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SL Prefs can also be migrated from one year to the next but I haven't tested for caveats.
For stuff like this, I'm building a "preflight checklist" for manually migrating new versions -- just a simple To Do or Note in whatever app -- because there's no way I can remember all of this minutia from year to year.
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7 hours ago, zoomer said:
I wish for something like that ....
You can see the white exclamation mark,
this is how a Windows Path causes problems on my Mac.
(Why do they still use Drive Letters and wrong slashes ...)The other Textures mostly use relative paths.
I know it is nice for most users to have all source files within the VW file.
But an option to reference Texture images would be great for me.
I have a Texture Folder in my Project Folder where Textures are used
from all my Apps.
And it would be really nice if I could assign "relative" paths that can
go up one or more step(s) to parent Folder(s) to reach my "Texture"
folder.
But, of course,
as long as VW even allows to rename my Texture Sources while exporting,
everything is lost, havoc and hopeless anyway .....
Would it be possible to recreate this as a worksheet in VW?
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On 9/16/2022 at 9:50 AM, Will Glenn said:
Has there ever been any movement on being able to import FBX models into Vectorworks?
SERIOUSLY
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On 9/15/2022 at 2:00 AM, jcogdell said:
when the use 3D check box on a truss object is used (automatically when the truss has a hanging angle or roll applied) it creates a new 3D geometry only version of the symbol in the resource manager, so there's no 2D geometry o be used/displayed in the worksheet.
Would you mind explaining this to the Purge command?
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1 minute ago, Sam Jones said:
Printing truss tapes described above works best from the sheet layer containing the viewport.
That's interesting, and would make a great meeting topic.- 1
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Printing from anywhere other than a PDF exported / published from sheet layer may as well be deprecated. It's about as useful as the vestigial arms on a T-Rex.
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I'm looking forward to VW not flattening all 3DM layers and classes to a single layer and class when importing and exporting Rhino files...
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Sounds like the beginning of a pretty powerful workflow using a custom record and data manager mappings…
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Someday, FBX, someday…
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The next step is to remap the macro to a single hotkey using https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org but I haven't ruled out mapping it to pedal, so I can go full hurdy-gurdy:
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Because I've been aggravated forever by trying to get out of a Text Field or when a plugin activates a field in the OIP or any other state that disrupts your workflow to the point that you have to either scratch your head, start clicking on non-things, or some Konami code like Esc Esc X X... just so I can press 4 on the numpad to get to side view (without changing the number of horizontal LED's to 4 or "x").
I found this little app that's a simpler version of Keyboard Maestro: https://www.keysmith.app
Now, all I have do is press Command+Escape, and it runs a macro that clicks on the Selection tool, and then deselects everything:
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16 minutes ago, Mark Aceto said:
hm... wonder if it's because it's this cheapo satechi keyboard...
Close... this thing has a half height function row, so I was pressing 5 instead of the tiny F5... like a dumba$$
Sidebar: the fact the Apple refuses to sell a black Magic Keyboard without numpad is the laziest criminal BS of all time (also discontinuing Airport wireless routers).
Side sidebar: I keep trying mechanical keyboards, and there's a lot to love about them, but I can type 10x faster, and more accurately, on these chiclets. I hate myself for it but it's true.
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8 minutes ago, E|FA said:
I'm guessing you could also accomplish this (and more) with a utility like Keyboard Maestro or Better Touch Tools (also part of Setapp). These would be overkill for my purposes (I can't remember that many keyboard commands), but I've heard good things about both.
One thing I'm learning from the numpad / macropod rabbit hole is that less is more. Getting important commands at my fingertip (ASDF) is huge. Everything else is starting to point toward a Streamdeck. I just wish they had a 5 high layout instead of 3 or 4 high.
I'm gonna bug the scriptlords about that Selection tool deselect everything script though... Man, I'm sicking of clicking on "not-this" and "not-that" and "esc-esc-X" just so I can press 4 on the numpad to get a side view. It's beyond clunky, and I'm over it.
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hm... wonder if it's because it's this cheapo satechi keyboard...
these are my settings:
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11 minutes ago, E|FA said:
so using Mac System Preferences looks like the way to accomplish that.
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15 minutes ago, E|FA said:
In case it helps, here's a diagram with what I've been able to figure out regarding Mac & VW reserved keys, with VW 2022 Architect-BIM workspace shown. Hidden layers also have my current custom workspace (if you're interested) and miscellaneous VW icons which are also posted on another thread.
This is super helpful!
Much more detailed than my lazy attempt:
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11 minutes ago, bob cleaver said:
the fn keys along the top can also be programmed using system preferences (soon to be system settings)
I thought that was not the case (maybe just for VW) for some reason?
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1 minute ago, E|FA said:
@Mark Aceto Why do you assign keyboard shortcuts through Mac System Preferences->Keyboard->Shortcuts->App Shortcuts instead of the Workspace Editor? Am I missing something?
They're persistent across all versions and workspaces. I also don't have to share a workstation. That said, I always check to ensure I'm not overriding an existing shortcut. Also, I believe the Workspace Editor limits the number of modifiers?
However... I'm in the process of creating an Everything Workspace, so I may revisit that...
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2 minutes ago, zoomer said:
I see you are using a VW 2023 🙂
so you are in a different time zone 😉
Eagle eye! All the screenshots are 2022 😎
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43 minutes ago, michaelk said:
Tools with 5 or 6 groups of modes will use the [ and ] keys.
And those tools are?
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The Hotkey Command-ments
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Priority Number One:
- A S D F reserved for the most used hotkeys because my left fingers are always resting on these keys
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A S D F reserved for when you really don't want to disrupt surgically precise mouse movement
- Changing modes when drawing 3D polys, cable paths, bezier curves, SubD...
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Priority Number Two:
- Left hand only (right hand on the mouse at all times)
- No need for P because there's a space bar for that
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No need for Trigger Smart Options Display because there's a space bar for that too
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Use SOD for snapping modes (except, sadly, for prefs)
- Cry a little every time
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Use SOD for snapping modes (except, sadly, for prefs)
- Ambivalent about M because it's jarring when I accidentally fat-finger Multiple View Panes
- Quick Search... can be remapped to Cmd+F (like every other app)
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W for Select Similar tool (the magic wand)
- Thanks, @Andy Broomell
- Eight, I forgot what eight was for but nine, nine
- Opt+N for Unconstrained Dim tool
- Set Smart Point, Edge, or Vector Snap Lock can be set in Snapping Mode prefs
- Does Coincident Selection actually work?
- Toggle Smart Cursor Cues – who does this?
OK getting warmer...
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Priority Number One:
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Does anyone know which tools actually use these mode groups:
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I'm seriously thinking about getting a foot pedal to run a script that will activate the Selection Tool and deselect everything (including any fields in the OIP):
https://www.x-keys-uk.com/collections/foot-pedals/products/x-keys-commercial-foot-pedal-black
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18 hours ago, Andy Broomell said:
Nah. Many years ago I got tired of my most-used tools having the least simple shortcuts.
So now it's:
W = Wand (Select Similar)
E = Eyedropper
R = Rotate
T = Tape Measure
O = Offset
P = Push/Pull
A = Attribute Mapping
S = Scissors (Trim)
K = Knife (Split)
L = Connect/Combine
M = Move by Points
Plus some others...
So this is where i get a little stuck because there are 2 ways to go with this:
- Mnemonic (as in your example)
- Arrangement (WASD, UIOP)
I've been down a numpad / macropad / Streamdeck rabbit hole for months trying to figure out how to remap all the right-handed shortcuts I never use because my hand has a kung fu death grip on the mouse.
This is the current numpad challenge:
Edit Video Screen lists
in Entertainment
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Or... correct me if I'm wrong, follow the same procedure with the Landru tools that live in the User Folder, and the edits won't be replaced with subsequent installs of VW.