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That would be nice. They could also improve the data manager in that regard. Atm it is tedious to assign ifcobjecttypes to symbols there as well and set up the mapping.
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This wish is an enhancement request for worksheets and the data manager. I would like to have the sorting order in the data manager matching the one in my record. Same goes for creating a worksheet with the dialog. Atm they are sorted alphabetically. For a small amount of fields I can manually sort it, but now we have a record with 30 fields and I have to reorder them again. If I import the record into another file the whole thing starts again. There is a reason why I create record fields in a certain order and I would like to maintain that order. That should be the standard and deviation from it can still happen later.
Thanks!
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Hi all,
Nvidia released a fantastic new platform for realtime collaboration and simulation. They already have a connection for Revit, but now they also implemented a connection for Archicad. I feel a bit behind the trend with Vectorworks. We always seem to be a little late to the party of cutting edge technology. But maybe I am wrong and something amazing will be revealed tomorrow.
Cheers!
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Sadly this still happens with data tags. It's a different project and a different use case. Very frustrating, because we can't reproduce it and this time it's a project file. So we have to account for even more users. 😞
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3 hours ago, Dave Donley said:
@elepp You can definitely use Twinmotion and Vectorworks with this export.
Existing direct link plugins to Twinmotion work by the user pressing a "Synchronize" button in the CAD application, every time they want to push the model updates to Twinmotion. One click.
Currently with Vectorworks you choose export and then import in Twinmotion, two clicks.
There is not yet a truly Direct Link with live connection like there are for Lumion and Enscape, which would require no clicks to update the model in Twinmotion. This would be a click to establish a connection to Twinmotion and model updates would happen live as changes happen in Vectorworks (like with Lumion and Enscape). This support in Datasmith is a work in progress and Vectorworks is on the path to this.
Thanks for clearing that up. Seeing forward to the improvements. For now though it's not usable for us. In our design process we would have to update it too many times. And even if it's only two clicks, in the design process it adds up quickly.
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4 minutes ago, Dave Donley said:
Hello @MaltbyDesign
Twinmotion is an independent product from Epic Games. It does allow you to render your model in real-time.
To use this with SP3 choose the Export Unreal Datasmith file export command, this saves the .udatasmith file and "assets" (geometry and textures). You point Twinmotion at that file to import.
Thereafter you can make changes in Vectorworks to add, modify, delete objects and to override textures in Twinmotion. To update the model again after the initial export you overwrite the .udatasmith file by exporting it again, and in Twinmotion press the "chasing arrows" icon to have Twinmotion pick up the new import. Overrides to textures and any geometry you added in Twinmotion from their content should remain unaffected.
I have to say I am a bit disappointed. We are still missing a viable option for live rendering in Vectorworks on macOS. So far it only exists for Enscape and Lumion. When it was teased in the road maps and presentations, I was under the impression that we would finally get it with SP3. So in the end it's only a nicer export. :(
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Yes. That was my experience as well. It's just confusing to get an unrelated error message.
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That's bad news. I was also hoping on some improvements. I get an error message for odbc if I am using SQlite. 😤 Very frustating!
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Hi. Are these walls by any chance IfcWallStandardCases? IIRC it's part of their standard definition and the clipping of the walls happens inside the BIM programms. Some programms require standard cases, for example Revit. They can then translate them into native walls.
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There is also Navisworks, but than you have to buy into the Autodesk Ecosystem or Desite from Thinkproject. Desite is very powerful and capable.
But so far all these programms are quite expensive.
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Hi,
I would like to have more options for Pdf/A Export. It's been years that we are stuck with PDF/A 1b. There is now PDF/A 3 available. The old 1b version creates terrible looking plans. Text gets rasterized and the dpi is limited to 72. We need an update there. We have to rely on third party programms for that for now.
Regards!
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@Michal Zarzecki @Boh I also only have rudimentry understanding of IFC in Vectorworks. Usually IFC-files should be much smaller than vwx-files. If you need them even smaller you should give ifcziop a try. This file type is very suitable to compressions. Ifcxml tends to make files bigger. A few programms prefer xml over standard ifc, for example programms for quantity take off and cost calculations. Since the introduction of ExportOptions in the Datamanger, these options here are not so useful anymore. The checkboxes here treat all objects the same, but you might want to treat every ifcobject differently. So Walls by components but not slabs. The checkbox for "Quantity Take Off" is used if the recieving software can't calculate quantities from the objects themselves. The Solibri Model Checker is calculating its own quantities.
These are just a few things I have picked up over the years. If you have more questions, feel free to ask.
Nevertheless I would like to have a comprehensive webinar from Vectorworks regarding the use of IFC. There is always more to learn. Wish you a nice evening from Germany.
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@Josh Loy Thank you! I appreciate your responses. I can imagine, that there were some tough choices to be made. As a user we only get to see the final result and having a look behind the curtain is insightful. If you have some concepts to run by us users here, I think, lots of people would be willing to chime in with comments .😉
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I have to agree with @Tobias Kern. The orthoganal views should be locked. @Josh Loy A lock symbol would be handy. Especially on an individual window pane basis.
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I loved Bluebeam Revu. Sadly it's no longer developed, though you can still buy it, I think. 😞 That was right what we needed. Now we are using PDF Expert and Adobe Reader. I once did some research about PDF Programms, but good ones for Mac are far and few in between. I would give PDF Studio a go. It has some measurement features.
https://kbpdfstudio.qoppa.com/precision-pdf-measuring-tools/
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Iirc it's just not there yet, but the future versions of IFC should be able to do that. IFC 4 has a modell view definition that is called "design transfer view". It's not yet supported by Vectorworks but it should work in that direction.
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As far as I know 'VE' stands for Vectorworks enhancement request. The other should be 'VB' for Vectorworks bug.
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We are working on a project at the moment where rhino.inside would be a huge help. We are planning a roof structure with etfe cushions. There are already plenty of resources for grasshopper regarding this. The structural engineer on this project also uses rhino and grasshopper. The whole collaboration on a parametric structure would be much easier that way. We are reaching the limits of what is possible in Vectorworks in terms of 3D-Modeling capabilities. It's very frustrating. 😞
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@jeff prince Appreciate your input. I agree that professional skills are very important. My view might be a little skewed by my negativ experience in that regard.
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18 minutes ago, digitalcarbon said:
with thoughts of removing stumps for a business
I might join you there. There is something to be said about a "simple" but rewarding task like that. 😄
Landlines where never a safe option here in Germany. You could hear a crackling in the background, if you tried to call someone in the GDR. 😄
Maybe the good ol' pigeon will do?
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6 minutes ago, JuanP said:@elepp We looked into Rhino Inside last year. However, we didn’t get much traction from our customers at that point. We will be happy to hear more about other use cases for this improvement.
thanks for bringing this up.
Hi @JuanP,
thanks for the quick reply. With theses features it's like in the movie Fields of Dreams: If you build it, they will come. People, who are already familiar with rhino and grasshopper, will flock more likely to programms that offer this option. Asking existing users for feedback, will not be helpful. You should survey rhino users how likely they would be to buy Vectorworks with rhino.inside available.
I know a few architects who learned rhino+grasshopper in university. Later they joined architecture firms and brought their knowledge of these tools with them. If they had to weigh in on which bim software to use, they naturally gravitated towards Archicad and Revit. Vectorworks is not considered an option.
Still many universities in Germany are teaching rhino+grasshopper and are producing highly skilled workers of tomorrow. They will not consider our office, if we can't offer them this. It is difficult as is finding skilled Vectorworks users from university, but this makes it even harder.
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53 minutes ago, digitalcarbon said:
As you all know I'm a big fan of Cloud everything. Been using for 3 years and its virtually flawless...collaboration, no version update headaches, absolutely super!
I personally feel that I have debunked all the issues thrown at me.
However, politics aside, am I now held hostage by these cloud companies who can shut me down if they decide to?
Example:
If I want to use my cloud services to make signs that say "The emperor has no clothes"...will I get shut down for going against popular opinion?
Still a big fan of the cloud but you have me over a barrel on this one and I have no reply...its a valid concern...
I guess nothing is really safe...
That's a very valid concern. I like reading books with the Kindle App. I have it installed on my phone, my tablet and on my kindle device. I can pick up reading my books where ever I am. Lately though I am considering buying physical books again, because Amazon might decide to delete my library for various reseaons out of my control. And legally I would have no means to fight Amazon in court, because I agreed to their TOS. I would have burned my money and have to spend it again. That's why I am a big proponent for open file formats and against drm.
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Now that Rhino 7 was released, they introduced Rhino.Inside. It's a live link between Rhino and another software. There are plenty of advantageous uses cases for having this also in Vectorworks. We need better operability with other software packages and I am not talking import/export features. The data needs to be synced live to make important decisions on the fly.
Thnx!
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Hi. Ifc 4 does not support IfcWallStandardCase anymore. It has been depricated with Ifc 2x3. If you change from 2x3 to 4, you loose the previous information. Or did you set it up in Ifc 4?
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Set IFC en masse
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We need in general a more comprehensive way of working with large resources. We have a batch renaming command now for all of them, but there is potential for more batch commands.