[Page # Data tag?]

OK then. Thanks for the help everyone. I guess I can't have more than 10 print pages in my sheet layer otherwise I will need to remove my shoes to count!

[Page # Data tag?]

4 hours ago, TKA said:

I have it in my title block, if you locate it inside the TB you will have option in Object Info to choose"link value" and "sheet data.page number"

I have 6 pages in my sheet layer. I cannot seem to get the title block "link value" and "sheet data.page number" to pick up the individual page numbers. Can it do that? I need to print certain pages in the sheet layer and having the page number show would help me to know what page number to use in the print dialog box.

[Page # Data tag?]

Is it possible to make a Page # Data tag to be placed on multiple page sheet layers? Might there be another way to ID the sheet layer pages automatically?

[Sheet Layer Template?]

3 hours ago, Pat Stanford said:

I can save you one keystroke. 😉

 

There is a setting in Symbol Options to Convert To Group.  This will automatically convert the symbol to a group when it is inserted into the drawing.  

 

Symbols like this have their name in Blue text in the Resource Manager and are often referred to as "Blue Symbols"

 

Similarly are "Red Symbols" which are symbols that contain a single PIO instance that automatically converts back to the PIO when inserted instead of staying as a symbol.

Perfect! It's "blue" now!

[Sheet Layer Template?]

My symbol for my Sheet Layer Template includes 4 different Data Tags and four 2D loci that all fit on one page. I have been making multiple page sheet layers. I place the symbol on each page, then convert to group, then ungroup. So far it is the easiest way I have found.

[Sheet Layer Template?]

Is there such a thing as a sheet layer template? I have a workaround that being a symbol of the data tags I want on most of my sheet layers. I place the symbol and the convert that symbol. Anyone else have another method?

[What is the best way to share a Vectorworks 2023 Model file with clients who don't have Vectorworks?]

Isn't this the reason Vectorworks Viewer exists?

[Uninstalling Vectorworks Viewer Warning.]

FYI. If you install Vectorworks Viewer and then decided to uninstall Vectorworks Viewer be sure you find the setting in the uninstaller that says do not delete your user folder. I missed that setting and I've had to restore all my settings, workspaces, favorites and I will probably need to do more yet!

[What does Fundamentals not include?]

I too have no need for the Walls/Doors/Windows/Floors tools. Long ago in a different century I started with Fundamentals. Pretty much instantly I knew I had to get Architect so I would have the navigation palette. I suspect a user's needs have to be extremely simple to not need the navigation palette. I can't imagine how Vectorworks can be used without it. One of our group members bought Fundamentals, and they were always fighting to get around in their drawing. I recall posting about it here and someone replied that Fundamentals was crippleware.

 

Anyone here using Fundamentals? Chime in and tell us how you use it and how you manage withe the Nav Palette.

[What does Fundamentals not include?]

I wonder how many users have Fundamentals. The subscription cost difference between Fundamentals and Architect seems minimal to me, so why would a user cripple themselves to use Vectorworks without the navigation palette?

[What does Fundamentals not include?]

I found this too: https://download2.vectorworks.net/eblast/0_2020/product-comparison/4208-1907-us-sales-slick-updates-arch-fund-designer-comparison.pdf

[What does Fundamentals not include?]

Does Fundamentals still lack the navigation palette? What other functionality does it lack? Is there a comparison graph showing what a certain version of Vectorworks includes over another version?

[Have Vectorworks retain some layout settings when quit and then rebooted.]

1) The selection tool is once again reverting to Lasso Marquee Mode on reboot. I quit with it on Rectangular Marquee Mode, and that's what I want when I boot Vectorworks. This was broken in the past, fixed, and now it's broken again.

2) Retain the sort order of layers.

3) Retain the sort order of sheet layers.

[Callout leader shoulder?]

I found it! Vertical Position in the OIP. Fixed the spelling too!

 

[Callout leader shoulder?]

Is there a setting to move the callout leader shoulder up or down relative to the callout text?

 

 

[I am color blind, and I can hardly see this text. Give me (us) a way to change the color.]

Thanks @Jonathan Pickup I use that too. I have it set too mouse hover and press the command key.

[Is there a way to update a Current Date data tag?]

I realize I could delete and "set" a new version of the data tag. Just wondering if there's a faster way?

 

 

[I am color blind, and I can hardly see this text. Give me (us) a way to change the color.]

Thanks @rDesign, that's more than I want to do, and I don't want to mess with other colors on my screen. I will continue to use the OS Accessibility settings zoom I set up. I can see the text if I zoom in about 300%. Easy enough to do with my mouse's scroll wheel.

[I am color blind, and I can hardly see this text. Give me (us) a way to change the color.]

Give me (us) the option to change the green text color of RM resources like these. I am color blind, and I can hardly see this text.

 

[Change Data Tag Style Text Color in RM?]

1 hour ago, Tom W. said:

No I don't think so. This is hard coded. The green text means the Data Tags are page based, the red means they are world based. 

This is sad. I wish the designers would consider how the colors they choose affect color blind people. It's not just Vectorworks. I encounter this all the time. In this case it might be an easy fix to include allow changing the color in the interactive settings. I will post this "wish".

[Change Data Tag Style Text Color in RM?]

Is there an interactive setting to change the color of the text for Data Tags in the RM? I can hardly see the color of the right hand text.

 

[Snap cues disappear!]

1 hour ago, VIRTUALENVIRONS said:

It appears we are all Mac users.  There is another quirk I see every so often.  Does anyone else see this?

 

If I choose the "Flyover" tool for example, the icon on the screen remains the Arrow Cursor.  It still works, but a clue that I should save my work and "Revert to Saved".

 

 

 

 

I often see two tool icons highlighted. I assume it's a bug.

[Worksheet Title formula for Data Tag?]

OK, so like I considered earlier, I set up a data tag to grab the text from the name field in the OIP. It's a bit of work, but easy enough. I copy the title of the worksheet, type into the OIP Name field "WS: " and then paste the worksheet title text. Then I associate the data tag to the worksheet.

 

[Snapping stops working when editing deeply nested objects.]

I will file a bug report if I get it figured out.

[Snapping stops working when editing deeply nested objects.]

I just tired to create a simple file to send you @rDesign that would show the snapping problem. I opened a new blank file and placed a symbol that I have trouble snapping in my complex file when I drill into the symbol. No problems in the blank file, but still problems in my complex file. I don't know how to show you this problem easily. I will send you a file someday if I ever figure out how to reproduce it simply.