[Experienced London-based CAD Designer required]

Brandfuel are looking for an experienced CAD technician to join the production team for multiple products between Oct - Feb. Will be working in the production team with exposure to some fantastic flagship event projects. Must use Vectorworks comprehensively and have experience producing drawings for the events industry. Pay dependant on experience and your rate card. Please apply to jack.wilkinson@brandfuel.co.uk.   

[Junior London-based CAD Designer required]

 

Brandfuel are looking for a junior CAD technician to join the production team for a fixed contract Oct - Feb. Will be working in the production team with exposure to some fantastic flagship event projects. Must use Vectorworks and have an ambition to work in the events industry. Pay dependant on experience and your rate card. Please apply to jack.wilkinson@brandfuel.co.uk.

Will be required to work from our offices on Southbank.  

[Resource Manager timing out]

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[Smoothing a faceted surface after extrusion]

Hi everyone, 

 

I've been looking for a solution to this issue of trying to smooth out a faceted surface after it's been extruded. 

 

Obviously my options are redraw it with a complete curve however this would take a while and undo a lot of the other work I've done on the object.

 

In OpenGL it's not an issue as the facets are hidden however in Hidden Line mode we see the lines. I know you can smooth it out by adjusting settings in Hidden Line by increasing the angle but that's more a workaround and related to hiding lines rather than actually smoothing them and removing the facet lines.

 

Is there a tool I'm missing for this? In SketchUp, the tool is related to the eraser tool and with a keyboard shortcut and you can smooth out a surface easily. 

 

Any tips would be appreciated. 

 

Thanks!

[Resource Manager timing out]

Hi guys,

 

Can anyone tell me how to stop the Resource Manager timing out please?

 

When I search for an item, e.g light bulbs, I get the search results but then if I don't pick one quickly, the search results often reset. 

I'm sure it's a simple fix but any pointers very welcome. 

 

Thanks!

[Snaps and Clip Cube]

Just looking up this exact issue, so annoying! Come on Vectorworks - Pleeeeease sort it out.

[Drafting Aid - Line into Segments - LOCI ISSUE]

Of course, I never really knew what that did. Thanks!

 

[Drafting Aid - Line into Segments - LOCI ISSUE]

Thank you Benson and Kevin, that's much appreciated. They're excellent solutions, will give them a shot today!

Cheers! 

[Drafting Aid - Line into Segments - LOCI ISSUE]

Thanks for testing it Mark. Basically prior to copying in the model and it was a blank doc, the loci's stuck to their line but after bringing in the model, they would then be off. 

 

Kevin that's interesting to know and I think that's the reason. 

So I often need to use this tool to spay objects out on an elevation (i.e not in Top/Plan). Is there a solution for using the line-split tool with loci's in this way or can it only be used in Top/Plan? Is there an alternative tool for 3D?

 

Thanks for your time guys!

 

 

 

 

[Drafting Aid - Line into Segments - LOCI ISSUE]

I noticed that this file worked fine in terms of the loci lining up however when I copied in the 3D elevation, they were off again. Very bizarre...

[Drafting Aid - Line into Segments - LOCI ISSUE]

Hello Mark, 

 

Yes I tried the same command in a blank doc and it worked fine. 

Here's the file... 

 

Thanks a lot for taking a look.

Jack test file.vwx

[Drafting Aid - Line into Segments - LOCI ISSUE]

Hi all, 

I regularly encounter a strange issue when using the Line into Segment tool under Drafting Aid.

I'm not sure why but when I select Place Loci, my loci points don't line up with the line I've placed and place them off-centre. 

I've attached a before and after screenshot. 

Has anyone else encountered this and have a solution?

I'm sure it's a simple fix, a setting I haven't set...

 

Thanks in advance!

 

[Clip-Cube not displaying correctly through viewport]

Yep Clip-Cube option checked. 

 

I'm not sure I can share the file as it's subject to an NDA but I'll see if I can strip out anything.

 

Thank you.

[Clip-Cube not displaying correctly through viewport]

Hi Mark, 

 

Thanks for your suggestion but yes that's the odd thing, I'm always viewing it in Open GL, including before sending it through the viewport. 

It automatically defaults to wireframe when arriving on the Sheet and then after update, reverts to Open GL again but removes the clip-cube view and changes the angle.   

[Clip-Cube not displaying correctly through viewport]

Hi gang, 

 

I'm experiencing issues with viewing a clip-cube view via a standard viewport. 

 

I set my view up, cutting through my model with a clip-cube, front view, Open GL... looking great. 

I create a viewport and take it through to one of my sheets. 

 

It immediately displays as wireframe with the correct orientation but with the red update box around it. 

I press update and then it goes wrong...

 

I get the model from the opposite side, out of alignment and without the clip-cube.

I double click on the viewport and try and put everything back how I want it but the same thing just happens. 

 

I'm using 2019 on Mac. 

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks in advance. 

 

[Glitchy when exporting as a PDF...]

Hi Tim,

 

Thanks for getting back to me. 

 

Thankfully the issue has righted itself. Not sure how or why but it's fixed!

 

Thanks anyway!

 

[Glitchy when exporting as a PDF...]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm experiencing an exporting issue that I've never had before in that parts of my layout model aren't exporting correctly.

Certain sections are appearing on screen ready to publish and then the finished PDF is missing certain parts. 

 

I've attached a before and after.

 

Any ideas..?

[Altering stacking order of Classes and Saved Views]

Hi Zoomer, it's you again! Okay thanks, I guess that makes sense. I've come from the SketchUp world of dragging and dropping so still getting to grips. 

Much appreciated for your comments. 

[Altering stacking order of Classes and Saved Views]

Hi all, 

 

Can anyone tell me how to alter the stacking order of Classes or Saved Views? 

 

All I can find (and know how to do) is move Design or Sheet layers. 

 

Thanks!

[Using the Push/Pull Tool on a Generic Solid]

Amazing, thanks Kevin. An oversight on my behalf as that seems the simplest solution however everyone's suggestions have taught me a raft of new techniques.

 

Thanks everyone, my first post on the forum and it's been ace! 

[Using the Push/Pull Tool on a Generic Solid]

Thank you Zoomer! You've cracked it, that's the answer. Reduce the iteration of Sup Polygons to '0' before converting to a Generic Solid. 

Then it just behaves like a normal shape that you can use the Push/Pull on. , I'd have saved hours of time yesterday. 

 

Thanks to both of you for the solution and a very good workaround with added tips! Much appreciated. 

[Using the Push/Pull Tool on a Generic Solid]

 

Particularly that 'Create Planer Caps' tip is genious and something I've been looking for so long so THANK YOU!

[Using the Push/Pull Tool on a Generic Solid]

Wow thanks Mark for taking the time to create the video. It's really inciteful indeed! 

I the only issue I have with your suggested method is that once you join the shapes at the end, you can see the join line. This was an issue I had encountered yesterday so I aborted trying to join two shapes together. Do you have a suggestion on how that could be resolved? If so, then your method is a perfect fix (other than Vectorworks fixing an issue where there shouldn't be one). 🙂

 

[Using the Push/Pull Tool on a Generic Solid]

Thanks Zoomer, yes I have tried them and nada. I've tried all the things you've suggested, particularly trying to join the shapes together. As they had curves in them, the reproduced versions didn't line up and it was a bit of a mess.

[Using the Push/Pull Tool on a Generic Solid]

Thanks for your suggestion Mark. I tried your suggestion however I'm not that experienced with the Loft tool and can't get it to work in this instance. I also tried something similar by creating another section that gained the height I needed however it wouldn't let me join the two solids. I have extracted the surface which I did yesterday, but it just extracts a replica of the issue - i.e. still not able to Push/Pull. 

On shape as straight forward as a cube, it's a pretty crazy issue to have slowing down a process which should be easy...