[Help with lighting a render]

1 hour ago, Pat Stanford said:

Have you crystal ball set to years or months mr Aceto?  ;-)

 

Metric dog years :)

[Help with lighting a render]

18 hours ago, AlanW said:

if you truly want a realistic rendering

 

More like if you want a fast render. But they'll have to add shadow decals, reflection probes, random lights, replace textures, juke myriad effects... If realistic is the priority (as of June 2021), better off keeping it in RW and using VW Cloud Publish. A year from now, could be a totally different story.

[Help with lighting a render]

On 1/27/2021 at 2:43 PM, RJenni said:

Also the lightbox on the backwall was hard to achieve as I had to put the image on in photoshop after I had rendered but it should really have more of a glow.

 

You can bump the glow texture above 100% in the Reflectivity shader settings. 400% is pretty common but you could do 1,000% or 10,000% if that's what you need (whatever works).

[Stagedeck Text Options in Different Views/Viewport]

I like the "+30" because that's the only text field I'll add vs Dimensioning. That said, I only use it in Plan view.

 

I would think ramps and steps don't need labeling in 3D because the slope indicates direction up/down, and the heights at top/bottom are already labeled, so it would just create visual clutter.

 

Then again:

 

[VW imageprops texture export issue or something more nefarious?]

Also, as backward as it sounds, grab objects / materials / textures from Quixel Bridge, and bring them into VW.

 

I'm really hoping that VW partners with Quixel, so we can use the same assets from start (VW) to finish (TM). Redshift has already done this, and they're part of the same software family so it's not that far of a stretch.

[Improve Texture Mapping Capabilities (UV Mapping)]

@JuanP I'm bringing this thread back to life, as we still have to convert Subdivision objects to Generic Solids to edit texture mapping in v2021.

 

Plus everything else listed by @rDesign in the OP.

 

[3DConnexion SpaceNavigator Configuration]

@Ride I'm going to continue testing my Enterprise during the Amazon 30-day return period. If I decide to return it, I'll probably get the one you just ordered as it's the best value. In that case, I'll go back to using a numpad for views. I've also remapped the outer keys of the Numpad with Karabiner. Now that I think about it, I could remap those keys to the Lower view settings for modeling... 

 

Anyway, I don't think you should cancel your order. It's worth the $200 for subdivision modeling and walk throughs. However, $400 for the Enterprise feels like a pain point... Also, depending what other design apps you're using, it'll work with those too (and doesn't seem to suffer from the same issues for whatever reasons).

 

[3Dconnexion SpaceMouse - Reversed Axes, Roll Left/Right]

Screen recording attached:

 

 

I lost roll again, so I'll have to troubleshoot that.

 

The other annoying thing is that there seems to be a bug causing the SpaceMouse to forget Target Camera Mode while I'm rotating the object, so I have to cycle through those options to restore it.

 

Honestly, I'm just super irritated with 3DC's QC. They need to step up for VW and Mac users, and get it together. And that's coming from the guy that you'd have to pry the wired CadMouse from his dead hands (me). It's just this damned SpaceMouse that's buggy as hell. All of the advantages of this convoluted device seem canceled out by the bugs and caveats, and now I'm just back to remapping keyboard / mouse keys to temporality activate the flyover tool.

 

[3Dconnexion SpaceMouse - Reversed Axes, Roll Left/Right]

1 minute ago, zoomer said:

Which you might experience when installing the next VW Version in September.

 

At this point, I'll be surprised if the Big Sur driver is out of beta by then... 

[3Dconnexion SpaceMouse - Reversed Axes, Roll Left/Right]

4 minutes ago, zoomer said:

Basically I just want the same behavior from 3DCon as I have with Fly Over and Mouse.

Like in any App else, just not VW.

 

Same. I'll upload a screen recording shortly.

 

In the meantime, I'm stabbing in the dark with mapping the axes. I don't know how they're so screwed up after all these years of partnership... 

[3Dconnexion SpaceMouse - Reversed Axes, Roll Left/Right]

OK spin counter / clockwise isn't working but roll left / right is working!

 

[3Dconnexion SpaceMouse - Reversed Axes, Roll Left/Right]

@zoomer thank you-- I thought I was losing my mind! I spent most of today reading through every SpaceMouse post here in the forum from the past 5 years. I'll reverse the mapping in 3DC prefs to match the Training app as in your screenshot.

 

The banking (rolling) options can be disabled in 3DC prefs. So, if VW ever supports rolling left/right, you can keep them disabled to lock the horizon. For subdivision modeling, I can't imagine working without roll left/right. To be clear, I don't need the SpaceMouse to navigate walk throughs. I need to roll the model in every direction for subdivision editing (and general modeling for that matter).

 

I was able to set the origin to orbit as expected in Target Camera Mode (absolutely mind-boggling to me that everyone here uses Helicopter mode for that). Even with the object not at 0,0,0, it works fine. Depending where the object is, and what other objects are around it, selecting the object helps. Logically, that makes sense because the tool can't read minds. From what I can tell, VW Flyover tool modes don't affect SP behavior. The other thing I noticed is that to get the object to spin around it's center (vs a wider "ferris wheel" path), I have to twist not push the joystick. Maybe I'll share a screen recording after I get this dialed in... 

 

[3Dconnexion SpaceMouse - Reversed Axes, Roll Left/Right]

After learning subdivision modeling, I immediately bought a SpaceMouse Enterprise. BTW the subdivision gum ball needs to be an option in all object selection modes (like Rhino, Cinema R24, etc). I can't believe that funntionality has existed in VW for years without existing everywhere in VW.

 

I finally figured out how rotate an object in 3D using Target Camera Mode. However... 

1. Compared to the demo 3DC Trainer app, all axes are reversed in VW: up is down, left is right, pushing in is pulling out... 
2. From what I understand, VW doesn't support rolling left/right. Please tell me that's not the case anymore because that's the whole point of "6 degrees of freedom"
3. Also, I guess there's no hope of tool icons for Mac users because 3DC just hasn't been able to solve that feat of engineering in the past 4+ years

[3DConnexion SpaceNavigator Configuration]

On 3/5/2021 at 2:05 PM, Kazemester said:

Let me revive this thread: i have bought a 3D connexion mouse (just a simple one) and Vectorworks 2021 sp2,1 sometimes drops the connection and stops "using" the 3D mouse input until i restart the app. It works just fine with other apps after VW drops the input... Does anyone have the same problem?

 

I'm in the same boat on 10.15.7

 

The SpaceMouse will also kill the flyover tool using the CadMouse.

 

Also, there's that good ole problem of having to unplug and replug both 3DC devices every time I restart the computer.

 

I haven't hated an input device this much since the Apple TV remote.

 

[3D Connexion Spacemouse]

On 6/11/2018 at 11:42 PM, richardavatar said:

hi

unfortunately those settings don't seem to work for me. Not having roll is confusing as you really need all axes to navigate easily. 

I've noticed that in 3D mode the model seems to tilt around a point some way from the model itself which makes it even harder to control. Is there a setting that will change this?

 

 

Specifically, the issue is that you can tilt forward and backward around the X axis but you can't tilt (roll) left and right around the Y axis which defeats the entire purpose of using this thing and it's "6 degrees of freedom" (when I say X and Y axis I mean relative to the screen; not the actual axes).

 

[Make it easier/more intuitive to update multiple sheet layer viewports]

@Jesse Cogswell for degenerates like me that don't name their VP's on the fly, this is a huge help herding my organized mess.

 

@michaelk thanks for sending me here!

[Create Texture from PDF]

@jeff prince I never would have guessed Preview was so powerful useful! I'm not sure how to select and delete objects though.

 

The black rectangles are me masking the client's logo, etc. I"m actually trying to map this art proof to the construction wall, so my design team can scale and align the copy around the seams / joints, which is why I want to map the texture to the doors (aligned with the wall texture).

 

[Create Texture from PDF]

Guess not, and I'll be extruding new leaves for that:

 

[Create Texture from PDF]

@jeff prince indeed--just took a few min in Illustrator.

 

Next: guessing I'll have to map the wall texture to the doors (or each door) separately and realign plan manually?

 

[Create Texture from PDF]

Seemed to have missed the "how to" on this one... 

 

OK, I was able to copy the imported PDF, and then "Paste as Bitmap" but I'm not sure how to convert the bitmap to a texture (from within the file vs importing an image).

 

[Vectorworks Cloud Sign In - Paste Password]

@JuanP thank you!

[Worksheet - Autofit Column Width]

I'd like to fast forward to the part where I can select all columns, and double click on a column edge to auto-fit all columns; same with rows. This is how every other app that uses tables (not just spreadsheets) has functioned for years decades.

 

[Vectorworks Cloud Sign In - Paste Password]

As a workaround, I was able to drag my password from 1Password onto the password field to sign in.

[Vectorworks Cloud Sign In - Paste Password]

Is there a reason I can't paste my password into this field (anymore)?

 

[Choose Plant Data Source - Plant Catalog vs VW Plant Database]

@jeff prince thanks--that's what I needed to hear!