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Part of the problem is that your Roof Face uses a rectangle as the base geometry. There is a VW2024 Bug in which the Reshape tool cannot change floor and roof face objects that use rectangles to create them. You can use the Reshape tool if you convert the rectangle to a polygon. Alternately, reshape the roof by double-clicking into the roof face. This bug was submitted in VW2024 SP-0 and wasn't fixed until VW2025. However, there are other ongoing issues with roof faces which may or may not be related.

I had that problem in VW 2025. To fix it, I created a new file and imported the roof layer, including layer objects that reset the roofs. If that works, copy the roof faces back into the main file after creating a new layer. Delete the original layer with the corrupted roof faces.

The challenge for architects using Connect CAD may be similar to using InteriorCAD's cabinetry suite rather than the updated VW2024 Cabinet Tool. The former is for highly technical production, and the latter is intended to show design intent and maybe a little bit more. Only a few very gifted architects can engineer their own electrical systems. Most probably have a basic concept of how devices and lights should (generally) be circuited. When the project gets too large, we would likely get a second professional opinion and some design assistance. The VW MEP Toolset has been forgotten (abandoned?) since around the year 2000. At some point, these tools need to be modernized like the rest of the program. This is a good opportunity to ask what tools would help the current (and future) user base.

The file was created in VW2025, and I was in SP-2.0 when the error occured. I updated to SP2.1, which did not fix the problem.

Rather retool another product which is not intended for architectural design, why not acquire and localize the Benelux tool which does what users in this thread are requesting? Or at least make it available for purchase as some sort of partner product? It's frustrating that a solution exists but it is not available to the majority of VW users.

@Tim Ardoin - Sent. @Pat Stanford Your suggestion worked, thank you.

When I attempt to update to VW 2025 - SP2.1, I get an error message stating that I must close Vectorworks 2025 first. Vectorworks 2025, however is not open—any ideas as to how to fix it? Restarting did not help.

I was working on a file, adjusting the walls next to this roof; without warning, two adjacent roof faces suddenly disappeared. I thought it may have had to do with Show and Hide objects. I can't seem to force select. However, when I copy the layer objects into a new file, they appear and can be selected. Any ideas as to what I may have done to create this problem and what I might do to fix? Existing Conditions Model - Test.vwx

You can make a curved wall and set the fill to use a batt insulation tile. If you want everything to look 2d, set the wall height to zero. This will only work with arc curves. curved batt insulation.vwx

It sounds like I should just import a combination of the base color and the ambient occlusion to get a decent Shaded Render Image, and not try to expect too much else. If and when I bring the material into another render program, I can add the bump, reflections, later.

@rDesign Sadly a lot of the advice in the thread above is out of date. It looks like the Poligon rendering assets were "remastered" in July 2024. https://help.poliigon.com/en/articles/9612755-poliigon-materials-explained

Thank you. I did search for "Poligon" in the VW search menu, but I got a lot of architect misspellings of "polygon" which obscured this thread. 🙂

VW Rendering 101 inquiry: I rarely create realistic renderings, but I have questions about setting up new Renderworks Textures. When downloading textures from a third-party site like Poligon, one gets a bunch of image files for the base color, reflectivity and displacement. The categories don't always align with the VW Renderworks shaders. How do you know what to assign to which? For example, would Roughness correspond to the VW Bump? Or should I use a displacement tiff? Would reflection use the metallic jpg file? Or is it better to approximate it using the VW defaults? I assume there is no transparency associated with concrete and that the base color is the BaseColor image file. I understand that each rendering package does things differently and that the files are set up for more sophisticated rendering programs like Vray. Do VW Renderworks textures matter if you export the project to Twinmotion or Lumion? Thanks in advance for your patience while answering these ultra-basic questions.

While this may or may not help, you can roughly control the paste placement of an object by clicking on the location where you want it to be placed. The center of the object will land in that location. You have much less control than you would using the ACAD "Copy with Base Point" command. For example, if you want the center of a circle to be placed at the corner of a rectangle, Copy or Cut the object, hit the selection tool (Shortcut X), click down on the corner point, and hit Command V (Paste).

I now understand how the mode work, and the limitations you mention. You can't push pull something along a specified working plane without the object face matching that plane.

I never fully understood the difference between the first and second modes. Now I do. Thank you!

Easy question. Is there a trick to using the Push-Pull tool with a working plane? I would like to extend the face (in the screenshot below) perpendicular to the working plane instead of normal to the ground (x-y) axis. The object is rotated in 3D.

It's almost Halloween and the VW forum zombies are coming back to life. 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️ (as I struggle to make a custom hatch...)

I have a file in which my framing members appear to have gotten corrupted. VW2024 crashed a few times and I had to retrieve data from a backup (which may or may not be related). Here is my problem. If I uncheck lock end or resize, the geometry goes haywire. See the second and third screenshots. The geometry also goes wacky when I stretch the framing member. I can copy the Geometry to a new file, and edit normally. However when I copy the corrected geometry back into my file, corruption resumes. I would prefer not to have to copy all my geometry to a new file. Any ideas? Sadly these types of problems seem to happen toward the end of a project. Oh wait a minute. Figured it out. For whatever reason I need to turn off Multiple View Panes. Is this a "normal" behavior or a bug? Untitled 1.vwx

That’s an interesting idea. How does the tool work in Revit/Acad?

It is not a good idea to use a new version of VW for project work until at least the second service pack. The third service pack often introduces new features and new bugs. By Service Pack 5, the software is generally stable. However, shortly after that a new version is released and the cycle starts all over again.

@Pat Stanford Thank you very much. I wish I had your VW skill set. Your script implemented as a menu command works perfectly! The only thing I would want next is the ability to replace a worksheet with a button or right click.

I always read that to mean that VW planned to incorporate/update/consolidate with Windoor at some point. But that is pure speculation.

It's kind of astonishing that you cant duplicate a worksheet by right clicking. This wish list item was created in 2018. I would also like to be able to replace a worksheet by right clicking on it.

A lot of Mac OS programs now allow you to move, duplicate and rename files by clicking on the Title Bar. It would be great if VW could implement this feature. I often have multiple VW files open at once, and it would be great to be able to easily manage the files within the program. https://www.howtogeek.com/266661/quick-tip-you-can-move-and-rename-macos-documents-from-the-title-bar/