Charlie Winter

@bbudzon Are there any additional required codecs to render movies out of Vision 2020 on Windows 10? Experiencing some cross platform oddities when viewing on macOS Mohave.

Daniel, can you tell me more about Syphon? I’m starting a project right now that I’m hoping to utilize NDI streams for applying content to LED Screens.

What is the WAD time for an MVR file export to complete? When exporting single geometry or lighting fixture updates I'm waiting between 30-45 seconds.

Is it possible to manually focus the spot/flood spread of a fresnel fixture while in Vision?

@SimonRossiter It sounds like the fixture is operating correctly according to its DMX chart. Always check the chart first, because fixture profiles vary across lighting consoles and programmers.

@bbudzon Can you share a step by step for creating an alpha mask from geometry that originated in Vectorworks? For example, I have a set piece in Vectorworks with over 20 arches. I would like to create an alpha mask to render the arch opening, which I would then apply to my model in Vision. How would I do that? p.s I have access to Cinema 4D and photoshop. p.p.s Will alpha maps help reduce or eliminate shadow map tearing on object faces in Vision?

@Gunther Who would be able to provide some feedback here?

So after spending some hours testing the capture card shared by @klinzey I have had the following experiences. It works successfully with Vision *BUT* that was on my MacBook Pro (10.13.x) running Windows 10 Home on Bootcamp. Not my ideal workstation. Jumping over to our previz workstation (Windows 10 Pro) is where I'm stumped. The Windows Device Manager recognizes that the card is connected, but using the Skype test as recommended by @bbudzon shows no card connected. Has anyone had success streaming video into Vision on a dedicated Windows 10 Pro workstation with a different capture card? I'd love to hear about your experience. @Gaspar Potocnik @nakedeye

Close and reopen the file. I believe this is a known issue.

@bbudzon You shared with me a good explanation about the current state of textures in Vision. Could you share that here as well?

@klinzey Great! If I encounter anything different I'll follow up here.

I'm involved with a project right now previz'ing with Vision 2019 (Windows 10) and GrandMA2 onPC. They are talking to each other via MAnet protocol. I have not yet had an opportunity to test Vision 2019 with a real desk. Will Vision 2019 listen to MAnet from MA Hardware (Full-Size, Light, etc.), or should I be prepared to output Art-Net or sACN? Thanks!

What is the affect of Universe & Channel in the 'Select Vision Video Source' window? Does it allow for stop / play of video content when opened in Vision?

I’ve discovered the view hot keys on the keyboard to navigate quickly around Vision. What is the workflow for updating these keys, or are there other keys available for updating custom views? Thanks, C

Just ran into this myself today and submitted a bug.

I have 60GB allocated for my BootCamp partition.

It's not ideal, but I found that to be the best solution. I can run Windows 10 on Boot Camp with success. I'm also on a 2014 MBP, with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB.

Do you have any more info about why they are dropping support for non-MA3D visualizers via MAnet, or should I pose this question to someone at ACT?

Its likely the original geometry for your hanging position is still in its original class, and you're updating the class for the PIO. Are you able to edit the geometry? There you should be able to update the class.

@Jim Wilson Curious about this. Are there future plans to incorporate touchscreen functions into Vectorworks?

Not exactly. I was curious if there was an iOS app built specifically for the forum, rather than navigating and posting via a web browser when I’m on the go.

@JBenghiat This looks like an interesting new tool. Is it functional for v2019?

Curious to know if there is a preferred forum (RSS) app on iOS to navigate the tech board or a VW forum app in development.

@Simon Allan As a fellow end user of VW, I am equally excited MVR and the potential therein to shift the industry in how drawings are created and shared across multiple platforms. I've been following this thread for a while, and am also planning to experiment with the updates in SP3. What 3rd party software are you hoping to incorporate MVR with? The other potential I see for this is Cinema 4D (especially as it's under the Nemetschek Group) or d3 (disguise). I am no expert in the coding or software engineering required for creating the MVR container ( @bbudzon @klinzey ), but I would imagine much of your troubles with missing geometry and rotation are a result of missing code that would be generated by Vision when it creates the MVR file meant to be imported back to Vectorworks.

Simon, sounds like a great question for the Vision team.