Jonathan Pickup

i'm a fan of Kevin's solution. I use the custom selection often. I save the selections and add them to a palette, then add the palette to my library so I can import it into any file.

Here is a movie on the move by points tool

well done on fixing it. 🙂

are you sure you have all the classes turned on?

here is a YouTube movie that shows you how to import layer objects. https://youtu.be/-DkZRKsQ5-s?si=L_a1j_BAO_1NZd9F

for me, never. by default, if you add a favorite file to the Resource Manager, it creates an alias (shortcut) of the file and stores that in the Applicaiton Support>Vectorworks> 2024> Libraries> Favourites..., see the attached screenshot. A quick add for the Resource Manager, is to create an alias or shortcut of a file and drag that in the correct folder, then start Vectorworks. Just make sure the alias is from the correct version of Vectorworks. The refresh your library and the file appears in the favorites.

The reason for the two libraries is that one gets replaced when you update the library, replace or re-install Vectorworks (the application folder) , the other one never gets replaced (user folder stored in the Application Support folder).

Thanks Michael. great sketches. can I use these to show to my Architectural Technology Students?

hey Michael, nice roof. I just edited it slightly.. Roof Puzzle_2.vwx

I may be able to help, I’ll send you a direct message

as well as restarting Vectorworks, I would restart the computer.

I think it is a standard viewport with the clipcube turned on:

you can crop the site model to remove parts that are not required.

this one too

this might help

yes, so you have to be careful where you click, and as you say, without the snap, it's not precise.

This option has been around for ages, and it works well when you know the height, but not the roof angle. remember that the height specifier is measured to the underside of the roof.

have you tried changing these settings?

This is not my experience. When I double click on a text block in a design layer or in a sheet layer, Vectorworks will start editing the text exactly where I double click. If I right click on a text block and choose Edit from the contextual menu, the cursor ends up exactly where I right-clicked. If I click if I select the text too first, then it's even easier to select where I want to start editing by just clicking on the text block. This is different if I start using callouts or general notes. In that case, the text is controlled by the note in the database and you have to open up the editing area to change the note. I realised when I checked this most of my notes on my drawings I callouts, key notes, and general notes.

That's not how it works for me. I have a single dimension, primary units, leader in the front, trailer at the end, and a note underneath.

Hi Dick, i wonder if you need to check the classes on the wall components?

is it time to restart your computer as well as restarting Vectorworks?

it looked to me like you have two different windows selected in each image.

I made this youtube movie, it might help:

I have an understanding of the NZ building code in NZ. I will send you a direct message