Ian M.

If you try to turn Unified View back on in the "Legacy 2D" section of "Document Preferences", you get a message, "Are you sure you want to enable legacy features?"! Well, yes, I would like that feature, but apparently you aren't supposed to use it? How does one keep one's layers coordinated when moving around in any 3D viewing mode?

I can't find this at all, but it is four years later, so things have probably changed. I am attaching a view of my Resource Manager. I would love some help finding the basic, 2D, plan view symbols that you show in your screen capture.

Lilac, Too bad no one has answered your question. It is a good question.

Hi Jeff, Thank you for a very speedy response. Sorry, no, I don't even know what QGIS is. These are files from a consulting hydrologist that I am trying to get into Vectorworks. I see that Vectorworks can import "Shapefiles", but Vectorworks is not being very helpful with its error messages. I am getting a sense that there are "other" files that need to accompany a .shp file? Do you know of a resource somewhere that would walk a novice through the steps of getting a shapefile into Vectorworks?

I have just encountered the same issue when trying to import a .shp file, but I don't see any mention above as to what steps to take to fix the issue? Vectorworks 2023 Update 7 (Build 772731) I used the File_Import_Import Shapefile... menu option, as well as dragging the file into a blank Vectorworks file. Here is the error message: "CPLErr( 3 ), err_no( 4 ) Unable to open /Volumes/TSYM/PROJECTS/ACTIVE/368:12 CONSIDINE/CONSULTANTS/HYDROLOGY/NOV '24/GIS_Data/Export_Output.shx or /Volumes/TSYM/PROJECTS/ACTIVE/368:12 CONSIDINE/CONSULTANTS/HYDROLOGY/NOV '24/GIS_Data/Export_Output.SHX. Set SHAPE_RESTORE_SHX config option to YES to restore or create it."

I just spent time customizing the "Materials and Classes" options for a door. I would like to use the same class choices for rails, stiles, panels, jamb and sashes on the other doors and windows in my file but without changing the size, operation, etc. I have tried some of the options on the eyedropper tool, but the eyedropper doesn't seem to have that level of finesse. Is there a a way to copy selected door attributes and paste them onto a different door?

I have just run into a case of the wall framer refusing to create a framing model. Initially it was the layer issue mentioned above, so I copied the wall layers to a new file and tried again. This time I get the message: "No walls framed. All walls on the selected layers exist in classes that have not been selected for framing". Ummm...what does that mean and how do you set the correct classes so that the wall framer is happy 😀?

@Jonathan Pickup Do you know if there is a way to edit the attributes of a property line object? I would like to give it a semi-transparent fill, but keep the text as is, but the transparency option for the fill affects the entire property line object, including the text. Alternatively, is there another tool that will measure and display the area, name, etc. assigned? Thank you. Prop line tool.pdf

Feb 27, 2024, using Vecotorworks 2024 Update 2 (Build731261). I have the endless spinning teapot thingy. Command-period briefly produced a message at lower right that the rendering was thinking about stopping. Went to View_Rendering_Wireframe and the screen changed to wireframe as hoped, but the spinning teapot remains. What is it rendering if I have asked it to switch to wireframe and it has switched to wireframe?

I use Vectorworks Architect, so I don't have all the features available in other versions. The "Roadway (NURBS)" tool in the "Site Planning" tool set creates an object that will display the elevation of each station point: Road Elevation.pdf

I have the same question...sad that no one has answered. Did you by any chance figure it out in the interim?

My older files, created in previous versions of Vectorworks, are taking 2, 3, 4, 5? times longer to save or backup in 2024. I feel as though there is some update I missed: is there some new "functionality" that dramatically increases the amount of information that needs to be saved each time? I backup to an adjacent, networked computer via a Thunderbolt cable - is that not supported for some reason?

Dare I bring up a comment from 13 years ago? I would like my window schedule to show the orientation of each window for energy calculation purposes. It seems that Vectorworks would know the exact angle the window faces, but how would I extract that information? I found the field called 'Location' under the 'Data' category in the Window Settings pane, but I don't see how or where to either input location information, or see what data it uses? Would 'Location' include the orientation of the object? %22Location'.pdf

I just started using Vectorworks 2024 and when I choose "Box Text" on my dimensions, the box is filled with a light blue fill even though the attributes palette is set to "None", and the class that the dimensions are assigned to is also set to "Fill Style: None" in the "Graphic Attributes" pane. Has Vectorworks added some new dimension feature? Dimensions 2.pdf

Pat, My apologies. I didn't get a notification that you had replied...and now, I can't remember what file I was working on that was generating the problem. I will remember to be much more specific next time. It is impressive how responsive you are on this forum. Vectorworks owes you a free mouse pad, or something. 😀