Bruce Kieffer

I do a Custom Selection like this. Vectorworks knows there are 4 in my drawing, but they don't show because they are on an invisible layer or in a group. It would be helpful if Vectorworks could show me where they are.

I got stung by this!

Ah... Got it. Thanks. I have my Resource Manager set to auto-hide, and that confused me.

The attach record command is not available if multiple records are selected in the resource browser.

They are in groups, but still Vectorworks knows they are in the drawing, and for that reason I feel Vectorworks should be able to tell me where they are. Again, it's a wish list item at this point.

Is there a way to do this?

That helps.

Using a worksheet to find them is so far the best workaround. I will add "Show Me The Selection" to the wish list.

I'm not able to make that work.

I see what you are suggesting. It's a good workaround. Too bad the Custom Selection command can't do it.

I do a Custom Selection like this. Vectorworks knows there are 4 in my drawing. OK show them to me please. I know they are on a different layer, but I want Vectorworks to show me. How do I make Vectorworks do that?

Here's my current Vectorworks 2024 Electrical Devices file: Electrical Devices.vwx

How is this suppose to work? I can't find a way to make it active.

I rebuilt the symbol:

Restart didn't help. Darn.

Other curved objects render fine. I have the render setting set to very high. Maybe it's time to reboot Vectorworks!

I used the Door Tool for this door. The hardware renders chunky even with shaded Details set to "Very high". I assume the hardware is way dumbed down. Basically a place holder. Is that true, or is there a setting to make the render smoother?

I can't get it to fail now! I'll look at it better next time it fails and report back here. Thanks @bcd.

I create a solid section using the Split Tool. If I go into history mode to edit that object the results always fail. If I ungroup the solid section and try to move the NURBS surface, that fails. Is there a way to edit a solid section without starting over?

@trashcan, I'm sure you've solved this by now. I want to show butt hinges when I design a door, and I would like to see them with Vectorworks generated doors. I don't use the door tool often, but I am there now and I too was looking for hinges. It's not a big deal for me, just good to know I can stop looking for the setting! Anyway, I have a library of hinges I use doors in walls and cabinets. Here's a set of glass panel French doors I designed a few years back, and the doors I'm setting in a wall in my drawing right now:

I agree. I don't have a great need to do this work often, so I will keep doing it the way I've been doing it.

Is there a way to create a symbol from a profile shape, use that to make different lengths of crown molding, and then down the road modify the symbol profile which in turn will update all the extrusions created with the symbol profile?

Thanks @Pat Stanford. I understand that. I'm looking for a solution that does not require I duplicate the symbol numerous times. I'm exploring tile layout options for my kitchen back splash in my drawing. Each option I create then needs another version of the tile symbol. I want to have only one version of the tile symbol. Maybe this cannot be done, and that is OK.

I have not used the Class Options: Show/Snap Others much with Vectorworks, but I can see good reasons too. I'm working on a drawing now that I want to edit only the active class while seeing the other classes, hence Class Options: Show/Snap Others. Here's what I've done: I created a symbol completely in the None class. I place an instance of the symbol on my drawing. I assign my "Wall-Tile-1" class to that symbol instance. I make the Wall Tile 1 class active and I have Class Options: set to Show/Snap Others. The problem is I cannot select the symbol instance. If I change the Class Options: to Show/Snap/Modify Others and then select the symbol instance and the OPI says it's in the Wall-Tile-1 class. I think therefore I should be able to select it when I have the Wall-Tile-1 class active and Class Options: set to Show/Snap Others, but I cannot select it. Support tells me this is expected behavior with symbols and class options. OK, but that makes my work much harder. Does anyone have a workaround better than duplicating the symbol and then changing the class of the duplicated symbol?

Thanks @Pat Stanford. Now I understand. I had a problem the other day with a " trailer showing in my data, I'll bet that was because I had the format cells set to fractional.