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JustinVH

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  1. @ABohmWhat license do you have? Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, or Design Suite?
  2. You should reach out to Tyler and hound them to provide us with the weights. Last time I spoke to them their exact words were "we don't know the weights of our trusses, we just weigh them before they go on the truck and calculate that way. If they can get VW the weights this can be added in the future.
  3. In VW2023 there is a new data tag for hoists that replicates the behavior of the coordinate label in the old hoist tool. It is identical with the arrows and will scale properly in the drawing. That tag is located in the Hoist.vwx file in the Entertainment Data Tags folder and is called Hoist Tag-Hoist Label.
  4. @ChollyO You will need to go into Document Preferences and turn off the 8 light limit for Shaded rendering. Once you do that you should be able to see all the lights in either Shaded or FQR.
  5. It looks like you are using VW2022 from your signature. If that is correct and you are using the Shaded mode for rendering there is an eight light limit for beam visibility so only eight beams will be rendered.
  6. Also all of the code for truss is in metric units so it is easier for the CAD Content team to work in metric because all of our internal scripts require metric units. You may find some manufacturer truss records that have imperial units but this is rare as it requires the team to have to convert units back into metric when do final setups before release.
  7. @OaktownI was able to get it to work using cheeseboroughs. I set the offset to 20.75mm and made sure to adjust the insertion point of the symbol accordingly. I have included two images to show how my cheeseboroughs look and how I have setup the 3D part of the symbol. I am using Tomcat 12x12 truss. Note that the 3D loci in the 3D symbol setup is at (0,0,0).
  8. @AdamG At this point I think it is best to reach out to tech support to see if they can help you resolve the issue. I have included the link to the support request page. https://www.vectorworks.net/support/help
  9. It is through the Go menu but you have to make sure to press option so that Library reveals itself. Here is a screenshot of the path.
  10. Also note that if you are rendering your large previews using shaded you can gain a little quality buy switching your shaded options to High or Very High quality. It is marginal and it does not make the image bigger but there is a little difference. If you have draw edges on the preview will also draw those edges and in such a small window it can muddy the image.
  11. The large thumbnails is the other name for the preview pane that is the far right of the RM that shows the records, tags, and larger image preview.
  12. @Tom W.With VW2023 you are able to edit multiple symbol previews in both the large and small thumbnails, just use the Hi-Res options at the bottom of the right click menu.
  13. It looks like the bolt holes on the gusset plates are causing some soft of artifact to be drawn similar to how a multiple extrude can get artifacts between the upper and lower profile. Those bolt holes are just circles cut out of the poly line before the extrusion is performed so that is an oddity.
  14. I like to use NASCAR number livery schemes.
  15. I like to use NASCAR number schemes for my different versions.
  16. Do you know the particular model number of this hinge? We can add it to the list for development but that takes a long time due to the backlog of content development requests. Do you have the manufacturer CAD files of this hinge? If you are able to get those from the manufacturer that will help so that there is a starting point to create the symbol.
  17. @HamishIf you ever upgrade to a newer version of Vectorworks you will have to update the the hoist record in your own symbols to the current hoist record in that version as there was a record change that occurred after VW2020. The change to the record was done due to some changes in the hoist functionality and what information is needed for the tool.
  18. You need to add your file into the Hoist Tools folder that is located in either your user folder or in the application folder. As you are using VW2020 it is safe to put this in your application folder as there is no chance of the changes getting overwritten with a new RM catalog. This folder is located in Libraries>Defaults>Hoist Tools and the file name is Chain Hoist Symbols. Either add the symbols to the file that is already there or add your file with the custom symbols to that folder. You will have to restart VW for this to take effect and refresh your RM once the program launches.
  19. The Stage Lift tool in the Rigging toolset has a crank lift that is similar and as others have mentioned above there is a crank tower from Applied Technologies in the Premium content in the Objects - Ent Stage Folder, a screenshot of that symbol is in this message.
  20. @jonniI took a look at your file and it looks like the straight pieces of FD34 1.75m have set their roll angle to 180° when inserted. The magnets, which are the green and white rectangle objects have a black triangle that points to the connection side of the truss and if the straight pieces get rotated this will cause the corner block to get rotated to match up the triangles. Also, any truss that does not have any 2D geometry in Top/Plan view has been rotated in some way and the 2D removed. I instantly noticed this when looking at your file in Top/Plan. I would make sure to redraw the truss rig in Top/Plan making sure not to rotate any corners as it looks like you have the correct corners for what you want to draw. Also, note the red preview line/shape that is created before you click to insert trusses together. That preview will show you how those corners that build in the +/- Z Axis will be rotated at insertion. By staying in a top view it is easier to make sure that they don't roll which is what is causing the issues. Once the top rectangle with cross section is complete then you can switch to a 3D isometric and insert the vertical legs. Let me know if you have any issues.
  21. The truss corners were updated in SP4 of VW2022 so any shipped content should be corrected.
  22. Have you tried switching to the 4th insertion option in the tool bar which used the actual insertion point?
  23. @39TechThe properties that Jesse is talking about are accessed by right clicking on the truss symbol on the design layer and clicking on the 'Customize Truss Symbol Data' menu.This cannot be done in the edit symbol modes, only from the design layer.
  24. @39TechThe code issue that the error has been fixed but the content still has the errors as that can only be updated once a year. The corner will have to be manually fixed per the instructions that Jesse has listed above.
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