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    show objects above cut plane as dashed line without necessity of auto hybrid objects

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Or working with the Vectorworks Datamanager??!?

     

    let's say, the we define a field in a record format which subtracts the design layer cut plane elevation from the height above layer elevation for all objects.

     

    then we define a data vizualization that defines that all objects with a value bigger than 0 have to be drawn with a dashed line type (unless you don't put off a checkbox, that defines, that that object has to be drawn with a solid line, despite of the fact, that it's situated above the layer cut plane). could be worth an approach...

     

    However, I am curious on what @MBruno-JDB answers on our questions 😉 

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    unknown and not easy to understand graphics problems in vectorworks. any idea?

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    @Jeremy Best I actuallay am not sure wether it's really been a Vectorworks issue.

    1) it occured suddenly without any warning. At all I can't reproduce that issue

    2) it occured on both, main screen and second USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 screen

    3) the display problems have been all over the screen (not only vectorworks)

     

    So I am more afraid of a hardware issue than sth else. However it does only happen one time in let's say 6 months?!?

    Maybe I will reask wether my colleague only opens 2D files, how big the files are, he is working on...

    still misterious...

    problems with "save copy as" on afp and smb shares

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    we have massive problems saving files from vectorworks "as copy" on afp and smb shares.

    First we worked with a Mac Pro 2013 machine as file server. On the mac there's been running a macOS Sierra Operating System with the server app. The sharing protocol has been afp.

    In ˜April we switched from the mac Pro to a QNAP Raid System, which we actually use as file server. Now the network/share protocol is SMB.

     

    However, very often when I try to save a file "as a copy" (and also in other cases which I actually can't reproduce that easily) and I didn't save copies in that directory for a couple of hours, I get the Finder-error-message "The document or location is read-only (read-only). Please change the permissions and then try again." (like in the screenshot)

    VW however does save a document, but the document size in that cases is 0kB. When I redo the step, very often VW does overwrite the file with a working one.

    I actually am not sure wether that might be a MacOS issue, a SMB issue or a QNAP issue (however, we had the same problems with afp on the mac Pro as well)

    Now I'm clueless.

    Do you have any idea?

     

    thanks and best regards, Matteo

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    refresh data visualization with a script

    in Vectorscript

    Posted · Edited by matteoluigi

    Hi,

     

    actually VW sometimes has problems with it's data visualizations. Our german helpdeskt already told me, to refresh the data visualization manually, by switching a color back & forward and than leave the dialogue.

    That works, but, for more than 2 Daza Visualizations it's getting more and more complicated. Isn't that possible with a a Vectorscript or Python script?  Hopefully, that there is a way. 🙂

     

    Do you know a way to refresh all Datavisualizations with a script? AFAIK Data vis aren't PIOs, so I am afraid, that that won't work. Or, am I wrong?

     

    best regardas, Matteo

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    nullable bool as variable type?

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    As we are BIMMing and dropping informations in models I recently am thinking about how information is handled and should be handled inside projects and also inside projects which are developped and maintained by more than one person.

     

    Mostly important is the question wether objects already a value already has been applied to an object or not.

    When it's about string or numeric values it's all fine. No information means sth like "don't know" or "not defined". Also it's possible to define a standard-value inside a record format.

    Sth like "n/a" or "tbd" or "to be defined".

    A very appealing variable-type is boole. However, boole does only offer "yes" or "not". An option for "tbd" doesn't work there. Sure, a dropdown-menu would/could be the solution, but, why not implement a nullable bool variable in VW?

     

    what do you think @Pat Stanford?

    is the Data Manager able to cause performance and stability problems in Vectorworks?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    @EdwardMatthew thank you for your honest statement 😉 I'm not sure what to think, specially because we actually do use a quite complex data manager setting and  basically it does work quite well. However sometimes we still have stability issues, but sometimes we also don't.

     

    I'm curious in which way the Data Manager has an impact on VW stability and performance and how I can optimize the datamanager code.

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    is the Data Manager able to cause performance and stability problems in Vectorworks?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    For reallly big curiosity,

     

    we really love working with the Data Manager in VW. We really do code mappings inside the DM, which are a little bit more complicated.

     

    We still don't see wether the Datamanager could cause problems inisde Vectoworks.

    So my question:

    Is the Data Manager able to cause performance and stability problems in Vectorworks? And, in which "intensity"?

    What is your experience? Which technical background info can you tell me/us to that question?

     

    thank you!

    best regards.

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    reset user folder by holding the option key after running VW

    in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests

    Posted

    I already mentioned it on Jira,

    all Adobe apps and also all Affinity apps do it.

    If you run the app and hold the "Alt"/"Option" key after clicking on the "Vectorworks" Icon I get an Options List, which asks me, which part of the user folder I want to have reset.

    The user folder is a big thing when there are problems in VW. And, it's a big thing for all helpdesk guys who support their users.

     

    So, why not make the step easier by enabling to reset the whole user folder or special parts, just with a shortcut?

    It would make a supporters life much easier.

    (the attached screenshot shows all affinity photo options after running Affinity Photo while holding the Alt key, just as an example)

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