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Sebastiaan

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  1. @rseybert I did not even now that the schematic view could create these nice frontviews. That's very interesting! However I agree that this is not complete if we can not add the same type of labeling like we can in "normal" views. I just did a very quick try on a 3D label but that does not work as I expected. Labels are not aligned to the schematic view instruments and I do not see the text just some white planes that are the size of the textboxes. What I've seen so far is that the schematic view is only usefull for a raked truss that you want to schematically display in top view. But that is not flawless yet either. Definitely waiting for improvement there, but I believe there is a lot of potential in this function! So in many cases I wil for now revert back to my workflow of using a 3d view in combination with 3d labels or data tags on my sheet layers. I attached a pixture of a frontview of a ladder in hidden line render with some data tags that I applied in the annotations of the viewport. And that looks quit similar to what you made in the schematic view, but with working data tags ;-). Just to be clear, this was drawn in 3d just like your example.
  2. I still like to use 3D labels or data tags in 3D. And then just show a front or side view or what you like from your ladder on your sheet layers. maybe use hidden line or OpenGL to make the views more clear on the plot.
  3. Nobody said it should work automagically without any setup of some kind. I do believe that once set up there would be a major benefit, especially in making updates to the data. The initial import and export isn’t the biggest issue. the having to do it again to update both excel and drawing is where it gets annoying and where mistakes are easily made. I totally understand the way you look at possible problems in creating such a link to excel. And I very much appreciate how much in dept knowledge you have on the developer side of this. So please look at my comments as a user wish and not me trying to be a smart ass. I would believe you straight away if you said there are too many problems in creating such a link. But just a quick google learned me that in AutoCAD there is a function called ‘Data Linking’ they actually say this about it on their own website: “AutoCAD tables are great — however, in some cases, using Excel is just the better way to edit spreadsheet-like information. That’s where data linking comes in.” I admit to have no AutoCAD knowledge at all. So maybe I am pointing at something that is not working in the way that we are discussing here. But at first glance it looks like they found a way to work around that long list of reasons you where referring to? Would that really not work in VW?
  4. I wonder why this would not happen for a very long time? I am certain many users would happily benefit from this. I would understand the argument that one must be careful about compromising data in a VW file. But if the function is off by default an a user is warned when turned on. Then why not? So what did Lightwright do to get it’s own very special data connection? Did he write it himself? Would an other developer be able or be allowed to use the same xml for data exchange? I mean the function already exists. Why not open it or even expand it to other record formats? Or give users the option to make it a csv. Excel is better at handeling that.
  5. It would be great if some sort of open gateway to excel or others would exist. Easier than obcd that is. lots of people have their own custom rack and patch sheets in excell. Lots of people don’t like to use Lightwright. My excel rack sheets are filled with numerous excell macros that I could never be able to reproduce in a VW worksheet. I’d be so happy if I wouldn’t have to import and export anymore, but live update either of both ways.
  6. hi @SamIWas I wonder if this is a workaround: try to make the extra legends that you need in a blank file. Less than ten at a time. And then import those into the file you are working on. maybe that will keep them from breaking.
  7. interesting theory. I wonder if that is actually the way it works? Who would be able to tell us if that is so? I copy and paste in place all the time.
  8. Ok that sucks, did you also report it to tech support? They can file the bug for you. I heared more people with this issue where duplicating from the recourse manager did work. So your issue might be different?
  9. I think in the meanwhile a workaround could be to duplicate them in the recourse manager in stead of in the legend manager. Could you try that?
  10. Wow this is a useful workaround to being able to copy viewports within files! just tried is and I found that after coping all classes and layers where turned of in the copied viewport. After turning them on I got the same view as in the original file. I will probably use this in the future! however I do agree that this should be a more workable function within the software. For instance being able to have a viewport import just like a layer import. So I upvoted the request.
  11. that’s very interesting! I am going to try this out! @Cookie_NZ that might be your answer to get what you want.
  12. yeah me too! Would be useful in worksheets too! Thinking out load. I wonder if one could apply a data visualization to a data tag? Never tried that.
  13. I believe it can not. It would be super mega awesome if it was possible though!
  14. it is! If only we had full VWX integration with the streamdeck. There are only so many keyboards shortcuts that one can use in vw.
  15. To bad non of these issues made it to SP2.1. Last years SP3 release was in march. Are we going to have to wait until spring for these issues to be fixed?
  16. hi Yordan, we are aware of the “restart at function”. the request is that for instance the Circuit name can Increment at the moment of restart at of the Circuit Number. So we don’t have to manually enter the next circuit name. this could be useful in other fields that have a close relation just as Circuit number and circuit name.
  17. I always have it set to copy and I never change it. I just set the number of copy’s to 0 if I want to just move. Double tap your hotkey. Set number and click away.
  18. You can also set the number of duplicates to 0. Then it is only one button to turn of duplicates. Also if you press you hotkey for move by points twice fast. Then you get a pop up where you can fill in the number of duplicates. I often do this by default when using this tool.
  19. Maybe you can explain more about what output you want exactly. You can give multiple instruments the same channel number if that is what you would like to do?
  20. If you want to change the name of a fixture in the instrument summary, then you should go to Lighting Symbol Maintenance and change the Model Name field. be careful about changing other fields in there.
  21. Interesting thoughts @Yordan Kostadinov. What if in the "edit fields" window of the label legend manager, one could select a "Dynamic text field' amongst the other standard Spotlight fields. That special text field would then apear in the layout editor of the Label Legend. That way only the "special" text fields would have the "Use Dynamic Text / Define Tag Field" in the OIP when editing the Label legend 2D or 3D layout, the other standard field would not have this function. Both worlds could then co exist and not interfere with each other. The main advantage of this is the text alignment of multiple fields next to each other, making the label legends just that bit nicer! Would be an amazing addition in the future ;-). But one step at a time i know.
  22. Hi Jordan, Thank you I appreciate you taking the feedback seriously. The grouping of label legend fields is a huge step in improvement of label legends and I am looking forward to this working correctly. I understand what you say about single lable legends. I didn't really like them, however they where a good workaround to the lack of 3D layout before 2019. While we are discussing label legends may I add one more feature idea to this? It would be so nice if the data tags: "Use Dynamic Text / Define Tag Field" functionality would be merged into label legends ;-). Is any merging of label legends and data tags on the road map? Regards, Sebastiaan ten Broek
  23. Hi @Yordan Kostadinov Thank you for the bug listing and clear answers. I have a few more questions / remarks: Regarding issue 01: I noticed that in vw2020 sp2 the 2D label also gets messed up by the custom plan rotation. This is new to the issue in 2020. in 2019 only the 3D label was affected. see screenshot below. Regearding issue 03 / 04. Great that the 3D label class is not created anymore. But when I tried the single label 3D label, all of the fields got the same class attributes as the channel field class. In this case white fill and blue pen color. I guess this is an issue too? Can the individual fields in the single label each listen to their class attributes? Great if the eyedropper tool will work on the 3D label position even better than the assign properties! But at the moment we don't have either and making a layout for all the 3D labels in a big drawing is times consuming. Can we expect this function for sp3? Or sp2.1?
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