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It should be possible with the data manager. There you can add records to all plugin and buit-in types, all symbols and all objects in defined classes.
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Handle to a component material
Peter Vandewalle replied to Peter Vandewalle's topic in Python Scripting
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Hi all, I need to get a handle to the material that is connected to a (wall) component. When I use bRes, iMat = vs.GetComponentMaterial(hWall, iComponent) where hWall is the wall and iComponent is the component index, I get a boolean and a longint. That longint should be the material... I thought hMat = vs.GetResourceFromList(iRLMat, iMat) would return me a handle to the Material, but apparently the resource index needed here isn't the same as the material I get from the first call. Any ideas to get the material handle?
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Maximum Number of Lines in a List Box
Peter Vandewalle replied to Julian_Carr's topic in Vectorscript
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One can't actually choose it's language in Vectorworks. Issue solved by phone 🙂
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Hi Peter, I see you are situated in the Netherlands. Which version are you using, the US version or the Dutch version?
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Existing/Demo/Proposed File Organization
Peter Vandewalle replied to Cory W.'s topic in Architecture
I always use a class based system for all the reasons mentioned above and: You can put a new window inside an existing wall because the wall and the window are both on the same layer. You can't embed a window on layer 'new' inside a wall on layer 'existing'... In our region (Benelux, France & Poland) we use prefixes for existing and demolition classes. 'O_classname' for objects that are existing and will remain. 'X_classname' for objects that will be demolished. 'classname' for new objects. So we get 'X_walls', 'X_doors', 'X_sanitary', ... Then we have a command to switch the visibilities of those classes based on their prefixes. The command will switch class visibilities for the drawing or for the selected viewport(s) depending on wether viewports are selected or not. -
Isn't it section viewports only?
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The iMac has the simple M processors, where the MacBook Pros have M Pro or M Max processors. The simple M processors are ok for basic Vectorworks use. For any mid- or high-end use a Pro or better a Mac is required. I would also recommend at least 32 GB of RAM for pro use.
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macOS 14.4 Compatibility Issues with Vectorworks
Peter Vandewalle commented on JuanP's article in Tech Bulletins
I'm running 14.4 and 14.4.1 and switching external displays since quite a while with no issues... Fingers crossed. -
Also check on the hatch definitions. Often users scale dwg's after import because of wrong unit conversion during import. Units are almost always wrong in dwg files. If you scale the dwg after import, hatch definitions won't scale along. This results in thousands or even millions of hatch lines that need to be calculated when zooming or panning. Of course this slows down the file. Check all hatch definitions with a name in capitals.
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Years ago, we proposed the tool to the other distributors worldwide. The answer was that Vectorworks users (architects) never make these drawings. So they were not interested. In Belgium, architects do make those plans.
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@bluelite In our localised version (Design Express region) we have a tool that does exactly what you need. In Belgium, architects are used to drawing electric plans that look like the example you attached.
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Seems like nobody has an answer... Too bad, I'll have to use a less clean workaround then.
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Hi all, I'm trying to clean all level types from a file. The goal is to create a new set of level types in a file. I can use CreateLayerLeverType but I can't seem to find some DeleteLayerLevelType. Did anybody try this before me?