Bas Vellekoop

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Hi all, To get realistic renderings for interior shots en smaller scale objects it would be very helpfull if the Roundedge shader would be added to Redshift - Vectorworks. By using this shader there is no need to model these round edges, but it is really helpfull to create highlights on models like kitchens, furniture and interiors to give them a more realistic look. https://help.maxon.net/r3d/maya/en-us/Content/html/Round+Corners.html

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Nope, there is not. (For these kind of things I switched to Fusion360)

Any change that this still gets implemented on grouplevel? Would be very handy indeed 🙂

Here you go 🙂 https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2023/eng/VW2023_Guide/LandingPage/New_features.htm?rhsearch=whats new&rhhlterm=what new Loving all te new features!

Since version 2021 or 2022: if you make a symbol of the 'hole - tapped' object then you can change al the made subtractions by editing the symbol. Ideal because you cant forget one. (Instead of going into the different solid substractions and having to edit them one by one)

Bump 🙂

The new material resource is probably the way to go in combination with worksheets. In the past for product design i used it quite allot as can be seen in the attached picture. Then i used symbols and classes to get the right objects in the worksheet. This example is a sofa. But i used ut for the calculation of the weight of chandelier as well. It's good to know if the electric cord wil hold it 🙂

For screws etc it is great. For other parts of the design in my experience as well. With the option 'show other objects while in edit mode' editing is as easy as it would be just an object in the drawing. Its just right mouse click > edit 3d component With the creation of symbols of all the different parts of an (sub) assembly it is fairly easy to create separate design layers where you put each individual symbol on. You can use these design layers for easy for editing (if needed), and they are ideal for setting up sheet layers of each individual part for annotating and dimensioning. The only thing I`m really missing is auto updating dimensions as in Fusion 360 or other more product design focused programs. auto updating dimensions would save allot of time and possible faults. Automatically filling record or worksheets with length height with is not possible, but records for the creation of a Bill of Material can be very handy. This is a fairly simple one: In combination with Data tags and design layer viewports it is even more fun 🙂 And with some simple math you can get weight of your design and can change your design if that is needed based ont that. And if you just want to show and annotate parts and create flat patterns with the bending lines etc. 🙂 : So allot is possible with symbols 🙂

When i did furniture design in VW I made extensive use of symbols. I would highly recommend it. I created a system where symbols < > design layers <> sheet layers correspond with each other. You have to keep your file clean and organized, but it works pretty great. All my parts had a P of product, all subassemblies an SA, and assemblies an A. following with a number. Attaching a record format to the symbols creates the possibility of the creation of Bill of Materials with costs, finish, supplies etc. Now with the new modeling possibilities this workflow is even better. For subtractions you can now use symbols. If you use the hole tool in a symbol you can change every hole in just two steps. Vectorworks will update all subtractions where this symbol is used automaticlly 🎊🎊🎊 Attaci

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I would be a big time saver if it was possible to get the names of the object attributes in a data tag. A - The names of the fill styles: solid > color name hatch > hatch name pattern > pattern name and foreground and background color names tile > tile name gradient > gradient name image > image name when the fill style is set by class then then specified name in the class fill style B - The names of the pen styles: solid > color name pattern > pattern name and foreground and background color names line type > name of line type and name of color when the pen style is set by class then then specified name in the class pen style C - The line thickness D -The number of the marker Usercases: part B of this discussion: https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/79632-renderworks-textures-in-worksheet-name-of-color-in-a-data-tag/#comment-379286

Hi all, Is it possible to get the color name of a fill in a data tag? Any help appreciated! 🙂