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I've had this happen occasionally as well. I don't know what causes it, but as you said restarting seems to clear the problem.

I'm also having the same issue with several different object types in VW2023 SP4. In the attached file, setting geometry detail to high or very high doesn't change how the model renders. The barrel top is a simple extruded circle and the hoops are sweeps—both exhibit the same behavior. 1738957525_barreltest.vwx

I don't know if this is related to the other section view issues above, but under Advanced Section Properties, the Add Profile Line feature no longer works in section viewports. Can anyone else confirm this is the case? (I am also on Vectorworks 2023 SP1.)

Did this feature stop working in a recent update? I'm on VW2022 SP3 and noticed today that setting individual objects to display as uncut doesn't seem to change how they are displayed in viewports. Wondering if I'm missing something or if others are also experiencing this. Thanks! Test file attached. test.vwx

I originally replied to a thread in the Rendering forum, but reposting it here as a new topic in the hope that it gets more traction. I'm encountering a bug when using the Datasmith Direct Link Synchronize tool (this button: ) with Vectorworks 2022 SP2.1 and Twinmotion 2022.1 (Windows 10 64-bit). Sometimes a few of the material overrides stick, but most of the time all the materials in my Twinmotion model revert to their original state when I send an update from Vectorworks. I'm not certain, but it seems to happen most frequently when adding new textures or objects to the VW file. Deleting or moving existing objects doesn't seem to cause the materials to lose their overrides. Are others still experiencing this bug in the latest versions of Twinmotion/Vectorworks? Is there a workaround at this time? Thanks for any suggestions!

@Dave Donley I'm still encountering this bug when using the Datasmith Direct link Synchronize tool with Vectorworks 2022 SP2.1 and Twinmotion 2022.1 (Windows 10 64-bit). Sometimes the material substitutions stick for a few updates, but most of the time they revert to their original state. I'm not certain, but it seems to happen most frequently when adding new textures or objects to the VW file. Deleting or moving existing objects doesn't seem to cause the materials to lose their substitutions. Are others still experiencing this bug? Is there any workaround at this time? Thanks for any suggestions!

I think you're on the right track. You could break down the facade using the built-in wall tools with some manual modeling of the details. Creating the basic geometry and applying a brick pattern texture would get you a pretty convincing rendering without needing to model every detail.

One workaround is to apply the pattern to a polygon using a free program like nanoCAD, then save a DWG and import into Vectorworks. A little clumsy, but it works.

Good to know, thanks. Interesting that the bug also occurs with stacked curved walls.

Is there a way to eliminate the vertical line between the two curved walls shown below? The walls are tangent, but the line still shows even when increasing the smoothing angle in the viewport settings. The line doesn't a ppear in an OpenGL render. curved wall test.vwx

I think part of the issue may be that Backup & Sync doesn't work with company-wide Shared Drives, only your personal My Drive. With G-Suite, it's useful to have Shared Drives for teams that aren't "owned" by individuals. I'm also not certain that Backup & Sync is always compatible with G-Suite (depending on the individual company's configuration maybe?). https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7638428?hl=en

Does anyone know if this is the case with OneDrive also? Is there a potential for corrupted project files if multiple users are checking out layers or attempting to commit changes simultaneously? I also didn't see the documentation stating Google File Stream is not supported and we've been getting all kinds of corrupted project files and lost work. Trying to decide on OneDrive (free) or Dropbox (paid). The speed isn't too much of an issue since we usually only have 3 users on a project, but if there is less chance of corrupting the project file on Dropbox it might push us in that direction. Prior to this we had been successfully sharing projects over our local network, but now we're all working remotely and looking for other solutions. Thanks for any suggestions or insights.

Expanding on this, I wish there was a way to delete used colors and replace them with another color in the document (much like the prompt you get when deleting a Class that is in use). For example, I often end up with two different named colors like "Gray-50" and "50% Gray" that are otherwise identical (often happens when importing other resources). It would be nice to consolidate the colors.

There is an option to change the gray level when publishing a PDF, but it sounds like you're looking for something in the design space.

Vectorworks can import a number of 3D formats, but not all of them come in with textures. If you can import your model as 3DS or OBJ you should be able to bring in textures along with the 3D geometry. I've had the most luck with OBJ. I've found materials usually require some adjustment once imported, even if the textures come through. If your model isn't available in one of those formats, you can try installing Blender (blender.org) which can import a number of other formats, then re-export from there.