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Yes, the same problem here

I'm not programmer, but I think that's an almost impossible task. I'm feel good with one change of the workflow for this data; one report for where is the materials are, and another for the take-off without direct links with the spaces. Maybe you can try the "Materials by Architectural Object" and "Materials Take-off by Category" of the file "Materials Reports.vwx", in the VW 2023 > Libraries > Defaults > Reports_Schedules. In Take-off, you can add a column for, or change some header with, another material property (from "Materials" in Data Manager), for example: =MATPROPERTYBYNAME("Ref"; 'MaterialCategory'). Currently, I use Category, Name (the key), MaterialProductDescription (this can be equal the component of wall styles, in some cases) and some quantities. In the VW 2023 > Libraries > Defaults > Reports_Schedules > Architectural Reports.vwx, there is the "Wall Schedule with Components", too. You can add columns with space functions in the header; the return is the contiguous spaces of the wall. For the gross height of the space, in the "Room Finish Schedule" you can add a column with ='Space'.'11_Gross Height'.

You can see something it in theese videos: https://university.vectorworks.net/mod/page/view.php?id=207 https://university.vectorworks.net/mod/page/view.php?id=937

Normally I use: Setting Top Bound (the layer of the ceiling) and Bottom Bound (finish floor) in (Space settings: 3D Boundaries pane) and after, use in the database report: ='Space'.'NetElevatonTopBound' But it's better to wait for other answers.

I created a project in Google Earth Pro, inserted a marker at the location and copied latitude and longitude from it. I entered this data in the "KML Export Options" and exported the file. In Google Earth Pro, I opened the .kml and it inserted my model exactly in the place of the marker. I don't show it because my model is too ugly 😎

The space object is one of the most powerful BIM entities. Used in conjunction with the Object Styles (Space, Slabs and Walls), Record Formats, Tags and Materials, you will take your work to extraordinary. It's all in VW Help e VW University.

While we don't have a function like that, I make a record format with the heights for the cladding(s) and attach it to the wall style. I consider two coatings of the same or close thickness, with different heights, as the same component. In the wall instances in the drawing that have identical heights of these coatings, in the OIP, I select the record format in the data tab. Then, I modify the correct heights there and update the report for this component composition. This isn't the best BIM solution, but the VW returns exactly and precisely the determined heights. The render is another problem, with another tasks.

This is an important question.

You can do this: select the door and click in Parameters (OIP); in the tabs, change the configuration type to open without frame and other settings, how the class; change the BIM data to demolition. Duplicate the wall. Change the dimensions and position, how the door, and the BIM information, too.

I think IfcZone are useful to indicate spaces with equal characteristics, for example, areas most critical for contamination in a hospital or apartments of different price ranges in a new building.

The space object is good for documentation, data presentation, and other uses like energy calculations. For accurate surveys of services and related materials, I make a record format for each building component, with the service specification and the unit normally used as measurement criteria, as a minimum. It's easy to add worksheet functions as new report columns for these reports. There are also pre-formatted reports for this, in the VW archives, with a lot of information that might be useful.

Hi, Ivan Hörler. The correct concept of stories, elevations and layers is of the buildingSMART. You can see a simple exemple in the figure 151, in meters, at: https://standards.buildingsmart.org/IFC/RELEASE/IFC4_1/FINAL/HTML/schema/ifcproductextension/lexical/ifcbuildingstorey.htm

VW Help (Concept: Programming studies): “The space objects are square when they are first created, but they can be reshaped with the Reshape tool.”

https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2021/eng/index.htm?#t=VW2021_Guide%2FRecordsSchedules%2FUsing_preformatted_reports.htm%23XREF_70801_Using_Preformatted

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I have the same problem.

Click in: your space label; Settings (OIP button); Occupation (choose the space/use name); Label; a Field name; Format: choose a name in the pop-up; Add data: choose the information; Advanced parameters: choose the properties to control in the OIP: - space name; - month; … OK. Use the OIP buttons to change the data in the label space.