[Best way to draw furniture on a large BIM project]

Thanks Rob, we have chosen to use Hybrid Symbols as they appear to provide all of the functionality that we require without using too much memory.

[Space tool for unenclosed areas]

Is it possible to use the Space Tool to create a Space Object for areas that are not fully enclosed by walls, for instance on balconies or a driveway?

[Window Recess Depth Within a Wall]

That's great thanks.

 

Since the symbol was created using Window in Wall plug-ins I could use their Plan Wall Offset fields to control the recess depth on the overall symbol.

[Window Recess Depth Within a Wall]

I have create this window symbol and I would like to recess it further into the wall. How can I achieve this?

[Slab modification and context objects]

When I double click on a slab object to edit it the rest of the model disappears so I cannot interact with it.

 

Is it possible to control the visibility of the rest of the classes/design layers etc when this happens?

[Problem inserting window and door symbols]

@CipesDesignPerhaps. Where is the Insertion Mode option located?

 

Thanks 

[Apartment Block File Setup]

Thanks Juan 

 

I am currently thinking this is the route we will go down, however there must be a better way to organise and manage the files surely?

 

[Problem inserting window and door symbols]

Thanks Alan. 

 

When I copy your window symbol within the same wall it inserts fine but when I copy and paste it outside the wall, draw a separate wall and try to reinsert it does not work. Do you know why this might be?

 

 

[Apartment Block File Setup]

I am setting up a 10 storey building with 2 different apartment types copied multiple times across each floor.

 

I currently have one main model including external walls and party walls and stairs, and a separate model containing the two apartment type layouts. The apartment types are then referenced into the main model using Design Layer Viewports.

 

My question is how do I make the internal walls of the flat types attach or relate directly and parametrically to the external walls of the main model?

 

 

[Print Window from Design Layer]

It would be very useful and save a lot of time if we could print to scale directly within a design layer rather than having to setup a plot sheet and viewport first.

 

I suggest the sequence would be: select print window tool - draw a rectangle on the screen - select scale and sheet size - print

[Problem inserting window and door symbols]

I have created a set of symbols from the standard door and window plug-in objects but I am struggling to insert them into walls. When I created the symbols I check the 'insert in walls' option.

 

Is there anything else I need to do to insert symbols correctly into walls?

[Custom Window Arrangement]

That works, thanks

 

[Custom Window Arrangement]

I need to create the attached window arrangement, essentially two standard windows with a large mullion cap in between and a bulkhead or inset lintel above, as a symbol to be inserted within walls.

 

Is this possible and if so how would I achieve it?

[Best way to draw furniture on a large BIM project]

What is the best i.e. most effective, efficient and manageable way to draw furniture using Vectorworks architect BIM on a large 500 apartment project? This is includes bathrooms, kitchens, beds, chairs and tables, which will all be identically replicated 100s of times and are likely to require ongoing editing.

 

We will need to show them on GA plans at 1:50, but not necessarily on the section drawings. We also need to provide kitchen and bathroom layouts at 1:20. Should we reference these directly from the same model or draw these separately? 

 

Thanks

[Edit a design layer within a viewport]

I think it would be very useful to be able to edit a design layer within a viewport, particularly within title block sheet files.

 

This would dramatically speed up workflows by allowing the editing of details whilst annotating, cropping and dimensioning drawings rather than going backwards and forwards between the design layer and sheet file.