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Contact tech@vectorworks.net directly and they should be able to get it sorted out.
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1 hour ago, rgcn said:
Since Bluebeam and Vectorworks are part of the same family, how did this happen?
We are only a part of the same family under the Nemetschek group as Apple and Google are part of the same family in that they're both US companies. We do not coordinate when it comes to feature decisions and direction, pretty much only when it comes to methods of interchange between software packages.
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In the Lit Fog settings within your Renderworks Background, enable "Receive Shadows" which will slow the render, but will give you the effect you're looking for.
This video should cover that and a few other details:-
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Good news! This will happen.
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13 minutes ago, Saercoed said:
I found the second and third ones on the list of stuff to rmove but not the first and fourth!
If you don't see some of the items thats ok, they are not always there, once youre sure none of the listed items remain, you can restart.
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5 minutes ago, twhitwell6 said:
Close Vectorworks entirely, then download and install this driver:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28566/Intel-Graphics-Driver-for-Windows-10?product=96551
Reboot your machine completely, then relaunch Vectorworks and tell me if it allows document switching. HOWEVER: This machine looks to be below the minimum spec for 2019 as far as its graphics card goes, so there is only so much we can troubleshoot. -
Upon opening your file, I'm able to move the objects in Z right away, so it isnt related to the geometry. Reboot your machine completely, then launch Vectorworks and open a new blank file, place a cube in the new file and see if you can move it upward.
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4 minutes ago, Saercoed said:
Do you know when will SP3 be coming out?
No public date yet, but I would expect it in a matter of weeks now.
On the machine that it is still happening on, perform a backup and reset of the preferences as outlined here:Once you do that, before restoring any settings, launch Vectorworks with its defaults and tell me if the problem still occurs.
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1 minute ago, twhitwell6 said:
We have all upgraded to VW 2019 in our office and are still having the same problem. Cant switch between open documents and end up closing all files and re-opening them.
Since the filing of VB-146728 we found something else out that can cause it. Reply back with the following from any of the affected machines where it was confirmed to not be working and I should be able to try something:
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Send me that file in a direct message please, I can take a look.
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5 hours ago, Claes Lundstrom said:
Wish VW would support SVG as it gives yet another alternative to exporting to Adobe Illustrator and similar. You can use EPSF and DXF but the DXF import filter in Illustrator and many cutting programs are very unreliable.
I think its very likely we will add SVG export, its been requested now for a number of completely different reasons.
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Send me that VWX file please, in a private message is fine if it shouldn't be posted publicly.
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There are not two walls overlaid in the same location there?
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12 minutes ago, Terry Ackerman said:
You'd think adding CAM capability to VW would be a nature fit, eh?
If we were in a slightly different position in development, I'd absolutely be on top of people trying to convince them of this as well though.-
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1 minute ago, Terry Ackerman said:
Interesting Jim. By the time one could buy the parts, build the thing, buy a (and learn) PC and CAM software, you could be into something like the Shapeoko and Carbide Create and Motion for the Mac.
I don't build it myself because it's the cheapest, I build it myself because thats half the fun!
2 minutes ago, Terry Ackerman said:You'd think adding CAM capability to VW would be a nature fit, eh? There isn't enough of a Mac and/or general CNC/3D Print/Laser/Carving/Cutting market to make it worthwhile for Nemetschek?
I don't personally, honestly. We cater to a LOT of different industries already and I feel we need to significantly improve our testing, quality standards and existing tech before we attempt to dip a toe into new circles. Though I have no idea how much of a market demand exists on the Mac side.
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This is the open source platform I based mine on, I made a few minor changes to some of the 3d printed parts and firmware on the control board to adapt to the weird scrap and recovered parts I was using:
https://www.v1engineering.com/specifications/The total cost for me was less than $200 (if I don't count labor... which my grandfather would be very mad at me for not doing) since most of the parts I either had from a 3D printer I had built a few years ago and replaced with a larger model recently. A lot of the stepper motors came from old printers I disassembled. The control board is a RAMPS 1.4 which is the old reliable method of controlling simple robotics in a lot of the open source community. The largest expense was the cutting tool I chose, which is a new Makita trim router that holds 1/4" bits and I have collets so that it can take the more common 1/8" bits as well as the 6-8mm bits readily available from China.
I would say this only took me maybe three solid workdays to complete, of course spread across the weeks when I had scraps of free time or when I wasn't waiting on parts. I am now learning the CAM aspect of it myself.
I would say that Vectorworks is an excellent tool for either generating the original geometry from scratch or modifying it, and thats the same on Mac vs Windows. The DXF output settings are something I may share in an article after I have had a chance to confirm. BUT I have yet to find a CAM software solution on the Mac. I have been using the shareware (though I ended up buying a copy because it was so powerful) EstlCAM on windows and its quite capable. Fusion 360 is a viable Mac option I believe, but I have not learned much about its CAM solution yet. -
Class Overrides can be transferred via the eyedropper tool now, but I think this was added in 2018 or 2019, I can not recall which:
And as long as both files are open in the same version of Vectorworks, you should be able to transfer them from one file to another in 2019 SP2 at least. It worked for me here in a quick test.
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This is definitely a bug, it should not allow you to enter this dead end state. I think you'll need to do the following:
In your original document, hit esc esc or otherwise make sure NOTHING is selected, then look at your attribute palette, i bet it will by default have a circle marker selected, disable that, then draw out a new stipple and tell me if the circles appear again or not. I suspect you may need to redraw that section marker as well, it's link indicator is taking attributes where it absolutely should not, im going to file these as two separate bugs.
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With the affect Stipple selected in the original file, the two end marker controls near the bottom of the Attribute palette should be on if its showing the markers, you SHOULD be able to turn them off there. The class definition always includes SOME marker style but the attributes palette should control whether they are on or off.
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1 minute ago, RussU said:
Just out of interest, is this a Mac only workaround, or worthwhile trying on PC also?
At the moment this appears to ONLY affect the Mac UI. You can most certainly try it, however I have only seen it have any affect on Mac.
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This will sound very strange but stick with me:
Restart Vectorworks, then undock the Object Info palette from its normal place in the top right corner of the workspace and leave it floating free. Once thats done, try creating those object types and see if the hang still occurs.
If that temporarily resolves it, then that issue should be corrected once SP3 comes out. Please let me know if it does not affect it though.-
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Its doesnt show a circular line type resource at all in the new files library? Same appearance when you match the layer scale to your file? (Sometimes it's fooled me when the line type was just scaled too small to see in another file.)
However if they really arent appearing in the new file, delete the original stipple from the old file and copy/paste the one from the new doc into it and tell me what happens. However if it still shows with that odd line type, send me that file please and I can take a look. A private message is fine if the file cant be posted publicly. -
If you copy that stipple to another document, does it appear properly or with the circles? In the new doc you paste it into if the circles appear, do they go away if you delete the circular line type resource from the new documents library?
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With that door selected, does it say it is a Door or Door in Wall? If you delete that door and insert a different one of a different style from the door tool, does that one break it? If you take that same door and insert it into a new wall in a new blank file, does it break the wall like it should? The red highlighting you mentioned normally indicates the other stuff is all correct, selectable layers and the insertion mode, etc.
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Does the same render issue occur after a full restart of your machine?