Kevin Allen

help could use more written step by step instructions

I think what you're describing is a MAJOR problem with truss and gear. The center connection is insane and has NOTHING to do with real life. With Vectorworks Truss object, I can add hanging positions inside or coincident to the chords. Then I can add lights, speakers, whatever to those poisiiktns. So the clamp on a device would find the connection, but it won't be connected to the truss and will not be calculated in Braceworks. There is no reasonable way that I know of to use any or all of the cords of a truss to hang gear in Braceworks. So, I imagine that's where your clamps are going; to the mystery Braceworks space.

select coincident objects?

In the Navigation palette select "Show. snap. modify others" from the drop down menu

maybe there are several VEs here? a) better import and translation. b) referencing.

Is it possible to reference this type of file?

Although there are exceptions to every rule, an 'accessory' modifies the beam of light. a C-Clamp, base, "T," sidearm, trunion or other 'iron' is about mounting or rigging.

typo. But I do like it, for something, somewhere.

could be a ratline reference, much like Adobe InDesign

This is my highest priority and I know many colleagues who feel the same way.

or per face...

The only thing I can think of is that 'styles' were added to the Drawing Label tool a year or so ago. That has greatly simplified my workflow.

If the view in the cell is set to top plan, that will likely only showing hybrid. IIRC, that is what I have several legends making up one. I have a VE in place that the view and visibility should be cell specific.

I just did something similar to what you are trying to achieve, but everything was a symbol. The symbols did not necessarily have a record attached. I am not recalling if they were all hybrid or a mix of hybrid and 3D. It was an imperfect process, and I think my graphic legends each wound up as several graphic legends grouped together. Different visibilities in each legend.It was trial and error and I didn't document the process.

are the solids symbols? I think everything needs to be a symbol or have a record attached.

I don't remember the names, but a set designer was teaching a set design class somewhere. A student turned in their design for some show.The teacher praised the design at length, then added a message about when stealing a design off of the internet, it is best NOT to steal teacher's design.

does it render in FQR?

One aspect which has not come up is the difference that I would expect between a laser printer, a cheap inkjet and a plotter.

Possibly. I haven’t printed from VWX in many many years.

Printing from PDF os best practice. Most printers/drivers understand WHAT DF. They do not necessarily understand vwx. or other programs.

well, the section viewport links to the drawing label object. Reference Markers can also link to Drawing Labels (although that is a process) ideally I would think the worksheet would link to the title block objects.

I use the hyperlink tool to reference product specs, but that seems quite a process for a table of contents. Hoping for a setting...

I use a stock worksheet that comes with designer to create an index of drawings. The Worksheet pulls sheet titles and sheet numbers from Title Block Objects. Can that be made interactive, so that a reader using a PDF file can click on the sheet number or the sheet title and be sent to the page?

I hope so, but assumes the file format stays the same for a long time. Photoshop has been able to make this work.

While I am not a fan of subscriptions, I see they are where software licenses are going. I have been paying monthly Vig to Adobe for years. That said, what I heard Juan say last night was that if you have a perpetual license, that is not going away. If you have service select, the program is essentially the same. If you have b other and stop paying the Service Select, you still have the license. I assume that at some point, the OS may not run someone's old version, but that isn't new. With Adobe, if you stop paying the Vig, you're sunk opening files unless other Apps open and translate. That's possible with some file formats.