I am happy to report there has been functionality added since Vectorworks 2016. I have been using it successfully to trace over. The two features that come to mind are – :
You can now display the viewport as 'Flattened'. This will cause the viewport to remember it's section view and Hidden Line render setting in Top/Plan view.
Additionally, geometry beyond the Section plane can be hidden. This is great for converting to linework or polygons for detailing.
Hope that helps.
I am sitting in VW 2018 and trying to do as described above by @Diamond, but it does not seem to work. I have several issues with it, including the following:
- I can't make a section viewport from a sheet directly to a design layer. When I attempt to do so, it makes the section, but it is still viewed as a plan
- If I create a viewport with a plan drawing with which I want to make a section, directly on a design layer, the line where the section is cutting, is off by app. 5000 mm. So I need to drag the line around to get it to make a section where I want it to.
- And when I have finally made the section, the graphics goes crazy. It flickers and I can only see the whole drawing and the objects beyond the viewing plane, when zooming far out.
Are there anyone who have found an easier way to make a section viewport on a design layer in VW 2018?
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I am sitting in VW 2018 and trying to do as described above by @Diamond, but it does not seem to work. I have several issues with it, including the following:
- I can't make a section viewport from a sheet directly to a design layer. When I attempt to do so, it makes the section, but it is still viewed as a plan
- If I create a viewport with a plan drawing with which I want to make a section, directly on a design layer, the line where the section is cutting, is off by app. 5000 mm. So I need to drag the line around to get it to make a section where I want it to.
- And when I have finally made the section, the graphics goes crazy. It flickers and I can only see the whole drawing and the objects beyond the viewing plane, when zooming far out.
Are there anyone who have found an easier way to make a section viewport on a design layer in VW 2018?
Thank you in advance.