Helen Palmer

This seems to be specific to VW2019 SP2. Everything works fine on my other computer which I haven't yet updated from SP1.

I'm trying to set out a large drawing with circular and straight dimensions. The radial dimension is causing VW to crash - I've tried in an existing drawing and also in a new drawing which opens up automatically. I'm getting the whirling circle and have to force to close. Very frustrating - I have a LOT of work to do and this is not helping. I've repeatedly re-opened VW and am up to date with IOS and VW. Any ideas? Helen

I have a site model and several existing trees - some of these will automatically send to the surface of the site model. Some will not. I've moved them all onto the site model layer (even though the site model is set to identify modifiers on all layers) and a few more trees send to surface. It seems very random. This is a vw2018 file imported into 2019 and there seems to be several bugs with the file (all the lines, either straight, or polygons) now appear to have have line end markers attached, despite the class default being no line marker. Very frustrating. Any ideas? Also does anyone know how to get rid of that odd level shown on the site model? Can't find the source data which is creating it and don't seem to be able to delete it. thanks Helen VW2019 landmark

I know this has come up before but how do I modify the pitch roof in a massing model? I want a pitch but with gable ends, not hips. The help menu says I can edit this by using 'edit massing model' but all that is shown is a standard flat roof - how do I then create the pitch I want? VWX 19

Thanks Tamsin!

Hi All, just coming to grips with the new hardscape styles, in particular the new 3d section aspect of them. I've found quite a few hardscape styles via the resource browser but I am particularly looking for some for gravel and hoggin areas, and no-dig construction including strengthening systems such as Golpla and Cellweb for installing paving over tree routes. Has anyone found this, or made these, or do I need to start from scratch? Below is a standard section (each element drawn individually) which I would like to create into a hardscape style. many thanks Helen

Hi All, just coming to grips with the new hardscape styles, in particular the new 3d section aspect of them. I've found quite a few hardscape styles via the resource browser but I am particularly looking for some for gravel and hoggin areas, and no-dig construction including strengthening systems such as Golpla and Cellweb for installing paving over tree routes. Has anyone found this, or made these, or do I need to start from scratch? Below is a standard section (each element drawn individually) which I would like to create into a hardscape style. many thanks Helen

I am looking for a freelance Vectorworks Landmark operator to work on an ad hoc basis to prepare landscape plans. Must have full Landmark knowledge, including site modelling, planting plans, tree survey input etc. Being a landscape architect and a knowledge of plants would be a huge bonus!! Email helen@landshapedesign.com for more information. Helen www.landshapedesign.com

All the grades shown in the screenshots above are created with the grade tool. It is an excellent tool but there does appear to be a bug with it. the grades randomly appear and disappear and I can only get them to reappear by 'sending to front', when there is nothing in front of them. I've given up and added the missing elevations manually using text.

I'm still having this problem - I also cannot adjust the location of the % fall and arrow - sometimes they are offset, sometimes they are not, regardless of what I have shown on the global settings. This is extremely annoying. Also these grades disappear - or sections of them do, even when I have only the class and layer on Active only. I have to select move forward to get them to appear. Anyone got any ideas? Help!

I am using grade objects and wish to show the elevation at either end of the grade lines. Show elevation is selected on the settings, but is not always shown. Particuarly when grade objects are touching (intentionally), the elevations are missing. On some grades the elevations are showing but I can't see any difference in the settings. Any ideas how to get them to show? thanks Helen

Yes, it works perfectly well. I started using it in annotation mode as the text sizes were so difficult to control in the design layers (probably because I don't understand how the text scales). I use all dimensions and grades in annotation modes - makes it much easier to manage, but the only disadvantage is if you need to export to dwg it can get a bit messy, and if you suddenly find you need to refer it from the design layer, of course you can't see it. I've just tried taking heights from the site model and it won't do that in annotation mode so if you need this then you need to use the tool in the design layer but if you want to do some quick calculations it works well.

I have created a plan and calculated grades using the very useful grade tool. I have used the grade tool in viewport annotation. However, every time I move the viewport on the page the data with the arrow (percentage grade/fall) on the viewport disappears. The data is still there and correct but to get the grade to show (which is what I want) I have to go into the viewport, individually select each grade, then press return for the information to reappear. I can appreciate if I moved the viewport on the design layer or the viewport crop, the grade tool would have to reassess all the information (which it does if I do this), but why is this information missing when I just move the viewport. It is a huge waste of time do reset these each time. The first image is what it looks like, the second what it should like and what it does look like after I individually select each grade to reset. Thanks for advice, grade calculation is painful enough as it is, without this added headache! Helen

Yes, I suppose the best way is to create the slope on the site model and then use the hardscape as a texture bed modifier. I have been trying to work out how to use the slope modifier on the hardscape tool from the Vectorworks help page but it's almost impossible to see what is on the images and work out how to do it - is there a tuition video or any tips on this?

I need exactly this as well! This would make my external car park design on a sloping (in multiple directions) site much easier.