks 2020 crashes. This was never an issue before.
Also, texture / hatches are not properly appearing on screen. Perhaps a scaling issue? Can anyone confirm these findings? or is it just me?
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Quick question, network speed, is it gigabit? or 100mbps? and second - to what degree of a difference would it make loading up the files on both connections?
Orso, the command manager looks quite useful. Do you sell your plugins?
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Can someone please confirm - when editing the railing tool - the position feature, when you enter a number into the offset position dialog, it enters the numbers backwards (i.e. when you enter 24, it puts the 4 in front of the 2 making it 42 instead of 24)
Also, if you enter the offset position and then modify the length of the railing, it resets the entire tool.
Could anyone confirm this please?
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Hi everyone,
So I'm creating a new database for our firm, specifically a model database with proprietary and IFC record formats. I'm using a combination of methods in order to import revit, however, so far the operation seems very successful. There are a few snags however, which is why i'm posting on here.
With different manufacturers, the record formats are also proprietary, and are often different formats. merging them into one can be a hassle. I know that there is a merge record function. However, it is on a one by one basis, which makes it a bit difficult.
The problem is this, when i import revit, it makes duplicate record formats for every model that I import into a file. So let's say for the sake of arguement, I import 15-20 GE light fixtures. Out of those light fixtures I will probably get 8-12 separate record formats that are duplicates for every model.
Is there a way to mass merge record formats? The reason being - if i delete them, it will ask me to either replace them or delete them outright. Some fields in some fixtures are added, and can be slightly different from record to record - so my question is -
Is there a function to mass merge record formats? rather than mass delete?
Thank you in advance everyone!
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the annotation tool can't pull out custom record information as far as i'm aware of. The idea is to infuse record information into a symbol libary, and pull out the information at will when constructing new details, or perhaps calling out component names in detail cross sections. There is a function I believe that can take notes out from a central database, but that's not the same thing unfortunately. one is centrally located in a database, thats not exactly associated with a symbol, and the other is simply a symbol having record information. But I think youll understand my meaning.
adding this function to the annotation tool would be great, the only problem is that you can mass appropriate it to all the symbols like you can with the tag tool. When i discovered that feature, i was like....😍
Also, regarding tag tool parameters :
1. is there a way to call out wall length? Only wall thickness and wall height can be called out, but not length. I was preparing on using the two parameters so that i can run a script to compute the surface area (wall length x wall height) into a separate record - perhaps that can be called out by the tag tool.
2. The second, not as straight forward idea is that you can have conditional statements in a tag. Lets say you need the area of a window, door, window wall or wall in one tag. Normally under these circumstances you can't pull the information out in one tag, but rather three separate tags, which would kinda make it a little less convenient in using it under varied circumstances.
What if in one tag you can specifically call out areas in all three, having different parameters. i.e.
if object is wall -> use #Wall outer surface area# (if it exists) or custom record that calculates wall length x wall height
if object is a window -> use #Window#.#OverallArea#
if object is a door -> use #Door#.#ClearArea#
you wouldn't believe how conditional statements have saved my life on severe deadlines regarding energy calculations needed for the department of buildings, or tabulations for zoning, building area, gross area, etc... I can send you some samples on how i used conditional statements in worksheets that ultimately saves me a week of work in a matter of minutes.
Again, the second one isn't as important as the first. some basic functions are needed to at least tabulate dimensions, areas, etc... of walls, windows, doors, geometry etc...
So far, I've been using the annotation layer in viewports to draw out 2 dimensional geometry specifically for that purpose. For rectangles or polylines, its much easier to pull out length, width, area and height parameters. The only problem is that it defeats the purposes of building information modeling, or at least adds another layer to get the information i need not readily available.
i actually want to use the new data visualization manager this way, the lack of some of these functions are making it a little difficult. This would be a game changer for take-offs too.
Again, thank you for considering these things in your next iterations. I would never expect something like this from Autodesk. This is one of the main reasons why I remain, and will remain with Vectorworks. Thank you very much for your help in the matter!
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Thank you for responding TDimov.
That's right. It would work like an annotation tool, but with record information. This would be very useful in details, and specification consolidation when coordinating with clients, contractors, reps, and shop drawing techs.
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Guys, you hit it out of the park 🙂
Just a few questions :
1. Will we see any way tags can call out levels (not just stories)?
2. Is there any way to call out the surface area of a wall without calculating all 4 sides? (the longest surface side only is what interests me the most), or surfaces based on the component?
For me, I would use this for the purposes of calculating fenestration vs. solid walls for energy code requirements in NYC, and calculating wall area take-offs / costs.
3. Will we be able to modify text positioning in a tag without editing it - in terms of text. Let's say you need to resize the text field in just one tag, rather than resizing all tags, would we be able to look forward to something like this in the future? or is this something the asymmetric scaling can take care of?
Combining data looks very promising! Finally i can combine custom records with VW records and IFC based records without having to modify each one! Still playing around.
Thank you for your hard work!
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Ah, alas, can't have everything.
Im trying to create a consolidated library of information, i do have alot of 3ds and obj files to import. Hoping i would be able to conserve time by mass importing 3ds, but seems i might have to convert to obj or skp before i can do that. Keep you updated 😉
Thank you Marissa!
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hi everyone,
Trying to figure out procedure callout in python for 3ds import.
For OBJ for example it is :
vs.importOBJ(filename, True)
for sketchup
vs.Importsketchup(filename, True)
i have tried
vs.import3ds(filename, True)
and vs.import3d(filename, True)
I'm trying to create another import node for 3ds import based on DOMC's import sketchup script.
So far it worked for OBJ, but can't seem to be able to get 3ds to work.
Maybe someone can help me please? :)
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Any suggestions on mass importing sketchup files? while we're on the topic? 😀
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OK. Mind.Blown.com!
Thank you Vasil!
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I don't know if the team is aware of this issue yet, but....
If tags are used in worksheets and the id or a record is modified inside the worksheet, the tags (that display the custom id or record) don't auto update the custom ID in the viewport unless they are moved or edited directly. In other words, it appears that the tags 'know' they are updated, they just don't update their appearance until they are moved. This is specific to custom records only i believe. Could anyone try something similar to see if I'm not unique in this department?
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we need to be able to scale the data tag tool, and / or provide text styles to them (text styles can be different sizes depending on how they are used as well). I'm trying to integrate them everywhere for annotation.
Other than that, I have no issues with the data tag tool, it fixes so many issues!
speaking of which, i think i just found a bug ) Ill post it on another post, but if tags are used in worksheets and the id or a record is modified in the worksheet, the tags (that display the custom id or record) don't auto update the custom ID in the viewport unless they are moved or edited directly. In otherwords, the tags know they are updated, they just don't update their appearance. This is specific to custom records only i believe.
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Hi everyone, I've been trying to create a standard catalog of wall types with UL, R and STC values in VW. In light of saving time, i was wondering if it was possible to import standard library types that are provided by manufacturers like USG or similar? They only provide RTE file types for some reason, and i cannot get them to be imported into VW. Any ideas ?
(Other than getting a trial of Revit, importing the wall types into there and then saving it as an RVT file...lol)
Thanks!
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Also, is it possible to make hidden columns? (For calculation purposes, or referencing information that shouldn't appear in the worksheet for modification purposes)
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Hi Everyone,
Just might have found a new bug. Floor slab retains old style ID when imported from another file, even after deleting the ID entity from the floor slab itself later on. To make things worse, after I have created a separate floor style (I didn't want it to be included in the schedule), i though it would disappear completely, and turns out it doesn't. Took me a bit of tinkering to figure out this bug because i was trying to create a schedule of existing and new floor types.
*Update
When renaming and resaving the ID field, it changes the ID in the schedule. However, when reverting back to a blank in the ID Field, it reverts to the old imported ID.
Image below shows that the slab is 'unstyled'
However, if you go to the IFC_SlabCommon record field, the imported ID is grayed out
UPDATE 2:
For some reason when creating a new slab, the ID defaults to ST-01.
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Anyone who knows how to host a mysql server - OrangeHRM is great. I'm hosting it on windows for now with XAMP server. Linux is by far more secure however. It's opensource, so the hardest part is learning to how php / mysql server on localhost or local server and managing ports / domains with a LAMP box. If web is necessary, using dynamic dns along with pfsense or kemp loadmaster for reverse proxy. Make sure to use SSL for security (i.e. www.sslforfree.com or letsencrypt)
The only thing you might need to pay for is a domain, but there are plenty that are also free - like DDNS or something similar. Google offers ddns services, so as long as you have a ddns client on the server that connects to google domains, you would be good to go. FYI a domain through google is about 15 dollars a year, so it's relatively cheap.
Everything in here thus far is opensource, and is free to use so long as you know how to implement it.
FYI, learning curve can be steep.
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9 hours ago, Adam Robinson said:
I have taken a closer look into the issue and have been able to recreate it in a blank file.
I have notified our engineering team.
Thank you Adam!
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Hi Everyone,
Don't know if everyone has this, but detail section viewports, can the layers be greyed out? For me that seems to be an issue as - if i enable the greyed out layers or the full view layers, they all appear the same. Note i have the latest version (2019) and service pack 4.
Thanks for your help!
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Noticed that despite having the same dimensions, the ratio of the objects are different. Is there a way to globally update all objects ratio without having to re-enter the dimensions of every single object? The moment I update the dimensions, or retype the dimension, it updates the ratio. This also helps with the summary - it starts to summarize the contents of the the file better. Is there a way to auto update the ratios of all of the geometry that have the same dimensions dynamically? or is there a way to re enter the =height and =width columns (they remain grey). It might help with the ratio problem.
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Hi everyone,
Maybe someone by chance ran into a similar problem? I have a series of elevations where i used geometry and tags to summarize window heights and window widths (among various other elements) in a worksheet. Normally, when i do window schedules, or door schedules in a bim model, the information doesn't repeat when i enable 'summarize items'. Here, for the life of me, i can't figure out why when i summarize by its id (custom record), by the geometry height =height, and by geometry width =width i get repeated elements that wont summarize, even if they display the same information.
but when i just summarize by ID i get this
Perhaps someone can help me out? Thanks in advance!
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or rather to freely modify the elevations and stories similar to the way revit does it. I would think that's simple enough?
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Surface Hatches do not display in curtainwalls in hidden line renderings - VW 2020
in Troubleshooting
Posted · Edited by Samuel Derenboim
Clarity
Is it me, or are textured hatches not appearing on curtain wall objects? They seem to appear on other wall objects / geometry, but not on curtain walls. Could anyone please confirm?
*Edit, Yea, thought maybe it was a file, but copied an element from the file for a test and it seems to me that it's a bug.
Cwall Hatch Test.vwx