[Project Sharing - Where are we?]

The Backup and Sync app, the test i did were with project Sharing, Dropbox is far more reliable than Google Drive

[Project Sharing - Where are we?]

I've been testing the official Google Drive app for macOS and compared with DropBox the sync process is too slow over the same internet connection, we did the following test, uploaded a file in dropbox and the same file to Google Drive, in that scenario both services performed well, once you started working in the uploaded file, the problem became clear, after every change GDrive uploaded the whole file again, but Dropbox only uploaded the changes to that file. The result, Google drive is less expensive but slow than Dropbox when uploading the changes, Dropbox is more expensive but much faster because only uploads the changes to that file.

[Twinmotion Plugin + Sync]

3 hours ago, RussU said:

 

I gather the latest paradigm is core counts, which are going to to go sky high with the chiplet architecture of AMD due soon. I heard somewhere that VW had a 3 core cap. Is that no longer relevant? I've got an 8core 16 thread, which doesn't seem to push things much higher than my previous machine.

With regards to the RTX series graphics card, I've not noticed any improvement in VW as such, but the new RTX support in render engines like Vray and Premiere is astonishing. So hopefully that will filter down to things like twin motion and Renderworks soon.

https://www.chaosgroup.com/blog/v-ray-gpu-adds-support-for-nvidia-rtx

And, please VW, Please look into incorporating the AI Nvidia De-noiser. That bit of tech really slices your render times to fractions.

https://developer.nvidia.com/optix-denoiser

 

Just think back to when we had a 2GB memory limit, and renders used to take days.... the kids of today don't know how good they've got it!

Hi-five to the other grandads of rendering.

Sadly most of the Vectorworks operations are still single-core, so at this point is irrelevant how many cores we have, since Vectorworks cannot use them, unless you are using Renderworks.

[Project Sharing - Where are we?]

Works with Google Drive but is painfully slow, because GDrive uploads the whole file every time something changes in the file, DropBox only uploads the changes to that file so is much faster

[Hidden Line to be 'LIVE' or 'INSTANT', just like in Revit]

The "Update" Button has to go, Vectoworks need to use the idle cores in the modern CPU to make the updates real-time.

[2020 Teaser Tuesday - Live Data Visualization - Vectorworks 2020]

Maybe this will allow Clash Detection in the near future?

[Framing Improvements]

After long talks with people inside Vectorworks, the wall tool is very complicated to update because is part of the foundation of Vectorworks, and has a ton of legacy code that nobody what to mess with...

Maybe the solution is a new wall tool, build from the ground up like the Curtain Wall tool, to start replacing the legacy Wall tool.

[Framing Improvements]

Yes, please, the Wall framing tool is ancient and, for example, lacks the ability to change the profile of the studs, like using metal "C" studs instead of the wood studs.

[Freelance Architectural draftsmen]

Hi Harry, I'll be happy to help you, I've worked with several members of the forums before with excellent results.

Kind regards

Diego

[Looking for someone to draft up basic instructions for setting up a scaled site plan]

Hi @mbellini I can help you with that, I'm a Vectorworks instructor so I've done similar step by step guides in the past.

Kind regards

Diego

[IFC, GUID and timestamp in Vectorworks]

Can you share the name of the BIM manual you are reading? To see the context of that statement.

[Roof help: parapets and shed]

2 minutes ago, cberg said:

Just create an object with a profile that you want, put it on another layer and fit walls to objects.  Reshaping walls is a pain and you should never do it unless you absolutely have to, in my opinion.

 

I forgot that option! Thank you!

[Roof help: parapets and shed]

For the roof is better to use the Roof Face command, that way you can make a roof with just one fall.
The round wall in the top is a little bit trickier, you'll need to add several points to the top and move each point following an arc.
 

[Need to set up a proper VW House drawing]

I've sent a private message with my number..

[Need to set up a proper VW House drawing]

I've sent you a private message.

[Need to set up a proper VW House drawing]

1 hour ago, DLDINYC said:

I need to make sure that in fact you work in Vector Works and  would like to know how you work.

 

I am not interested in AutoCad only Vectorworks.

 

Please advise.

Thanks

 

David

Greetings, I've worked with several members of the forum before and I have a Vectorworks-only outsourcing service, I'll be glad to help you.

[Twinmotion Plugin + Sync]

23 minutes ago, Aspect_Design said:

Any news on the live sync plugin?

That's a good question!

[Imported files not rendering the Roofs properly]

Hi, are you copying the house model like a group? 

[framing model]

Check if your wall core is 6", maybe is getting the 4" from the core thickness..

[Window in round wall]

For a round window, you will need to create a 2D/3D symbol, Vectorworks will no bend a window to adapt to the round wall.

[Can't get 3DConnexion to work fully]

These are my settings and they work great

[Consultant Services Needed]

1 hour ago, wco said:

Philadelphia office seeking someone to assist in preparing 2 floor plans from existing PDFs in VWX 2019. Primarily will be used for plan documents so heights etc can be generic.  Likely to be additional work in the near future on other projects.  Please respond if of interest.

002 Admissions Patient Care FP P-2.PDF

001 Admissions Patient Care A-1.pdf

Greetings, I’ll be glad to help you! I’ve been working with other members of the forum.

[Best way to create site model without VW Landscape?]

You can use 3D locus to generate a site model, but you need at least have the Architect module installed.

[Until Next Time]

On 4/16/2019 at 2:23 PM, PVA - Jim said:

This Thursday, April 18th 2019, will be my last day at Vectorworks Inc. At least for the time being.

 

It's been my privilege to be part of forum these past several years. Joining Vectorworks in 2007, I've enjoyed the relationships and professional connections I've made here. But due to personal priorities, I'm making a shift to spend time with family. I wish you all the best — thanks for the kind words, the sometimes harsh reality checks, and the honesty shared with me.

I have signed up as a Beta tester, so you may very well see me around under a personal account @Jim W and one day I hope things return to normalcy and that I can come back and continue my work with you all again.

The rest of the Customer Success team will be stepping in to fill the various roles I filled here, and as many of you have seen, more and more employees participate here daily. I think things will go well.

Hi Jim!!!

You will be missed! I've got the pleasure to meet you in the last Summit, sorry to hear of your departure, but best of luck!!!

[ROOF CONNECTIONS]

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