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I think this functionality was introduced in v2021. Sorry I didn't realise that.

I've just started using v2021. Has anyone else noticed the eyedropper tool doesn't seem to be picking up/applying vp overrides in v2021? Is this a known bug or is it just me? Cheers

Right click on a data tag and select "Plug-in Object Options" You can set the insertion class there. This sets the insertion class of the tag but you still won't be able to change the colour of individual tags. You can only change the colour of all of the tags of that style by editing the tag graphics. If the graphics colour is controlled "by class" then you can also just edit the class. Either way it will change all the tags of that style. Functionality to change the attributes of individual symbols/tags has been on the wishlist for some time.

Yes i'd be interested to know more about working with ifc in vectorworks. VW help is a bit slim on the issue. @Michal Zarzecki I looked at some of my recent ifc exports and they are not that big. A 70Mb vw file exports to a 20Mb ifc. Maybe play around with the export options in the Export IFC Project settings. I just have it set to "Export Custom Property Sets" which I think means only stuff with IFC data attached. i.e. parametric objects like walls, slabs etc. If I have extrudes in the file I want to export to ifc I add an IFC record to it otherwise extrudes won't export.

I don't want to hijack this thread but another issue with floating view panes is that if I have a FVP open when I close a file, when I reopen the file the FVP returns but often looks like it has minimised. In fact it hasn't minimised but rather shrunk right down and I have to stretch it back to how I want it again. It's actually quite tricky grabbing the edge of the mini pane to get a handle to stretch it back out again. I would really like to have a FVP on my second screen but this issue is such a pane that I have in fact stopped using FVP's all together. The FVP should return how it was and not change. This behavior was vw2019. I've just upgraded to vw2021 and hoping (perhaps over optimistically) that this little issue has been sorted. Thanks!

You can disable the labelling in the dtm settings. Yes I just add my own labels. Agree it is definitely clunky as it is.

Apart from having two worksheets the only way I know is to rotate the worksheet 90° then rotate all the text alignment of all the cells back 90° so the database row reads like a column. You can then add spreadsheet rows (now columns) below (now next to) the data base cells. Not the greatest workaround and probably doesn't suit your needs but that is the only way I know to do what you want.

Opacity and the attributes palette only control 2d attributes. For a 3d isometric view you will need to adjust the textures used i.e. add transparency to the textures. Wall textures can be a bit complicated as they can be controlled by the wall style components. There's a bit of a run down in this thread if you get stuck. Also if you only want the transparency to show in one viewport then you will probably have to apply textures by-class so that these textures can be overridden with the transparent textures in the viewport. I'm not sure if this will work with wall textures set by component. It may be a trial and error scenario...

Thanks for the explanation Stephan. Nevertheless, as an architecture practice, Interior XS is sufficient for our needs and we only use it occasionally. We certainly do not need to draw our cabinetry to that level of detail. So to have these classes, which are if no use to us, appear in every drawing we open is a bit annoying. It would be good if there was an option whereby this functionality can be disabled. Can it be controlled within the xg folders? Thanks

On the other thread @Stephan Moenninghoff said: 'Those are some special classes which I think we reset hard after some operations. I think this is new. " I have asked if we can stop it somehow...

Thanks Stephan. Is there anything I can do to stop it? We don't use Interiorcad enough to warrant these classes popping up in every file. Cheers.

It pops up in all files incl template files.

It's odd that this happens with no apparent way to disable it. Please let me know if you manage to fix it. Cheers

Hey @michaelk. Did you get an answer to this question? I have just asked the same one here:

Can someone please explain why I get these interiorcad classes auto generated everytime I open a file and how I can stop it happening? I have just downloaded interior xs onto vw2021. Cheers

You can do exactly what you describe with symbols but not with groups. You can turn a group into a symbol via the create symbol command on the model menu.

If they are all have the same override then why not change the class attributes and have no overrides? Overrides come into their own when you want some viewports to show different attributes to others. That said viewport styles would indeed be very useful.

I only use referenced symbols when the symbols are still in development but I need them in multiple files at the same time. Each time I edit the symbol they are then updated across all the files. Once the symbols are fully developed I break the reference.

So note to self - after changing vw preferences restart vw to avoid this happening!

By linked details I take it you mean referenced symbols? I would recommend that only under controlled circumstances to reference symbols from a library file. Certainly not where multiple users could edit the detail symbols which would change them in the library. We import symbols rather than reference them and they are also set up so that when placed in a drawing they convert to groups. If the detail is then edited into a new detail that could be useful in other projects it can be exported back into the library.

I would think site specific details do not need to go into a details library. The trick is to have a good range of generic details set up in a library so that they can be imported into a file and easily edited to suit the project requirements. Id be interested to hear back on how the training goes. Good luck! 👍

Thanks Pat. It seems to be successfully restarting after editing preferences atm. I've had the error message twice now but have also had a few crashes trying to update a Library file which was originally created in a previous version - maybe that is what caused the prob corruting the prefs. I'll keep an eye on how it restarts after crashing. Cheers

Does anyone know why I am getting this when I startup vw2021 and how I can stop it happening? I am just setting up vw2021 and one of the first things I do of course is set up my preferences. Unfortunately on start up vw decides it doesn't like my preferences and to start up I have to reset them to factory defaults and then redo them (there are quite a few...) Any help / suggestions appreciated! Thanks

It's a good idea to rebuild the workspace from scratch every time you upgrade. Just make a copy of one of the default workspace's and make our changes. That way, as well as eliminating migration bugs, you also get new tools/commands incorporated which may otherwise not be noticed. It also allows you to rethink how you work, what tools you use/don't use and make some workspace improvements. I just rebuilt our workspace as we prepare to start finally using vw2021 and managed to reduce this (workspace tools v2019): to this (workspace tools v2021): Quite a bit less clutter as we removed (or hid) tools that don't (or rarely) get used.

Maybe the RM palette has been minimised and/or is concealed by other palettes. I suggest closing all other palettes and have a good look if it is hiding somewhere.