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I am sure you know you can duplicate and mirror a marker and place it at the other side of your drawing. A few more steps, but at least a workaround.

Does anybody know whether this is a bug or if this is how Graphic Legends are supposed to work?

I think I understand the situation better.... Because the framing member at the top and bottom of the steel column is closer to the section cut line, it's always going to show up "in front" of the object behind it. The only solution is to draw a black line over the plate in the annotation space.

In the example below, I want the layer "Steel" to show up in black. And "Background Layer 2" to show up in gray. Setting the layer section viewport layers to gray, or adjusting the layer opacity doesn't gray out the layers. (Did VW always work this way???) So I set up a data visualization which grays out everything on Background Layer 2. This works, but the data visualization shows up on top of the Steel Layer. --- See screenshot below. (For graphic clarity, I want the base plates to show up in front of the gray background lines.) Adjusting the layer stack order doesn't seem to change anything. The layer visualization is always drawn on top. Is there a better way to achieve this?

It would also be good to be able to show bolt hole patterns in base/top plates.

Is there any way the center marks for the structural member can rotate? It looks odd that they stay orthogonal to the page.

I was working on a file all day yesterday, mostly with section viewports. Toward the end of the day, all my section viewports started to show up with transparent lines. See screenshot below. Restarting VW did not help. Is there any way to fix the file? Is it a setting somewhere? Or did the file get corrupted. The screenshot below is from an earlier backup file. Test PDF.pdf

Does anybody have any ideas as to how to get a windoor configuration that looks like this? (Below). I can make the 3d configuration below, but can't figure out how to make three divisions in the transom.

Make sure to keep a second copy of any data in Graphic Legends Annotation space elsewhere. Any minor change you make to the data legend layout or style will cause the annotations to disappear. I submitted as a bug back in February. I am not sure whether it is actually a bug, or whether that is just how this tool was designed to work.

When you click on the line types... you can load the VW Defaults by browsing to the the default Line Types File in the VW Library. If you have a file with custom line types you can add it to your User Library.

I noticed another problem with dwg exports. In VW there is a setting to export hatches and 2d fills into separate dwg/dxf layers. Unfortunately this doesn't apply to Renderworks surface hatches. In the elevation below the walls are on a class called Ex_Wall Exterior. One would expect the surface hatches to export to a separate ACAD Layer. However they don't. The solid fills for the elevation benchmarks in the annotations layer are the only element that makes it onto a dedicated Autocad layer. You can play with the autocad file on the link below. https://autode.sk/44j4E1p

That said, while separating the section is a partial workaround, the exported dwg line work is not correct. I went through a lot of effort to get the section looking the way it needs to. It is very inconvenient to adjust each viewport for dwg export and then undo these changes for PDF export.

In the Object Info Pallette, set the angle to zero. 3d doors I don't believe can be set by viewport.

I figured out why. The flaw occurs when you select "Merge Cross Section".... Here were the settings for the first section (above). I typically flatten the model into 2d Graphics. Here are the settings for the second section... And it works. I will submit as a bug.

Does anybody know why a section that looks like this in VW, exports like the second image in ACAD? I don't have a version of Acad, but typically preview in Autodesk's online viewer... A-2.1.dwg

Maybe VW needs the equivalent of the Sketchup 3d Warehouse where content can be shared outside the VSS format.

I used to log in to the customer portal to see what is new, but the website hasn't been updated since January. I've seen a couple of notifications for new content, but I wasn't able to figure out what is new. The kitchen layout in the photo above was introduced in 2020! In each VSS content release, there are about 30 entertainment-focused products and gadgets, one or two landscape elements, and one or two chairs, or amenities to improve renderings. The numbers in the screenshot below tell the story of where VW is heading. The VSS content is certainly geared toward the Entertainment side of things, even though Landscape and Architecture probably comprise well over half of VW's user base. I struggle with a door catalog that lacks basic things (I had to make my own six-panel door). Basic architectural lighting (commercial and residential). Ceiling grid systems. Quality cabinet hardware. Plumbing fixtures (they haven't been updated since 2019). Appliances (Not everybody has the budget for Wolf and Subzero). Luckily we can pull in other resources from BIM Object and the like, but some parity between the VW user groups would be much appreciated!

Thank you! Very helpful

I am learning the Windoor tools and have what should be an easy question. How do you add a Center Mullion, in a paired casement window? Or create a bank of windows with center frames?

Or VW-2024 😉

That's exactly what I needed, thank you.

Can a worksheet be summarized by two columns of values? For example, I would like to first organize my worksheet by department, which I have put in the "Occupant Type" Field. And then summarize the items by the custom space name. I want the worksheet to communicate the following: In the RH Regional Group, there are “x” 6’ x 8’ cubes. In the R2 Homes Group, there are “y” 6’ x 8’ cubes. In that way, one can review the building program by department. I know I can make separate worksheets for department and summarize the values. Is there a way to build these worksheets into a master worksheet? Or is there another way to do this?

Ok. Looks like the VW window tool doesn't do this. But I can use the Windoor double hung window.

Is there any way to get a thicker bottom rail of a double hung window? In the attached example the bottom rail is about 1.5x the thickness of the top and side rails.

I imported a survey from a dwg. Design layer scale is set to 1:48.