Hi Eric. Thank you for responding and providing more information. As (I hope) you know, your firm is important to us and we value your feedback.
I will file an enhancement request, so that we'll have something formal "on the list" regarding this, to be considered for future updates. I will also start a discussion with the rest of the landmark team about what potential changes or additions could be made to accommodate workflows such as yours. And of course, you can talk to Eric and/or Tony during the summit about this particular issue if you like. Bryan may have some thoughts as well. As I'm sure you're aware, we are constantly trying to improve a wide array of tools, so I can't make any promises about a particular change or timeline.
This is a fair request in my opinion. This sort of thing is typically done outside of my department, but the landmark team can discuss who might be able to make something like this, given everyone's current workloads, and what format it might take. I do realize this is not the same thing (e.g., I don't think it discusses layers), but don't forget about the help documentation.
Yes, that is how the current tools were designed to work. I will note why you find this to be insufficient for your workflow.
Although I think that many of the tools work well on large projects, know that a broader discussion about how to further accommodate both types of users (and others) is ongoing. We often get conflicting requests regarding simplicity vs versatility, both as a result of small vs large sites and as a result of different industry roles, standards, and practices in the multiple markets Vectorworks serves around the world. We aim to have a product that is as useful as possible for as many as possible, and we will continue to do so.
Well yes, that wouldn't be particularly great... So feel free to express any frustrations here, via email, or through tech support. We understand frustration and try to keep it in mind regarding the tone of a post.
Don't forget about the Select Connected Components command in the Irrigation submenu. It selects everything downstream, and can be used on points of connection, main lines, valves, and laterals. Of course, a selection is temporary, so it doesn't provide an isolated editing environment for whatever was selected.
Thank you.