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How can you rotate hybrid objects that can't be edited?
Mark Aceto replied to Bad Machines's question in Troubleshooting
What's more confusing is that I believe the "politically correct" workflow is to select those resources through the PIO resource selector rather than dragging them from the RM but VW really need to put out a PSA because I'm working with more and more "Draggers" who don't realize that PIO's exist, so half the time it's a "dumb" symbol (speaker, truss, whatever) instead of the parametric goodness unique to VW. Also, look at that gorgeous Unstyled button at the top of the pane! -
How can you rotate hybrid objects that can't be edited?
Mark Aceto replied to Bad Machines's question in Troubleshooting
For clarification, it's not a hybrid symbol; it's an auto-hybrid plugin object. That means VW is drawing the 2D in real time parametrically based on the... parameters... entered in the OIP. For the vertical members, users are limited to right angles. For horizontal members, there's a little more control with elbow angles. To work around this, I've used extrude along path objects with custom data records for each Shai-hulud: You could even attach the stock Duct record if it suits you: There's also a third party plugin called VectorMEP to address all of this. BTW Michael helped me out with this. -
Room Plan is that Apple AR tech that the Rhino iPhone app and a bunch of others use. Of all the available modes, it's the most Fisher Price. Probably not what you're looking for. LiDAR Point Cloud is the most robust option. Take your time, move smoothly, try to "hold onto an edge" so it doesn't get lost. No need to scan flat surfaces (walls, floors, ceilings); just the corners and edges where those surfaces meet. Photogrammetry is good too if that's your thing but it's not my tempo (too much work).
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Check the yin & yang circle that's black & white in the screenshot (on mouse hover) but will be blue & white if it's selected:
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Streamdeck integration.
Mark Aceto replied to Matster's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Reading between the lines, it seems like this accomplishes 2 power moves: Bypasses the need to create / replace a unique keyboard shortcut in VW or OS for each command Platform-agnostic across Windows / Mac (see #1 above) so the same SD / profile can be used with multiple computers / workspaces Am I missing anything? -
Giving up om 2024 and looks like 2023 from now on
Mark Aceto replied to MartinFahrer's topic in General Discussion
This has been an issue for years, and it never gets prioritized for a fix. I’ve just accepted the Sisyphean task of resizing them on every restart for eternity. -
Number Pad / Macro Pad / Stream Deck / Loupedeck
Mark Aceto replied to Mark Aceto's topic in General Discussion
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@lainy1961 that dialog will also pick up where you left off numbering so you have to pick a different field, start at 1, then pick the field you want, deselect the other field, then start at 1… it’s a mess but it works if you go through that rigmarole. Sadly, it’s been that way for years. Bug’s been submitted. Maybe it will get fixed someday…
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Streamdeck integration.
Mark Aceto replied to Matster's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Not for nothing, here are the gorgeous teapot "radar" icons that I pray will never go away. Man, I wish this one was available in dark mode (guess I could just invert black to white in Photoshop): BackgroundRenderingIndicator.zip -
Streamdeck integration.
Mark Aceto replied to Matster's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Here ya go: RenderModes.zip Vectorworks 2024.zip/Images/SVG/ModeViewBar/VisualizationPanel/RenderModes For reference, Wireframe and Shaded: -
Go away – Component Edit palette!
Mark Aceto replied to Kaare Baekgaard's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
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Go away – Component Edit palette!
Mark Aceto replied to Kaare Baekgaard's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
These look gorgeous. I could see doing this for scenic elements (entertainment users). What’s the overall VP render mode for each? -
Go away – Component Edit palette!
Mark Aceto replied to Kaare Baekgaard's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
I think what Sam was relaying is that it’s a low priority to fix. Seems like pretty low hanging fruit to add an X to close the palette (and add the palette name to the menu). Also frustrating that there isn’t a UI guidelines QA that says “all palettes must have an X and menu… “ It’s this type of friction we encounter all day every day for years on end that drives us crazy and gives us bad attitudes. We need a Snow Leopard release to remove all these little pain points (not new icons). -
Go away – Component Edit palette!
Mark Aceto replied to Kaare Baekgaard's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
WAD: Worse As Designed