Helen Palmer

Thankyou for looking at that. I basically copied everything into a new file, ignored the incorrect georeferencing and set the origins correctly. I still couldn't get the boardwalks to work correctly so drew them again ( a lot quicker the second time around) and it now works fine. You mention a hardscape which is separate from the model - how do I draw a hardscape which is to a fall which does not affect the site model below? Do I keep the site model on a layer which is not affected by the hardscape or is it a particular style of hardscape? All the hardscape over which I can control the grade (i.e not draped) seem to affect the site model. What's the best way to achieve this? I also have a small problem with the the fence along the hardscape. The majority of the fence (using the fence tool) is following the surface of the hardscape - I have set it to send to surface - hardscape, and checked the fence is actually on top of the hardscape but there is one section where the boardwalk cuts into the model surface slightly and the fence is following the site model surface, not the hardscape and rising up a little. How can I correct this? If I set the hardscape to cut into the site model it makes no difference. Do you also know if it is possible to produce a site section or a section viewport which is not just a single straight line i.e. I want a section along the length of the boardwalk and I can only find how to get a single section which does not allow for the change in direction. thanks for your help. Helen 191 Stansfeld Walkway Finalvwx.vwx

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I have created a sloped boardwalk with fence using hardscape and fence tool, with level platforms and sloping boardwalk. It mostly sits above a site model, but occasionally cuts into it. I am really struggling with the rendering. All the sections of boardwalk are in the same class, with a timber render selected, both in the class and individually, but some sections render correctly, some just show the flat 2d colour and some show just the red site modifier lines. I cannot seem to get this to work consistently. If I try to render I get the warning 'cannot apply texture to object'. Any ideas? thanks Helen Landmark 2025 SP3.

I am trying to create a boardwalk which runs over a landscape for which I have created a DTM. I need the boardwalk to float over the DTM without modifying it but I need the boardwalk to follow a set gradient. I can create this using a hardscape but am struggling to get the profile correct. If I set the start and end elevations the hardscape is twisted which is not what I need. If I use it as a planar pad the slope can be set but it is sloping across the boardwalk rather than down it. Also as it's curved I'm not sure how accurate this would be. Is there a better way to create this? The boardwalk is winding through trees so is not straight but curved. Would it be better to use a roadway, a tool which I have not used before? I can use the gradient tool to modify the DTM but can I also use it to modify a hardscape which is not part of the DTM? Screenshots below. The brown area is the boardwalk which sits above the model surface. The grey is a road on the model surface. I need the boardwalk to meet the road at both ends at an approx grade of 1:20. thanks for your advice Helen landmark 2024

Some very interesting replies, and very helpful, thanks everyone.

I'm creating a DTM with natural ponds which will naturally filter sewage water. I am looking for some natural render works textures for the water surface - there are a lot of textures out there. Can anyone recommend one which is not particularly clear but will look good with some phragmites growing out of it? Does anyone also know of a good texture for wildflower grassland? Thanks all!

I have worked out how to alter that (and where that property was shown) and you are correct - that does make it import the plant information in correctly - thanks very much!

Hi Tamsin I don't know how that is altered - could you tell me what I need to check/change please?

When I create a landscape area from a polyline (using create objects from shapes), and then apply a landscape area style to it, the style applies, but the plant information does not import. If I create a landscape area from scratch and select the landscape area style from the outset using the landscape area tool, then the plant information is imported. This is very inconvenient when I have a layout drawing which I want to create a planting plan. Any tips? Am I doing something wrong? The landscape style seems to be set up correctly and obviously works in some situations. thanks Helen Vwx 2024

I would agree with Amanda above. The plant line is so dreadful it's unusable. There are many other types of software which draw landscape areas better than Vectorworks. My old fashioned hand drawing is better! Please create something better that we can actually use! And some standard black and white plant images would be helpful. Large drawings covered in lots of very small individual coloured plants (which don't mass properly) are not readable by contractors and do not look good. They may be ok for small gardens viewed at 1:10 scale but not large landscape plans. And yes I know I can create my own but I really don't have the time to do that.

Update - I have restarted my Mac (the good old turn it off and back on again) and the problem seems to have resolved. As I've had the problem for several months and have turned off the computer in that time I don't think it's that straight forward but think it might be a Mac Ventura issue and as I played around with system settings for the keyboard as suggested it may have reset itself with a restart. I'll probably never know, but at least it now works correctly. However, now the smart options display is not working even though it is turned on - none of the little boxes with the tools show at all at any time - previously they did show and I was using them. Solve one problem and another one appears.

Unfortunately none of the above suggestions works. I am on Mac Ventura and none of the keyboard settings as shown above have ever been on and are not on now - it makes no difference. I've turned off smart display options and it makes no difference. I've tried left mouse click while holding the space bar and nothing happens. I think it must be a bug, but I seem to be the only one experiencing it. It's extremely frustrating!

Until recently I could press the space bar while in another tool like selection and it would allow me to pan without having to manually change to the pan tool. This is one of the most useful functions for moving around a drawing. But it no longer works - was suddenly a problem in 2023 and is still a problem in 24. If I press the spacebar the tool momentarily changes to pan but then returns to selection before I can use it. Any ideas? thanks Helen Vwx landmark 2024

I am trying to create rows of plants drawn in Landmark with the Plant under poly edged spaced mode. I can apply the fill across plant grouping but it only works correctly if the line is straight - if I have any corners or bends the fill is just extended across that bend. Previously I have done this action with no problem on a variety of drawings but in 2023 there seems to be a bug unless I am doing something wrong. Very frustrating! Running landmark 2023 SP5 (which made no difference to SP4 with this problem) on Mac Ventura 13.3.1. Everything is up to date. screenshot attached. Helen

I am sure in a previous iteration of VW there was a handy little tick box which allowed me to mass together the outline of plants on the drawing. This seems to have disappeared - is it still possible to do this without setting up en entire new style of planting? I can see the box for mass planting outline on the object info palette but not how to create them to mass in the first place. I'm looking for something quick and easy. Please point me in the right direction! thanks Helen VWX 2022 Landmark