Mickey

Wow I've been on this forum for 22 years, and that's the biggest brush off I've ever seen. Thanks I've been in touch with my sales rep reviewing all the shortcomings of 24, and it's continued issues.

Thank you. Why is that so hard? Why is it hidden? I got it to work by downloading instead of "updating" VW24 has been so awful I'm emailing my sales person and asking for a refund.

I'm stuck in a doom loop. Open app, check update, open updater, close ap, Updater says I need to close ap. 🤦‍♂️ 24 sucks

This ... Yes Windows Where is it? I even tried searching for it, but all I get is the application. I swear in a previous version the updater app was in the start menu right under the main app.

I just want to put a Key on my plot.. I don't want to edit or troubleshoot Vectorworks software anymore. Honestly I've grown quit sick of it. Why is there a "Vendor" option in the filter, and no Vendor option anywhere else. No I don't want to add it. I don't want anything to do with a Vendor (wow how true is that) I really want there to be a "class" option in the filter so I can view only lights in that layer/class but that's not possible. I don't make key symbols. Every plot is too different. So every key is new to every file, and sometime each key is new to every viewport. This key was a brand new one a mere minutes old, and when I edited it the program crashed.

Is there a way to update without opening the program? All the info I find you have to open the program, wait forever in 24 to fully launch, check for updates, then the updater makes your application close to update. When I did that the last time it kept telling me I had to close VW24. Well I did you pos... I looked on the start menu, in the program folder, and I can't find any link to an updater app Is there way to launch the updater without opening the application? This whole process seems stupid to me.. And I did look at the download on the portal, but it says V4 not 4.1, and I'm looking to get 4.1

Oh well. Vendor is not a parameter in Lighting Device-Parameters. As an extra HA-HA the program just crashed while trying to edit a key I dropped on the plot.

I'm trying to do a symbol key and using the Equipment Summary Key for the first time. It's a bigish drawing with lights all over the place. I want to make a symbol key of just what's on this one stage. All the lights in this area have a class "Entertainment Stage" (I know not very original) In the filter I have an option for Definition "Layer" but not an added option of Class. Of course I can also choose "Vendor" because that's super useful. If I could do layer and class and display a count of how many in the key it would be actually useful, but as it is now not so much Thought Maybe if I assign all the lights on this stage a vendor of "YourMom" it'll filter. Let's try.

I am experiencing tragically slow performance in general with 24 but particularly with sp4. So much so I've been exploring my system configuration using UserBenchmark. Although I have found some small tweaks my machine is still well within the specs of the "Highend" configuration and should be just fine. I will delete the generate plugins. Hopefully this helps as this slowness is really sucking out loud.

Your render mode is Hidden Line. I can see that in the teapot. Change it to wireframe. Unless you can't because ...Vectorworks. See other threads

I am now getting this pop up error message. We've been using project files for years, since they were introduced, and this is the first time I'm seeing this. OK I accept that 24 is tracking more data and needs more space,, but I am on 4 and just started getting this. The pop up tells me to run the utility, but when I do it just gives me the pop up back at me. So we're stuck in this doom loop. I submitted a ticket but no one has responded yet. My next move is to call tech support and see if they can help.

There are some stories that can only be told in wireframe. Like an xray sometimes you need to see inside. Sections do not allow wireframe. Viewports from Clip Cubes also do not allow wireframe. Why is this not an option?

Ha thwarted again. I thought this time I really outsmarted 'em. I created a clip cube so that only my desired objects were visible. Now no issues of a front view, and seeing through to objects behind what I wanted to show. Perfect. Use the command to create a viewport , and "Display with clip cube" so only my clipped view would be in the viewport, and I could give it annotations. Ha...! The checkbox was greyed out. Much head scratching until you hover over it, and read the info. " ...Only available in shaded and renderworks modes" Why is it so hard to do a section, or clip cube view port in wireframe?

I called tech support and got the answer. A legacy feature called "crop perspective view" can be found in File/Document Settings/ Document Preferences / Display, and the very last check box at the bottom. How did that get checked?

Help. I have a file I've been working on for years. It's been saved as into different versions for a long time. When I use to the tool "Set 3D view" to look at something my view is not what I'm expecting. For example. If I make a new drawing and create a wall, and I Set 3D view, and draw a line 10' away with 6' viewer, and look to at 6' I am essentially looking straight at the wall. In this particular file when I set 3D view to 6' and look to 6' and draw a straight line, but it creates this window instead of a 3D environment, and I have to pull the edges of this window to get it where I'm expecting, and it never has the right perspective. I can't figure out where to change this 3D view settings. I tired searching for "Set 3D view options" but VW help is f'ing useless as it gives me 1700 results with everything that has the word SET and VIEW in it.