[Mac OS Sonoma 14.4.1 makes VW2024 unusable]

Good morning. I have the same Mac as the author, and I haven't updated yet. If the same thing happened to me it would be really a big problem now. Is there an official position on this? Thank you

[Apple macOS 14 Sonoma Compatibility - Feedback]

On 11/24/2023 at 3:42 PM, StefanoT said:

With VW24 Update 1 and 1.1 on macOS Sonoma (latest) we’re experiencing incremental crashes not related to specific commands till it becomes very unstable (>2 crashes per hour).

 

Running “Repair” from the installer does not seem to solve the issue. Clean reinstall does solve it, at least for a while. This was a recurrent behavior on 2 different users/devices  (MacBookPro Intel and MacMini M2), starting from a few crashes and quickly in a few days becoming very unstable.

 

We have already shared this issue with our local distributor, and we got answered Sonoma is not officially supported yet, but we still believe - as VW addicted 😉 - it is worthy to share here. 

 

Hi Stefano

 

are you able to check the same steps on Ventura?

[VCS cloud presentations: how to view/link vgx models?]

4 hours ago, inikolova said:

@zeno,

Switching between 2D/3D views seamlessly or displaying both, in a BIMx fashion is on our list of improvements. We are currently working on supporting class visibility in the 3D viewer, which is the foundation for being able to support saved views. Saved views may be able to give you what you are looking for. 

Best regards,

Iskra Nikolova

 

Can I see a 2D draw on saved view=ì? Thanks for your Answers

[Enscape for Mac]

On 10/11/2023 at 10:11 PM, Dave Donley said:

https://enscape3d.com/enscape-for-mac/?utm_campaign=Enscape-Release-2023-h2-MacOS&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter2404&utm_source=hs_email

 

Enscape for macOS is out now, compatible with Vectorworks 2023 SP6 and Vectorworks 2024.

 

What a great news!

[VCS cloud presentations: how to view/link vgx models?]

Hi Stefano. I am writing to you to share my experience and follow a possible development. I wanted to squeeze this tool to use it actively on an ongoing project, setting the xyz coordinates, as you say. It is not possible to do this and I think it will not be possible for some time. I have tried other systems even outside of VCS and I have to confirm that it is a world where there are those who can do it with millimeter precision, but they are extremely expensive services.

From here I realized that VCS in AR must be used to show a kitchen furniture, a set of desks in a studio. Or a whole project but in VR. My heavy model can't handle it and I never have time to find the right balance. As for the navigation in Unity, however, I have to tell you that I found myself quite well on the desktop, but on mobile I don't remember negative experiences. But maybe I have to check if the same system is active. In short, I remember a positive general experience.

In my opinion a very nice thing would be to be able to insert the sheet layers in comparison with the sectioned model with section volume. They have done great work lately but it must be admitted that from a professional point of view we are far from other BimX cone applications. Hoping for a precise xyz alignment to be able to for example see the plants on the ground on an existing structure is too much. But looking for the way to be able to integrate 2D views with 3D views might be the right direction to implement project understanding and division.

[Can someone either guide me or redirect me, please?]

Don't worry. It doesn't seem like a difficult project. Make sure before you have set the parameters of the Design layer and then of the single wall. Do not use the components for now. Draw the exterior wall using a new style. Try to proceed only if you understand what all the parameters you see are for. And if you don't understand a setting, ask. Saying that the whole project doesn't work doesn't allow anyone to help you😀

[Mac M2 Render Speed Test]

I repeated the experiment with no open applications and no external monitors

 

M2 MAX 92 GB 16"

 

9:26

 

But couldn't we do a test of the same file with render in GPU and redshift?

[New M2 MacBook Pros]

20 hours ago, Mark Aceto said:

 

Migration Manager? You're brave... 

it works. From silicon to silicon. From Intel to Silicon was a total disaster

[Mac M2 Render Speed Test]

MBP 16 M2 max 92 GB RAM

 

9:36

[New M2 MacBook Pros]

Here we go 

 

 

[Apple macOS 13 Ventura Compatibility - Feedback]

13 hours ago, Mark Aceto said:

Wast thinking about upgrading sooner than usual, and just read about an issue with a USB-C to DP external display connection. Is anyone here connecting their 4K monitor that way? Any issues with full screen native resolution or otherwise?

 

Hello.

 

What do you mean by DP? I have a 43 and I have no problems

[Apple macOS 13 Ventura Compatibility - Feedback]

Good morning

 

I would like to report an important BUG for CW windows. By copying and pasting the same window, they change the size. Trying the file on Big Sur DOES NOT HAPPEN. I'm about to try on windows.

 

 

PS: Maybe it's a matter of SP2 and not the operating system. I’m testing

PS2: it’s a regression from SP1. Tested on monterey, win11 and Ventura @Stephan Moenninghoff can we talk with someone?

PS2: VB-192280 created

[unknown and not easy to understand graphics problems in vectorworks. any idea?]

1 hour ago, zoomer said:

Looks a bit like Zaha Hadid's revenge.

 

A malware that pollutes our VW drawing window with her early design work.

 

(evidence : https://www.pinterest.de/pin/330592428894632991/)

If you understand it, it's malware

 

If you don't understand it, it's design

 

yo 😅

[unknown and not easy to understand graphics problems in vectorworks. any idea?]

Guys everybody know that Vectorworks is a software for architects. It’s only a automatic decontructivism function. Come on! 

[Apple macOS 13 Ventura Compatibility - Feedback]

Are there some other issues out of renderings, actually?

[Searching for: all materials from a spec design layer]

21 minutes ago, Matt Panzer said:

It certainly looks like one.

 

Ok I'll do it

actually I need to extract all auto hybrid from my project. That's the only way to get quantity materials for solids and components

 

 

[Searching for: all materials from a spec design layer]

26 minutes ago, Matt Panzer said:

 

Just to clarify my last (brief) message: Deselecting "Include subparts" do show the quantities for me.

 

OMG

 

sorry but I didn't understand. I missed the "de" of "selecting", my mistake.

 

Ok. Actually me too now shows the quantities on that file even if it's not what I expected.

 

If I can: if I exclude that selection I read the quantities of solids inside the autohybrids (why? but ok)

 

If I have to read the wall components in the same worksheet where the materiali is on autohibrids object, how should I do it?

Thanks

 

PS: there is also this question about quantities material 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Searching for: all materials from a spec design layer]

Just now, Matt Panzer said:

 

Hi @zeno,

Try editing the Criteria and deselect "Include subparts".  It does look like a bug though...

 

Hi Matt

 

Thank you for answering

 

I confirm that he can't read the quantities materials. But for now the road is simple because it sees the object but does not read the quantities, presenting a zero that is immediately understood. From the worksheet I'm going back to the autohybrids, which are still inside symbols, so I'm solving pretty fast. And yes: every time the quantities change as expected

 

For the BUG there is already the VB-191520. I hope it can be resolved quickly. We have many other projects to do

 

Thanks

[Searching for: all materials from a spec design layer]

I'm working on the final list and it's interesting because you can also understand several errors that are present in the model.

 

Studying in detail I noticed that autohybrid objects do not allow you to calculate the quantities of materials. I also posted the VB-191520

 

@Matt Panzer please can I ask you in advance if you know a method to solve the problem? maybe i'm making a mistake like the one in the beam a few days ago.

 

Thank you

 

 

[Searching for: all materials from a spec design layer]

He we go. 1 tower concrete on the right, total amount on 3 towers on the left

 

seems working well

 

[Searching for: all materials from a spec design layer]

Good morning

 

I found a way, it works and I'm happy because I'll be able to proceed with my work.

 

To define a list of materials for design layer you need to:

 

- a worksheet where you define only the criteria ‘material x is present’ and ‘design layer is..’

 

- the total sums are in the first row at the top of each criterion

 

Comes a spreadsheet miles long because for now you can't merge the elements, so you need to:

 

- another spreadsheet where you can report the data of the individual cells (connected)

 

My opinion is that something smarter should be done in this direction. If the developers believe that my contribution can be useful, just write me in PM.

 

Otherwise I can give my opinion and say that there is a big lack in the potential of the worksheet and materials for architectural projects.

 

Thanks for the support

 

 

 

[Searching for: all materials from a spec design layer]

I found the discussion more than a year ago made with@sbarrett

 

 

So confirm what I thought: it's not possible to do what I need.

 

I ask you what we can do: I think it is unacceptable that such an operation cannot be done for an architectural project.

 

Can we all try to work together and solve this problem? I think it can interest a lot of people.

 

What do you think about it?

 

Thank you

[Searching for: all materials from a spec design layer]

I think that criteria

 

"type is material" Locates the material resource in the drawing, like a resource list

 

is not compatible with

 

"design layer is ..."

 

Or can't do it. Material database takeoff derives 69 items. So I have to keep finding few materials in each design layer!

[Searching for: all materials from a spec design layer]

8 hours ago, Pat Stanford said:

Dashing out now.  I will send more details later.

 

Right click on the Database Header Row (3, not 3.1, 3.2, etc.) choose Edit Criteria.  Click the Add button.  Set that new criteria to Layer Is and choose the layer you want.

 

 

Issues

1- Material Takeoff - Database get a correct full list

 

 

2- If I add "layer is --" whit "all criteria in this set" the worksheet is empty

 

3- If I add "layer is --" whit "any criteria in this set" the worksheet don't allow me to merge materials

 

 

 

 

[Searching for: all materials from a spec design layer]

Thank you all for the support

 

Excuse me, maybe I don't know enough about the software. I can't find the point to assign the design layer. Can I ask you to attach a screenshot, a small video? I need to figure out exactly which worksheet you're talking about and how to try to do this.

 

Thanks in advance