Mark Aceto

Revisiting this almost exactly a year later with a Spacemouse Wireless, and I really can find no joy using it. VW still doesn't seem to have Roll (just Tilt). Spinning only works the way I want if the object center is at 0,0,0 (otherwise it's like a boomerang or race car going around a track). Tilting is like riding around a ferris wheel (vs a spit roast). I only want to rotate an object (in all 6 4 degrees of freedom) around its center (a center that I choose with a click regardless of it's X,Y,Z). I'm beginning to suspect that VW users only use Helicopter mode for navigation / presentation purposes vs Object / Target Camera mode for modeling (in the CAM sense). What I'm still searching for is a way to use the Flyover Tool with my left hand. Is there another 3D mouse that will enable me to accomplish this? I wonder if a simple trackball mouse would work for this? Use the CadMouse in my right hand to click the center, and then use the trackball to rotate? Would have to figure out the Context-click to avoid continuously selecting / deselecting the Flyover tool...

"Upgraded" my 2019 MBP to macOS 12.4 a few days ago (4-5 months sooner than I would typically upgrade because I prefer to safely stay 1 full release behind), and I'm already having all manner of external display issues. Couple of observations: Resetting PRAM / VRAM will reenable Automatic Graphics Switching If you had disabled that, you'll need to uncheck that box for both Battery and Power Adapter settings as needed I had to set my internal MBP display to Main Display Which is a happy accident for dragging screenshots from my desktop Sadly, VW still launches on the internal display, so I still have to move the window to the external display, and resize the docked palettes

Same. I completely ignore it to avoid my own user error but then I watch my collaborators use it on a screen share, and it's a one-way ticket to Anxietyville when I see the hodgepodge of poorly named files, and it's anyone's guess which is the right one. I always do a screenshare to get the rest of my team properly set up for project sharing, so I'd love to add the step of setting this to None, similar to Mac Sys Prefs (perhaps slightly different than this VE):

Upvoted. Adding that this list is a liability for two reasons: Clients/colleagues opening project files instead of working files Clients/colleagues/myself opening the wrong version of a file with a very similar name Both user errors happen regularly with varying degrees of frequency.

@michaelkhas a great script for this that will surely get Sherlocked at some point

Someone showed me that command for site model contour lines, and it works great for that, but I wouldn't trust it with a logo (for example).

Not sure if this helps but: Modify > Drafting Aids > Simplify Polys... The usual convert commands might help too... maybe convert to NURBS and then convert it back or something similar.

My old way of interacting with SmartCursor Settings was to double-click any snapping mode, and then arrow-key through the dialog sidebar... Any correlation that 3D axes have with Grid settings is arbitrary at best. The SmartCursor Settings dialog is one of those rare instances where I prefer a dialog (but mostly because the Snapping Palette has been deprecated to the Useless Bar).

OK found it buried in this easter egg (but none of the other snapping modes):

Wait--where did Smartcursor Settings move to in v2022??? I used to just double-click on the Snapping Palette but double-clicking and right-clicking on the snapping Useless Bar doesn't get me there, and I can't find it in any of the menus in any of the workspaces. Do I have to enable something useful that's been deprecated?

THANK YOU!!! I always thought it was the other one, and then would give up.

So not a Wall Pocket Drop Point? That's where I started with the same thing (duplex electrical outlet for wall power), and got stuck.

I think this link opens to the specific enhancement, so people won't have to hunt for it: https://www.vectorworks.net/en-US/public-roadmap?url=workspace-editor-improvements&fbclid=IwAR24Kjo-Mhl0E_dPRYQ2bM9s8NoCOF9w3VZS7PbI07aOWX64pSEfm7Pe2LA

3080ti requires more juice, so that's more $$$ for the card itself + the power supply the 3080 is *chef's kiss*

you have to click on the third tab, Active Research, and then scroll all the way down to the last "card"

Let's get the ability to drag the CCAD workspace to one of our other (primary) workspaces:

This has finally made it to the Public Roadmap. Please tell everyone you know to navigate to the very last "card" under the Active Research tab, click on it, select Critical, and fill out the rest: https://www.vectorworks.net/en-US/public-roadmap For starters: Search bar Drag more than one item Drag a complete set: Spotlight to Designer AutoPlot to Spotlight AutoPlot, ConnectCAD, Arch / BIM, Landmark... to Braceworks Only configure one workspace with all keyboard shortcuts, context clicks, palettes... Without having to redundantly enter (and re-enter every. single. annual. release.) Never have to switch workspaces or resize palettes again!

6 years later, and L-A still insist on using SketchUp--the James Woods in Casino of 3D design apps--to import venue models...

Data Validation is something I've discussed / requested with Sam but it sounds like VW has an issue with accomplishing that for some reason. Would love to be wrong about this as I use data validation regularly elsewhere.

Not to mention the complete workflow: Copy VW Library folder/file to User Library Open library file Duplicate Wide Flange symbol, and rename Edit Wide Flange (PIO) Save library file Refresh libraries Then... select that file from the OIP Settings

I would like to upvote this VE but I don't see it.

Is there a VE for this yet?

That's how you know you've made it 😜

Right but if you: Select objects Click Class in the OIP Click New Class... I don't see any extra clicks from a context click to run a script: Select objects Right-Click on an object or nothing aka "document" Click Create new class from selection... Maybe I'm missing something or... You must unlearn what you have learned. Btw I've been populating my custom workspace context clicks with my favorite commands from Sam's AP workspace, along with some great suggestions from other users, because I hate throwing my cursor around a huge screen (and there's not always a shortcut for everything), but I'm getting to a point where any more commands I add have to earn a spot in there before it gets too crowded (law of diminishing returns). On that note, Sam will be presenting those commands at the next NYC VUG.

Yep, or neon, flex neon, LED tile...