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How Can I Download a Previous Update Version Of VW 2024?
Matt Overton replied to Scrappy_Bogart's topic in General Discussion
It really is a bad release. I wonder how it got out of the virtual door? -
Greyed layers in Viewports NOT wireframe.
Matt Overton replied to bc's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
You can hack this with various degree of success by using layer override colours. set the black line and fill squares to grey and most objects will respond. Not always all doesn’t change image based resources. -
Best practice question – Internal vs external revisions
Matt Overton replied to Blinkglitter's topic in Architecture
Tttleblock allow you to record both Revisions and issues. I've seen offices use One for client facing and have that list on the printed page and then use the other one showing up outside of the printed page for Internal tracking. -
Library Files should be version less storage.
Matt Overton replied to Matt Overton's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Yes, Universal Vectorworks files would be great and it was put forward several times over the years as the reason for .vwx file change. Still as a show of progress and to improve the usability of the Libraries, it would be a good test bed. At a per-type level how many of the types have changed dramatically over the years? Lots of objects have got a revamp but at the same time, they moved from Red Symbols being stored in the library to Object Styles Types. The code to do the conversation if they are needed would exist, Sure doing the conversion each year isn't much work but it seems it is enough to mean people just don't use the system. -
To avoid redundancy and other management problems, Library files should not be in a specific version of the file format. They should be able to deliver the resource to the version of the app that being used regardless of what version of app saved the resource saved it. Given that most resources are fairly small objects anyway, any background data conversion that happens to get it to work would be quick. Benefits- - One True single library (per user or company-wide) - Smaller Install, smaller footprint - less management - Set and forget each version wouldn't need new locations to be set so could just read the settings from prior install.
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AI BIM?
Matt Overton replied to John S. Hansen's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Yes surely the talent they might throw at AI could probably be more impactful targeting low hanging fruit of production killing issues. -
Parking Spaces Hybrid 3D
Matt Overton replied to Laura Stone's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Also 3D clearances for parking structures -
AI command interface for Vectorworks
Matt Overton replied to Christiaan's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
In theory, the AI could already author a vectorscript description of the Wall type you'd like to replace the wall type you had if there was enough of the function exposed in the VS documentation. -
AI command interface for Vectorworks
Matt Overton replied to Christiaan's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
My first lecture in my first year of architecture started with that very line. 30 years later it is only marginally more true today than then and fails to understand how much further it has to. So sure maybe in my lifetime I might read about it happening while in the nursing home. -
AI command interface for Vectorworks
Matt Overton replied to Christiaan's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Or the Program ship from your local distributor with most of the common ones in your market. Then you'd only need to make a small handful of uncommon ones each year. -
AI command interface for Vectorworks
Matt Overton replied to Christiaan's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Add the potential VisionPro is showing and you have the specs sheet for the last CAD program I'll invest in, in my life time. -
AI command interface for Vectorworks
Matt Overton replied to Christiaan's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
That shouldn't need AI just features like Materials to do the job they are said to do. 😉 Save the AI for Fun things. -
Default Storey Levels
Matt Overton replied to shorter's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Storey Styles, LOL I sort of Kid, but it does seem like the way they do things like this these days. Still, a Storey Style might not be a bad single place to update in the project. We could have multiple in the same file, and we could transfer them from project to project or have a library of common project/construction types. That said, I will always upvote better Storey/Layers/Levels to better represent common building practice. -
Import PDF pages more sensibly
Matt Overton replied to bcd's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
With an option for stacking them all on top of each other but creating a layer for each- 1 reply
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Event Production/Festival Design Wishlist
Matt Overton replied to AndrewYVR's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
If you have a symbol, you want to lay out a regular spacing along a line, why not use the repetitive unit tool? -
Layer Grouping
Matt Overton replied to Neves+Creative Inc.'s question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Yes, it would be nice. -
It would be great if we had a hot project list that looked to see what folders the recent files were in, then kept the most recent folders and even allowed us to pin folders. Although it might need to look up the chain a level or 2 to get meaningful names; otherwise, in our case, it would just hot list 10 folders named "CAD".
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We've hit an issue with files converted from VW2022. The 2 attached images show an example of the problem. The source file has everything as it should be, but when referenced, lots of Planar Geometry jumps around from where it should be as per the second image. It should not be that the geometry in question is within groups and a mix of simple lines or rectangles. But digging in deeper it seems like the groups are offsetting. It seems to not be a problem for files created from scratch in VW2024, but we do have a few longer-running projects we'd like to bring over, as well as long-term clients we do ongoing work for. Has anyone seen this and know of any tricks to resolve it?
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Give us a curved leaders option with callouts.
Matt Overton replied to Bruce Kieffer's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
It took me a minute to find this interface, and I'm still unsure why it sits where it does. -
Hopefully, these quirks (I'm being generous) will be addressed as part of Roof/Slab Modernisation that is in development on the roadmap. This may or may not be a direct link to the item... https://www.vectorworks.net/en-AU/public-roadmap?url=roofslab-modernization