Amanda McDermott

Haven't read the whole thread in detail, but my thought was it could be a layer scaling thing. Sometimes when we've seen this, it is resolved by editing the layer scale (sometimes as well as the line weight). Architects generally work at 1:1 because that's how their software does things, but in vwx we find it better to work at whatever scale the majority of our outputs will be in sheet layer/viewport view, in order that line weights look the same in the output as what we are working with on screen in 'model space'.

Sounds useful, thanks for sharing!

@Katarina Ollikainen thanks, as ever, for a quick and detailed reply!

Hi Katarina, That sounds like a sensible workaround - but I'd prefer the software doing the maths, to reduce potential for human error! We want to input the distance apart that the plants on one row should be, and input how many rows there are, then have Vectorworks spit out the answer (ideally also be able to use data tags to report how many rows there are as part of the automatic label?)

A usual hedgerow spec is not just one row of plants, it's 2 or 3 staggered rows. So we want to draw a line to represent a hedgerow, say 100m long, have it appear graphically as it does, but then use the Object Info Palette or similar to tell it that this hedgerow uses 2 staggered rows. i.e. if the spacing is 1 plant per linear m, this particular hedgerow is made up of 200 plants, not 100 (as it currently thinks). (We don't really want to have to artificially 'thicken' the hedgerow because then a) we're having to use plants/m² where we want to use per linear m, and b) the graphics look wrong.) We would also like the ability to use greater than 7 species in a hedgerow mix.

Ah sorry for not explaining well enough - I mean a usual hedgerow spec is not just one row of plants, it's 2 or 3 staggered rows. So we want to draw a line to represent a hedgerow, say 100m long, have it appear graphically as it does, but then use the Object Info Palette or similar to tell it that this hedgerow uses 2 staggered rows. i.e. if the spacing is 1 plant per linear m, this particular hedgerow is made up of 200 plants, not 100 (as it currently thinks). (We don't really want to have to artificially 'thicken' the hedgerow because then a) we're having to use plants/m² where we want to use per linear m, and b) the graphics look wrong.)

Hi all, Hoping for advice on how to get the hedgerow tool to do staggered rows in Vwx 2024? @Marketa Hermova @Katarina Ollikainen @Tom W. @zoomer, can it be done?! Thanks in anticipation.

this would be good for plants as well!

It's on our list to tackle this too, please do update if you discover the answer!

We have to use a workaround by having a 'plant object' that is a seed mix, and make the landscape area 100% of that. I think @Marketa Hermova has said this is on the list to create a better solution for?

Thanks @Tom W., I mustn't have had both objects selected properly, that's worked!

Sort of related... I watched a useful video from @Jonathan Pickup (thanks as ever!) about the different behaviours of 'Align' in the Modify Menu, and 'Align' on right click. Went off all excited to try the right click version, and find it's not there for me! Any clues as to how to edit the right-click menu to get it reinstated, please?

Hello, We're trying out project sharing, and think we like it... hoping someone can tell us a way to edit settings on a couple of points please: We'd like an automatic pop up that includes other people's notes on changes they've made (rather than having to remember to go to File>Project Sharing, and check the history tab) We'd like the default to be that everything in the 'commit' dialogue is checked: 'Automatically release checked out layers and objects' / 'Also commit changes to Doc Prefs and settings' 'Also commit changes to Navigation and view related doc settings' are all unchecked every time, even when the last thing we did was check them. (Particularly problematic for the latter two, which are in a folded up menu and so easy to miss the check box). @Marketa Hermova or @Katarina Ollikainen perhaps you know how to do these things please?

It's a real faff sometimes to snap to the object you actually want to tag; I agree that "scrolling selection of potential snapping objects for the data tag." would be incredibly helpful.

I can't remember off the top of my head, but if you have Service Select, I feel like the answer was in this coffee break session by @Katarina Ollikainen : https://university.vectorworks.net/enrol/index.php?id=2555