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Hi Tom! Thank you! For my presentation I actually did add the threshold but I'm happy to hear there is a way via the 'Attributes Below Cut Plane' class to directly control this visual. Thanks Again, Derek

I'm having a dispaly issue with doors in Vectorworks 2026 that I do not have in Vectorworks 2025. I've created a wall and inserted a door. When I lower the "Bottom Bound" of the wall in Vectorworks 2025 the door displays correctly in plan view. When I do the same action in Vectorworks 2026 the door displays differently in plan view. I've tried adjusting the wall's cut plane but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, is there a solution to get the same result I was getting in Vectorworks 2025? Please see the attached videos. One shows the operation in Vectorworks 2025 and the same operation in Vectorworks 2026. Thank you Derek Vectorworks 2026.mov Vectorworks 2025.mov

Hey Everyone, Has anyone else notice an issue where the sill of a window resizes itself when inserted into a wall? it seems to be happening when I'm using custom windows. It doesn't happen everytime but I haven't been able to troubleshoot a reason why it might be doing this. I've also noticed this happening in 2025 so I don't think it's specific to 2026. It's probably user error and I'm not sure if there is a setting I might be missing. I've attached a screenshot showing the issue. Thank you, Derek

I've installed update 1 and it seems the issues has been resolved. I'll update if I notice it happening again.

I submitted the bug. Thanks for your help Tom!

I've tried it with a tiny gap and the issue does not occur. it only seems to happen when the trim touches the perpendicular wall or overlaps it. my door has 4" trim but it's cut short on the one side and is only 3" off the wall. So the trim in this case overlaps the perpendicular wall by 1".

So I exported it to 2025 and disconnected the walls. reconnected them using the 'uncapped join mode' and relocated the door. The issues is not present in vectorworks 2025. (see attached) followup2.mov

I'm curious if know of any setting that might be causing this to happen. It's happening with doors too. if the wall is connected using 'uncapped join mode' and the trim touches the perpendicular wall then the wall disappears. if i connect it using 'capped join mode' the wall reappear. In your video are the walls definitely connected via the 'uncapped join mode' or is it connected via the 'capped join mode' with the end cap turned off? It's odd that half the wall disappears and not the entire wall. And it's not like the wall disappears directly at the connection point. it seems to disappear at the halfway point of the wall or an arbitrary location. Followup.mov

This is an update to my issue above. The 2 walls (the window wall and the perpendicular wall) were connected using 'Uncapped Join Mode'. This resulted in the issue above. This morning I reconnected the walls using the 'Capped Join Mode' and then attempted to relocated the window following the same procedure as above and the wall did not disappear. If I reconnect the walls using 'Uncapped Join Mode' half the wall disappears again. At this point a workaround is to use 'Capped Join Mode' rather than 'Uncapped Join Mode'.

I’m experiencing an issue in Vectorworks 2026 when moving a window within a wall. When I move the window close to a perpendicular wall so that the trim touches the perpendicular wall, half of the wall containing the window disappears. I’ve attached a video showing the issue and some of the troubleshooting steps I’ve taken to replicate the problem. Best, Derek Window Wall Issue.mov

Thank you again! So it only works for single cottage style window and not for multiple cottage style windows. Muntins need to be window specific in custom window configurations. I feel like they started the custom window tool but have put it on the back burner. In the meantime i'll just continue to create 1 cased opening for the wall cut, 3 individual cottage style windows, and 2 mullions grouped together and carefully placed within my cased opening. I do the same thing when it comes to a triple window that has 1 center picture window and 2 flanking operable windows that need different muntins. I also use this method for front entry doors with sidelights and transoms. Is this how everyone else is doing it?

I know! BUT IT'S STILL GRAYED OUT!! 🤪

Obviously, I still need to experiment more, but I’m switching back and forth between dual boots so I can run 2025 and 2026 simultaneously. I’m curious whether copying a window created in 2025 and pasting it into 2026 or creating a new one from scratch in 2026 will make any difference. I’m always surprised when certain options are grayed out with no clear way to activate them. (Looking at you, “custom top sash muntins”!)

So I exported my 2026 file back to 2025. I was surprised to see the wall display issue carried over as well. Two walls of the same exact wall type were displaying differently in my viewport. All of the walls that were drawn in 2026 were in model space but missing from my viewport. The same wall type drawn in 2025 displayed correctly in the viewport. it was not until i updated the 2026 walls via "reverse wall direction" that they popped back into existence and displayed correctly in the viewport.

Well, a bug (in my context) is something that irritates me, and this situation definitely does. Joking aside, like many others, I’ve spent a lot of time developing an efficient workflow: setting class options, creating saved views, and making sure everything runs smoothly so we can work as efficiently as possible. If this change ultimately leads to better efficiency, that’s great! I just hope Vectorworks is thinking a few steps ahead so we don’t run into the same situation again when 2027 comes around. I appreciate the suggestion for setting the detail level to low but that affects the visual of doors and windows as well correct? Any chance you’ve been able to get the cut plane working correctly? In a perfect world, everything we want to show in a floor plan would align with the same cut height, but in reality, that’s rarely the case. I tried adjusting the settings for individual unstylized windows, but that option is grayed out. I’ve had some luck selecting the wall itself and changing the cut height through the OIP, though I still need to experiment a bit more to see how it behaves with multiple windows in the same wall.