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@grant_PDHi Havn't been into the theatrical side of things but Epic Games that has spun TM off from the Unreal engine appears to have some amazing capabilities in theatre lighing presentation. Have a look at this video from the Epic games website.

That works well, draw a straight wall. draw a polyline as the top of the wall, extrude and section solid the wall, delete the top and use the deform tool to bend to desired shape.

Hi, Internal shadows without shadow decals. Mirror not as good without probe and never use displacement mapping except in one of my tutorials as never required to detail the grass. TM is a great extension to VW. Leave it at that.

@Mark AcetoHi, all you mentioned is so simple and quick, you get a result in a few minutes. No going back for us. There is nothing that cant be done in a few minutes if you take the time to learn the program like most things.

@Carol ReznorHi, I will always set up my site model with the survey date in a blank file then exref that file to my working file. I can then move the viewport and rotate as needed so as not to upset the survey data and you don't clog up your working file with all the survey classes. This way when you build your existing building from the survey data it all sits correctly on the site model. I do copy the 3D site model to the working file and any other lines i need but leave it as a separate referenced file. HTH

@RJenniHi if you truly want a realistic rendering export this as a cinema4d and import in Twin Motion.

@Steve RiddleHi, Have your surveyor provide you with a .csv file. this data is the rl and eastings and northings from their survey data. They may need to change the file extension to .xyz or zip it up as the computer doesn't like to send program files. So it opens as an excel file and you may have to delete a few columns, the first one is usually numbered points 1-???, delete any that don't match the 3 columns see attached. then you go to AEC/ Survey import and import survey data, select the .csv file and you will get a whole bunch of 3d nodes, select all and create a site model and you should get a site model. HTH

@RossfordHi when i was playing around with marionette a few years ago i used this website to create my own marionette nodes, maybe there is one there that can help under the site section or others. you can convert the code to a marionette node. https://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/VS:Function_Reference

@RossfordHi, Not sure if this helps but can get the different slopes to show up as different colours in VWorks. Untitled1_v2020.vwx

@AnnabelHi, Make sure your site modifiers and site model are referring to proposed and not existing. You can change the contours to be displayed in settings see attached Untitled1_v2020.vwx

@Onink Have you tried using control geometry? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTIf0KHjXts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDIms48i7_Q

@OninkSee attached to rotate 3D Untitled1_v2020.vwx Scale.vwx

@Onink 2020 file attached. Untitled1_v2020.vwx

Hi, many ways to do this but here is one. HTH Untitled1.vwx

Hi, Am having trouble with physics when exporting as datasmith. In Twin Motion you hit M on keyboard and it puts your feet on the ground so you walk around rather than flying. When I hit M I drop through my model to the starting ground. Am I missing something??? The Physics "M" works fine with Exporting C4D files. @Dave Donley Thanks in advance. Alan

@Luis M RuizHi, nice work. Have been using TM 2020.2 for while and using a Samsumg Galaxy VR headset which works amazing well. Interested as to how you set up the 3d spin around?? Have a lot of work but cant show as work related. Thanks. Great program and loving it with VW.

Hi, I have been informed from OzCAD that the MultiStamp tool has been retired as it was completely superseded by the superior Data Tag in 2021. We will need to become familiar with this tool because it is going to see a lot more development in the future which will make it even more compelling.

Hi, Anyone else noticed that aMultistamp created in VW 2020 becomes StampCW when opened in 2021 and is Un-editable? If i export it back to VW 2020 all is fine it becomes a Multistamp again?????????????? Am I missing something?

@RumbleHi i use a Renderworks Style i created to produce sun studies for shadow diagrams, it only creates a shadow and no building. . Use 2 viewports on top of one another and important to have the alpha channel unticked. Also doors open in 3d or not cast shadows. See attached. HTH PS If you turn off the doors and glass the sun show through to beyond. Shadows_v2020.vwx Shadows.vwx

Hi, I notice you have walls set by object, this really only deals with one wall at a time. If yo use by component and set your wall style the same way (and draw walls clockwise) yo can change all of the same wall styles in one go. See attached file VW 2021. HTH Wall.vwx

One other issue i found is that with some textures from VW via Datasmith you cant drag and drop an TM texture to see attached where as you can with C4D export, you have to make a new texture in TM then drag it on. The test zip has a VW, Tm and Assets that you would need to put in a folder named "Untitled1_Assets" shows the issue in the attached image for VW to look at. @Dave Donley test.zip

HI, We just received the SP3 in Australia with DataSmith and there is a huge difference in the materials before adjusting in Twin Motion. Anyone else experiencing this? See attached, Cinema 4D on left and Datasmith on right. Also internal the materials all seem much darker not sure which is best yet, need to experiment more. What are other peoples experiences???

@simbobHi, if you set the the desired design layer on edit viewport then it will always go to that file even if you change design layers while working in the file. Thant's what i have found.

@hollister design StudioHi you could if you wanted straight lines use the create handrail and have a sheet of glass and sent to surface. HTH

@MaltbyDesignHi you change it in your dimension style see attached. HTH