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    Link Space name to an object

    in Architecture

    Posted

    What you want is to define the space name in your symbol. The next step is to use the "create spaces from wall command". You want this command to use the name saved into the previous placed symbol as the name for the space object ?

    Exactly.

    This would only be possible by creating a custom script.

    I need to dig into scripting then :D or wait for Marionette since I have zero knowledge about scripting.

    But I don't see the point honestly.

    Imagine that you have a building 15 stories where some of them are not the same and plenty of rooms, do you have manually to click on each space in order to place the name of each space?

    From my point of view this will be a huge time saver.

    Since you take the time to put the space name into the symbol why not placing it in the space object itself ? It takes as much time to do either of those options, and imagine having 3 symbols with different names in a room, the script might not take the right one a result.

    I believe you are better off naming the space objects manually unless I'm still not understanding your question.

    Now this will be part of drawing organization, only one key symbol will have that record format... for example bed has the Bedroom data, only beds can be in bedroom, then a stove has the kitchen data, only stoves can be in kitchen and so on.

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Link Space name to an object

    in Architecture

    Posted

    This only works in one direction: the symbolobject can find it's space reference.

    A space object can not find all it's symbols and update them.

    Yes a little difficult to explain here, let´s see...

    It could work in the opposite way:

    1- You draw your walls

    2- Place a symbol (bed, desk, chair, any symbol) this symbol has a record field for example Room type: Library.

    3- When you hit Create Spaces from Walls, then the Custom Space Name displayed in the viewport will read that symbol record field (Library)

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Link Space name to an object

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Ok, I think I´m getting the grip of it, thank you.

    Now I see that in the OIP the space name of that specific symbol, it´s great, but can be done in the opposite?

    For example: I have a bed symbol and pre-attach the Space name "Bedroom" when I create a Space for that room where that bed is the Space name is automatically displayed as "Bedroom".

    It can be done with this plugin?

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Link Space name to an object

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Not exactly the way you are looking for.

    In a worksheet you can use the name of a space object as a criteria for a database, but you can't have a database of symbols and ask them for their locations.

    i.e. you can list all the objects in a room, but you can't list all the chairs and ask them what room they're in.

    hth

    mk

    Hmmm I see, thanks for the tip.

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Link Space name to an object

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Hi all,

    Is there a way to "link" an object to spaces?

    For example, I make my walls and put a bed in one of those rooms, when I click create spaces from walls I would like that the command read the room that has the bed then automatically the space is called bedroom. The same if I put a toilet seat in one room, then the command is called automatically wc.

    Makes sense?

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Navigation Palette enhancements

    in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests

    Posted · Edited by jc4d

    Hi all,

    Would be great if the Navigation palette could offer some more options right on the palette without going into edit, for example:

    1- Renaming classes, layers, etc would be nice to have the same system than when you rename a file in Windows, click on the layer and then another click on the name so you will be able to rename it without any extra pop up window.

    2- Elevation, layer wall height, opacity could be added as optional fields on the design layer and the values can be edited right on the layers panels without the need to open a popup window, here is mockup:

    I think this enhancements will boos the productivity and speed up the workflow considerably.

    Share your thoughts :)

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Vectorworks 2016

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi all,

    I use C4D and I do a lot of xpresso setups for custom objects, is Marionette kind of the same?

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Functionally they are very similar and have the same purpose, however one would not transfer directly into the other from C4D > Vectorworks, for instance.

    Of course, not planning to "port" my objects :D but it is awesome, so my knowledge in xpresso will help me to do setups in Marionette then.

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Object info flexibility

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Thanks for confirm it. :)

    I have few custom symbols with same width but different height and for that I have to check the size on the Shape tab and write down on the Data tab, nothing fancy or worth to make a worksheet in this cases.

    Maybe this can become a wish?

    Tabs on OIP and even dare to say in the Navigation palette can be "undockable" so the user will have even more freedom to customize the workspace.

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Object info flexibility

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Hi all,

    Is there a way to detach the Data tab from the Shape tab on the Object info palette?

    I often work with record format but in order to write down that info I have to navigate all the time to the shape tab to see the size of some objects and I can assure you, this is an exhausting task the back and forth navigation between tabs.

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Easy import

    in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests

    Posted

    This has been recommended recently in a thread I'm unable to find at the moment. I believe this is the direction we will be moving towards in the future.

    Hope more near than distant future :D

    For the time being, the majority of supported import format files can be imported via drag/drop into the drawing area, saving you a bunch of clicks and searching for the file format in the list.

    Great tip, thank you.

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Easy import

    in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests

    Posted

    Hi all,

    Would be great if VW could be a little "smarter" when importing documents.

    If VW could recognize the file type that is open via the dialog Open we could get rid of all the import list, so it would be more straight forward, and then when we click ok then the respective dialog with the options will appear.

    Hope it makes sense :)

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Documents tab

    in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests

    Posted

    Hi all,

    Would it be possible to add Documents tabs?

    This is very important when working with many documents at the same time and cycling between them or over-viewing which documents are open.

    I think this was requested before but couldn´t find the original post.

    Cheers,

    Juan

    Special dimension

    in Architecture

    Posted · Edited by jc4d

    Hi all,

    I have been trying to replicate this kind of dimension with the custom dimension values but I can´t figured out if it is possible or not.

    Right now is just a group of lines an a text that I have to change manually.

    Any light on this will be appreciated. :)

    Here is a screenshot of the dimension.

    Cheers,

    Juan

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