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A simple question here someone might be able to advise on .. Is it possible to import standard colour codes from external applications ... Pantone ? RAL? Is it possible to set-up a customised colour swatch palette ? Is it possible to import a standard , i.e. RAL colour palette - If such a source exists ? I am trying to match renders with specific RAL codes . Regards David

Hi , We are experiencing extreme lagg in 2D graphics rebuild of Polygon objects after editing and or moving with "Command M " - Move command . Polygon objects present as a ghost outline until zoom tool or zooming in or out , Very disconcerting as there is no way to know if command or edit is actually completed until zooming out and in from page . Problem has presented itself here only following 2017 SP1 install . Similar problem has now appeared with switching viewports to B/W only using Advanced Properties dialogue in viewport Object Info . Viewports remain graphically represented in full colour until zooming or out and window is rebuilt . Regards David 2017 - SP1 VWA. MacPro6,1 6-Core Intel Xeon E5 3,5 GHz Dual Apple 27 " Cinema Monitor

I also found ... 3 plus minutes to open and display 2016 files I had in previous projects . Extreme lag on entering / exiting Groups Unworkable lag in trying to work with Open GL / Mirror objects etc . repeated waiting for the beach ball to stop spinning . Have now gone back to using 2016 and will uninstall and try a reinstall of 2017 at a later date . Then a processing of crashes - perhaps 6 over one day - No stall prior to crash .... application simply vanishes . A little confused as to my experience after reading of snappier response times in redraw etc etc . David VWA 2016 / 2017 Mac Pro late 2013 3,5 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5 27" Thunderbolt / Cinema Display X 2

Hi Jim , No . if Plan rotation is 0.00 everything remains visible and orientated correctly . I have tried resetting user origin to internal origin . I previously had a file where these appeared to be wildly offset and the page was leaping to offset locations on exiting groups / viewports . but this is not the case here . it is a strange display where lines / polylines display at wild angles whilst zoomed in in editing modes . regards David

Hi , A quick query on something ( with no doubt a simple solution) I am experiencing here Working in 2d on plans / elevations of a "ships cabin" - involving raked floor at 3deg... walls at 6 Deg etc etc .I have various repeat elements set out as symbols - working on layer plane for all. although in top /plan. On entering edit symbol with "other objects grayed out " and working in rotated plan I cannot accurately snap to any objects outside of the symbol. Lines & polylines vanish and /or leap to other positions/display angles dependant on zoom ratio. Is there a particular way I need to specify symbol creation ? or work in different process in order to display objects relative to the symbol? Thanks David

Hi , I was searching on for quick advice .... Have a file with metal stair structure modelled - Various Objects (i.e. Stair Risers etc) set out on various design layers set to varying base heights by layer elevation to ground plane. for site plan etc I need to export this model to an existing VW file site layout , however with copy and paste all objects are copied to existing Design Layer with different "0" Datum height and obviously the whole model shifts. I m sure there is a way to export design layers from one file to another with all information & object positions intact , but cannot find the process for this ..... Any advice would be much appreciated .

Hi Jim . Apologies... Yes I did mean the "polyline tool" and I think it must be the "Auto -curving while dragging ".... I would guess that it is perhaps related to my own method / movement of the line - It does seem whilst over existing objects I find it quite hard to control - Any sidewards movement at all before setting the next vertices .... i.e. "point" means it is then created with a curved point reaction . Further thoughts on the dual / single monitor set-up .- I do wonder though how that might even be controllable? - How or if VW could even recognise the current monitor set up and re-adjust accordingly? .... Initially I m thinking it doesn't seem quite so easy .....

please please please - An option to switch off the plygon tool trace mode so I don't have to back track on hitting angle vertices drawn in curves ,. .... Am I drawing to fast ???? ! An option to definitely lock palette positions so not needing to reset between using single and dual monitors . Regards David

Back again here - If I might ask a question - if anyone recognises similarities with these symptoms these symptoms occurring off and on with 3 different people working in hour office .- May be file related , as there seem to be days with a 10-15 occurrence inside a 10 hour period ,- and yet sometimes a day with no occurrence at all .... i.e. perhaps working file dependant . at the moment - using 1 particular file - following a period of rest a window freeze occurs with page / window open to nearly full monitor size (Tool palettes are on second monitor ) i.e. After a period of 3-4 minutes non use or if switching to another application and back .-I find upper portion of drawing vanishes even with zooming in and out and/ or snap / cursor offset occurs as described by jfitch above . Although I have noticed varying degrees of offset dependant on file . Sometimes with an offset of only 10-20 pixels -below right or left - More often a much larger offset . after contacting Nemetschek with a bug submission -they very kindly got back to us ,as they had indeed been tracking the issue and initially suggested a resizing of the open window - which does seems to clear the issue , at least until the next occurrence . hopefully soon a permanent solution to be found .

Similar problem here . Only seems to occur in Design Layers - Any Snap Parameters suddenly seem to become void _ although so far I have no experience of the occurrence being related to any activation of computer "sleep" . Only way I can get out of it seems to be save / quit file and reopen... hard to see specific reason for cause but occurs perhaps 3 times a day over an 8-9 hour working period.

A quick question to see if anyone can advise . well , 3 maybe ...... producing some simple drawings involving viewports at 1:1 for detailing - to which I have applied simple fill objects as attributes .- i.e. hatches. Should be simple 2D graphic attribute process . However on saving and reopening file / or moving viewport as a closed object ... the annotations separate from any associated objects and I find them a ten page distance to left / right / all manner of positions . Do I have to manually associate these areas to objects within viewports ? Another question on a similar theme - more related specifically to 2015 version in design layer 2015 I experience repeatedly some form of glitch meaning that attempting to snap to vertices suddenly does not apply and initial striking of a line with the constrained line tool - I click at a certain point however the line initiates at a point some distance relative to that given - seems the only way I can get out of this is a quit of the application . on a similar theme . perhaps someone can advise .... On recently attempting to edit some symbols in a working file - 2d Door / window elevations - Entered the editing mode and on applying a line or polygon this does not appear at the associated location but rather some distance from the original grouping of objects ......Can move and duplicate existing objects with no difficulty . I must admit Im not sure here - Its maybe normal I cannot add new objects within editing a symbol ? I m working here almost 100% of the time on Layer Plane despite the main use being in Top Plan and as 2D drawing . However I get the feeling Im being thrown in all these things by some sort of layer / mode jump .

Thankyou Benson , seems my best option definitely to define the parameters / i.e. edges and forms prior to surface creation . and as you point out probably best to have separate definition / snap points for any subsequent editing . It does nt really allow for looser shape transformation and editing , but I can see here a method for enabling us to work . I do seem to have difficulty selecting multiple vertices across both U and V axis with the marquee tool but this is something I m sure I m missing and or getting wrong somewhere . Thanks again for the advice . David

Thanks for the quick response Jim , We have several fabric - tent structures to develop . the beginnings of which are as per larger image - To which -we need to apply editing to the Nurbs Surfaces - i.e. the material - either to one point of control or preferably several grouped and such that the movement of these surface controls proportionately influences the surface and control points in the region .... sorry - difficult to describe this more precisely . I include an example image of deformed glass which best describes the action we need to create on the surface. David https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hsziq0epcux48ix/AABVeiFoYoK1H6kukiv9--mGa

Perhaps someone might be able to advise - if I am correct in my experience of trying to model within Vectorworks (2014 Architect).- As an example - I create a simple glass shape (Nurbs surface) with revolve with rail..... to edit this shape u degree 3 V degree 8 double clicking provides the reshape tool and reveals control points / vertices to edit with - however , I am limited to selecting only 1 control point at a time ? I am limited to moving only in one X,Y,Z, direction at a time ? even at that -9 times out of ten I receive a Nurbs creation failure notice ... This should be a very simple procedure whereby moving / editing one point should draw / move adjacent surface points . Forgive me but , My query is - is this as responsive as it gets in VW ? Is there a more responsive procedure I am unaware of ? Grateful for any advice here David

thats nothing compared to what Im looking at > This is a very simple extruded framework -although the profiles are of extruded curtain wall aluminium frames and difficult to orientate in wireframe- but with the open GL render like this its also impossible to work with . Im really wondering what Im doing wrong here ......

I have GFX Card status installed - which gives me a telltale symbol on the top menu when the graphics card changes and as far as I can see I am using Nividia all the time when VW is active . I had previously opened an older file and the render appeared fine - though I cannot see what or how the difference is on any settings .

The quality is set to very high - it does nt seem to change the problem when altering from high to very high . Simple rectangular shapes appear with heavy saw-tooth edges . More complex forms just becoming a digital confusion .

Hi , This is probably a simple problem but - Can anyone suggest why am I getting extreme jagged edges in rendering with open GL . I have altered the preferences - use of shadows , anti aliasing , planar objects in every variation I can think of but to no avail . Drawing up extruded window profiles - which makes this almost impossible. Render settings 2D and 3D are set to very high . Any suggestions would be great. Oh yes - and using VW 2012 Architect. David

Simple and efficient > I knew there was a working irritation there but just could'nt put my finger on it..... In a similar vein (Default Preferences) although concerning a different process. Might I suggest a similar ability to set "Default Preferences" for returning to Layer or Screen Plane when switching back to a Design Layer from working in a Sheet Layer Viewport. IE - An external setting to tell VW I want to return to working on Layer (or Screen ) Plane on the Design layer. At present the fixed default is to retain the (Sheet Layer) working Screen Plane..... Which can be very irritating and messy when missed.

so - on further investigation -my own question answered..... The User / Library /Application Support folder is not immediately visible under OS 10.7.1 Lion . It is necessary to go to the GO menu and holding down the option key , the "Library"-ie User/Library/ >>>> will then appear. Showing all app. support folders as under previous OS systems. Still , its a very simple question and the answer might be obvious but , is there a method of exporting / importing workspaces with files between VW versions ?

Hi , Perhaps Im missing something but ..... On one particular set up I have recently installed OS 10.7.1 Lion , now downloaded the 2012 trial , and wishing to enter particular workspaces (is it not possible to import workspaces with new file imports ?) on-reopening a 2011 created file in the 2012 version . So I'm looking for Specified workspaces which I know were previously stored in the VW files in User/ Library / Application Support / Vectorworks etc. No files to be found - No Vectorworks Application Support folders - Something strange from my side or does anyone else see this and where have my workspace files gone - and is there a way I can transfer from 2011 to 2012. ?

have had the same error message using a mac. But generally only in response to a very simple action - Renaming or moving the original files location while open in VW. as mentioned above, will cause VW to no longer recognise the file and require a "Save As" . David 2011 Arch. Macbook Pro 2.53Ghz

Hi, Thats a much clearer description of the process . so... Steps 1&2 remain as always - , the difference arises between 2&3 - I see absolutely no preview of dimension line in rying to drag to distance away from object . Normally I can also snap this prview to prior existing dimension line positions , however I am not finding difficulty in this , and following step 2 cursor is no longer constrined to vertical / horizontal pulling movement as previously , rather , moves freely in all directions across the display . David 2011 Architect Macbook Pro 2.53 Ghz intel core i5. 4 Gb Ram Nvidia Gforce 330M

This is a simple problem , however irritating . Without apparent reason I have lost the display of dimension lines in preview as drawing the dimension and setting distance from drawing . this is now apparenty cross document , ie application related . I dont know what has happened to cause this but in drawing dimension I now only see a small cross symbol which is unconstrained and freely moving across the display with no snap and no line preview . Constraints are on as usual and menu bar states "Constrained Linear Dimension" . Any idea s as to what is going on here or how I can regain the display of preview as drawing ? David 2011 Architect Macbook Pro 2.53 Ghz intel core i5. 4 Gb Ram Nvidia Gforce 330M

Hi Shawn , sorry to bother you . Possible you could repost the "Grayscaleme " Link as the link directs me to "Dropbox" but I recieve a -404 page not found notice . Thanks david