Bruce Kieffer
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I have viewports that were created on design layers with symbols that have my Part ID data records attached. I need to be able to annotate the VP to place my Part ID data tags on the parts, but VW can't do that because the parts are in a symbol. This is sad and defeats the purpose of properly annotating a VP. I can convert the symbol on the design layer, then I can apply the data tags in the VP, but that defeats the purpose of having the symbol.
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Thanks @Tom W., that does work. There's a bit of summarizing and sorted that needs to be done after, but the same summarizing and sorted work has to be done with the more complicated way I was doing this.
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Is there some fast way to copy my worksheet's database formula? Faster than this way: right click/Edit Database Formula/copy.
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What is this Assign Classifications in the Data section of the OIP?
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If my memory is correct, I think we could see Finder icon previews of our Vectorworks files with 2024 and Mac Sonoma. Is that true? This is what I see with 2025 and Sequoia.
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The more complex a drawing gets the more saved sheets are needed. And it seems that every saved view has different classes and layers. Having a hierarchical organization would be helpful. The saved views search function is great if you can remember the name of the saved view you are looking for!
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Nice, but I want Vectorworks to remember the multi-pane setup and the views in each pane.
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I want to be able to make saved views of my multi pane view setups.
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Dimensioning should be placed as viewport annotations, but I cannot add dimensions that way if my VP view is right ISO. I want that ability. I added these dimensions in the design layer. Doing that makes my drawing far more complicated than it should be.
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Fixed in VW 2025 Update 2.
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Thanks @michaelk and @Pat Stanford for the workaround suggestions.
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4 minutes ago, bcd said:
I like the direction you're thinking
@Bruce Kieffer
And it it extends to other Criteria too. Say we're cleaning up the file structure, renaming Classes, Layers, etc. fixing typos... It would be helpful and intuitive if VW were to ask 'do you want to use new names in existing Worksheets?'&/or when next recalculating the Worksheet a dialogue could suggest 'your previously wonderful worksheet now appears to be broken - do you want help fixing it by substituting broken criteria with the new names' Yes, this would require a new Worksheet Manager tool but that would have wide ranging benefits and expansion possibilities.
My feelings exactly.
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I have a worksheet that counts symbols by symbol name. If I change a symbol's name in the RM, then my worksheet losses that symbol's reference, and I have to edit the worksheet's criteria and reassociate the symbol's to its revised name. Is there a way to update the worksheet to recognize the symbols revised name?
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OK, I'll move on. Thanks. Sad!
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I made a profile shape that I want to extrude, but I'm not sure the profile is correct, so I made it a symbol thinking I could later come back and modify the symbol's profile shape and then all the extrudes would change. I tried to extrude the symbol, but no luck. Is there a way to do this?
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No go on the refresh.
No go with renaming the user folder. Vectorworks really did not like that. It wanted my serial #. OK. I added it, then Vectorworks said I had reached my limit.
Yes I am using .sta files, in fact I made a few new templates from the file menu and none of those show on the Home screen either.
I'm going to give up on this and I will just open templates using file/new use template.
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I checked and I have all set up correctly. I even added a Workgroup folder and placed a template in that. I restarted Vectorworks a few times, and restarted my Mac, but still nothing shows in the Home Templates tab.
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Templates do not show in the "Templates" tab on my Home Screen, but I do have a template. Is there something I am missing or doing wrong?
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This is a problem with Mac OS Sequoia and Vectorworks 2025. I can now reproduce the problem. If I right click an object and hold the mouse button down and go to a command, then the command does not work. If I right click an object and release the mouse button down and go to a command, then the command works. Another user confirm they see this same behavior.
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More testing is making me wonder if this is a conflict with Keyboard Maestro. There's something definitely strange going on. If I long pause on a Vectorworks 2025 contextual menu item, click it, then it works, and then all the context menu commands work after the first one does. Keyboard Maestro running or not. I hate troubleshooting!
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I found the problem. It's a conflict with Keyboard Maestro. I don't have this problem with Vectorworks 2024, or any other app. I let support know I found the conflict. Hopefully they will fix it soon.
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7 hours ago, Stephan Moenninghoff said:
Are you running antivirus software? This sounds like something is blocking parts of Vectorworks.
No, but I did think about booting in Safe Mode. And I have a few other things to try this morning before I call support again.
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On 9/23/2024 at 12:19 PM, Tom W. said:
It works for me. Are you sure you're right-clicking in empty space + invoking the Doc Context menu...?
No, but I did think about booting in Safe Mode. And I have a few other things to try this morning before I call support again.
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Nope. No fix. Sad. Now what?
I need the ability to place data tags on symbol components in viewports where symbols were placed on layers then the VP was created.
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That is what I am doing, but it's WAY more work than if I could place them in the VP. Being able to scale the Data Tag text helps.