LeeElston

Is there a reason it's so difficult for the latest versions of VW to be able to use drawings/files in a previous version to be used as xrefs without having to open them and save in the latest format?....

Thanks for that Juan..I am on SP3.1 so I'll try it on the Macbook and see if it makes a difference. Cheers

I have exported a model file as a .rvt file which, although it hung for a while during the process, seems to have worked. However, when I try to re-import it to see what it looks like, Vectorworks, just freezes after about 19%, with the 'not responding' message and I have to force quit... I've attached the file so if someone else could try to see if they have the same issue, or advise what the problem might be.. Cheers 1187 Library Master rev.rvt

Frank, Thanks but I appreciate you can move it once in position but I want to know if you can set the origin first... I am adding skirtings and there are lots of sections and I have to reposition each one individually after its been inserted, when if I could set the origin in the profile then copy it, it would save a lot of operations...

Can we have a facility to identify which point on the profile is the origin for the extrusion.. At the moment it uses the centre point of the profile (unless I am missing a setting somewhere...)

I'm drawing the HVAC system for a scheme and the standard tools allow for circular ductwork, transition pieces etc, but the splitter tool only seems to do rectangular... Am I missing a setting somewhere?...

Thanks... Just seems to have been the number of perspective viewports I had created...

I have been getting some files which are growing to an unwieldy size, despite not intentionally having huge amounts of information, or being large buildings. One in particular has grown to 473MB and struggles with crashing when rendering in Open GL, or creating new section viewports!! Obviously I can't upload it for tech to look at as there is a file size limit. Any users had similar issues and found a glaring settings change that can be made to shrink the files. I have asked if a future webinar can cover this subject but in the mean time.... heres hoping

I have a couple of curved walls which while appearing curved in a top/Plan view in a viewport, straighten out in the same viewport if the projection is changed and they are rendered in Open GL, either as a Top view or perspective. The sheet is set at 600 dpi and the viewport has High detail in the background render options, and I have changed the crease angle, all to no avail... Any ideas?

You can still do it but it doesn't seem as simple and intuitive as it was before as you have to find the new note in the list to attach... If you have a lot of notes starting 'Remove existing....' or similar it is a pain....

The guide seems to show how to create the ceiling, though not as the title suggests, the reflected ceiling plan... Vectorworks help search for "reflected ceiling plan" is totally non productive ... Any pointers on where to get a guide or video tutorial?....

Don't know if it's intentional but having the Notes manager and the Callout windows seperate rather than in the same location as they were previously is a definite backward step...Seems much more difficult to create notes now. Am I doing something wrong?

Think there must be a Mac vs windows difference... On the Mac there is an additional 'Palette options' menu which I can;'t find on the PC. I have also seen reference to 'borders'? The additional menu seems to allow docked palettes to each side of the screen to auto hide...

I don't have the above feature in the Window>palettes menu in the workspace I have migrated from VW2019 to VW2020. I seem to recall in the past I hade to remove persoanl workspace to get the BIM option to show, but can't recall how to do this... I have looked in the 'Edit current Workspace' feature and looked for the 'Auto hide floating palettes' in the 'menus' tab but it isn't under the 'palettes' command where I would expect it to be... Any suggestions appreciated

I'm trying to create a symbol of a standard house type to import into a site model. The house type has been created in a file using storeys, then duplicated and a symbol created in the same file. However during the creation of the symbol process the first floor slab seems to be getting fixed onto the ground floor plane, and even if I try to edit the 3d component of the symbol, it won't allow me to change the level. It is at the correct level in the model, just drops a story when I convert to a symbol. I have checked the 'story aware' box in the preferences. I do get a 'illegal objects have been selected' message when creating the symbol but it doesn't seem to highlight which element this refers to.... Any pointers to my mistakes would be appreciated....