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Hi Just wondering if there was a way of duplicating wall end caps so that I can apply the same wall end cap to lots of walls? I have tried making it a symbol but that doesn't seem to work. I have also tried holding alt and dragging it to another wall which has worked very sporadically. I have lots of walls to cap so any help would be much appreciated! Thanks

Hi All I've been looking into using a hybrid symbol to generate 2D plan and elevational views. Ideally I'd like to utilise manufacturer's data available on the national BIM library we have in the UK to save time and prevent us drawing 2D elevational information that is already available to us. [http://www.nationalbimlibrary.com] Having done some research it seems like it's only possible to generate a 2D plan view and 3D object in the same symbol. Is this correct? I found an old thread [https://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=153308] discussing this but was wondering if there had been any improvements in 2013/2014 with the introduction of the auto hybrid symbol command? I suspect not but I'm hoping someone might know how.... Thanks!

Hi Kizza. Yes, that's the sort of effect I'm after. Any tips?

Hi I have inherited a project from a colleague which has been drawn in 2D. I need to turn it into a 3D drawing and want to change all the 2D information to display on the layer plane. If I select a 2D object the object info palette gives me the option to change it from screen to layer plane. However this doesn't work for groups of objects. Is there a way to quickly change grouped objects to display on the layer plane without having to ungroup them, select the individual objects and then change them to the layer plane? Thanks in advance!

That kind of works for me so thanks for pointing it out but it doesn't really give the same effect as having a transparent object.

I'm sure this has probably already been asked for but it's very frustrating that you can't make extrusions transparent in Open GL mode of VW. This ability comes as standard on all other 3D CAD programs I've used to date so why not VW?! It doesn't even need to be very good transparency. Just enough to be able to make a quick massing model with solid and glass elements would be enough.

The formula is in each instance of the spaces as additional data and then I call up this additional data as an extra bit to the space label symbol.

Thanks for your help Mitch & Michael You are correct Mitch: "You are trying to get both imperial and metric areas showing on the spaces' labels, i.e. on your floor plan, and in a worksheet, right?" However I work in the UK so I work in metres for area but my client is from pre-metric days so prefers to work in feet. This is a screenshot of what I did to get the space label to show both measurements: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17200339/spaces.jpg You can see the space labels in the background. Mitch, I thought the same about the round function too but the VW's help doesn't mention anything about specifying the degree the number needs to round to: "round(number)- Rounds the specified number to the nearest whole number - =round(D11) (returns the value in cell D11 rounded to the nearest whole number)" Michael, thanks for the pointer for the other thread. My metre dimensions are working fine to whole metres as I've set that in the document preferences. The problem I think is that my feet are done using a formula so VW doesn't recognise them as a dimension unit and therefore doesn't round them off. I'd also like to roll this out across the whole office so don't really want to rely on a script which needs to be recalculated each time.

And then how to do I get the result of that formula to display in a worksheet? When I bring it in it just displays the formula! Finding this so frustrating!!! Thanks in advance...

Hi I'm trying to get to grips with the space tool and would like to use it to display both sqm area and the sq ft area. The only way I can think to do this is to use a formula in the additional data section. I have successfully managed to get it to calculate the area using the formula: =(#Net Area#*10.7639) but I was hoping to round the figure up to the nearest whole foot. I have tried using the vectorworks function =round(#Net Area#*10.7639) but have been unsuccessful. Is anyone able to help me with the correct formula? Or is there a better way to accomplish my needs? Many thanks!

Hi All I'm trying to improve my workflow using Vectorworks Architect 2013. I have set up referenced design layer viewports of my structural grid and standard apartment layout in separate files which I have referenced into the GA Plans. [As recommended by Nemetschek] Everything works fine on the design layers but when I try to present them on sheet layers the referenced design layers do not display in the viewport. They appear briefly when you zoom in but then disappear again. I have attached a screen shot of my design layer and of the sheet layer to help demonstrate the problem. I have tried to play around with the class setting already, have made sure all classes are turned on in sheet view. Really hoping for a solution to this as I'd really like to make the most of this tool! Many thanks