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  1. On 7/29/2020 at 11:43 AM, Tony Kostreski said:

    HEY @jeff prince,

     

    Have you tried using "Extrude Along Path"? I find it useful for creating specific profiles and paths, both of which can be edited at anytime. See attached file and let me know if you have questions. Start from the top and work your way down. I've included two options for getting the bullnose effect.

     

    And for Extrude Along Path objects you can pull LF into worksheets if that helps.

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    Landscape Walls-Process.vwx 13.93 MB · 23 downloads

    Sorry, but that's a very lame way to respond to consumer requeriments,

    -"I want a simple thing on a Wall"
    -"Sorry no can do, try an half baked solution to fake the result"

    -"But all other BIM apps do it!"
    -"Sorry about that, but Vectorworks can't do, too complex"

     

  2. On 5/25/2023 at 3:17 AM, Kimbo said:

    Copying a wall and then pasting it above the other is basically taking a step backwards.

    I cannot believe "made up" solutions for an expensive legitimate BIM package is still required.

    I totally agree with you, all of the major BIM apps have this option for, like forever, sometimes I wonder if Vectorworks is even trying to compete with them, even in the videos Vectorworks shows the benefits of Vectorwoks agains Autocad, a CAD software! or with Sketchup! Seems to be embarrased to do one showing off against any real BIM software!

    Stacking walls in Vectorwoks: Keep dreaming!
    Change control in Vectorworks: Not a chance!
    MEP in Vectorworks: Who does it ?
    Pivot doors in Vectorworks: What's that?
    Real projections of objects in Vectorworks. Ha!

    And I can keep going....
     

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  3. Sadly, Vectorworks is mostly use for solo practitioners or very small firms, in the US is very rare to find large firms using Vectorworks, even in New Zealand, once Vectorworks was widely used, now most firms use Archicad, even long-time Vectorworks evangelist Jonathan Pickup is teaching Archicad and moving away from Vectorworks

     

  4. On 8/28/2022 at 3:04 PM, jmhanby said:

    Tom W that is what I am looking for.  I have been playing with the roof faces however having trouble making the roofs meet right.  Thanks all for the responses.  🙂

    If they are Roof Faces, use the Connect/Combine tool to connect Roof Faces

     

  5. On 8/25/2022 at 2:42 PM, MaltbyDesign said:

    I have a slab which shows up fine in plan and used to show up fine in 3D. Now all of a sudden it disappears when I switch to a 3D view. Any ideas? Is this a glitch in the new service pack that I just downloaded?

    Check if the classes of the components are turned on in 3D

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  6. On 3/28/2022 at 11:51 AM, GatRed said:

    Hi @Christiaan,

    thanks for this post.

    2 years ago, when I first read this post, I was happy to see that I was not the only one to wait for Windows/Doors tool improvements. Today, I see that we are still here… which makes me less happy.

    Your list looks like it is the most complete I’ve seen on this forum.

     

    Would it be possible to add the following wanted features in your list ?

    - level of insertion following the story level

    - 3 and 6 panels sliding windows

    - possibility to set different class / attributes for viewed jamb and sectioned jamb

    - possibility to set a Rabbet X/Y for doors and windows (including sliding windows)

    - materials

     

    Kind regards

    You can try the WinDoor plug in, is free now, it has a ton of configuration for doors and windows, put our native window and door tool to shame

     

  7. 23 hours ago, Tismacfan. said:

    How can I intelligently create a BIM model in timber frame construction

     

    Thanks

    P

    You can use the ancient Wall Framer command, but if you are looking for a parametric way to do it, like in any other software out there, you are out of luck, you will need to do it by hand, and remodel it every time the desing changes, wasting a lot of time in the process.

    Even sketchup has a great tool for wall framing

     

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  8. On 2/18/2020 at 10:34 AM, Taylor081 said:

    I am coming from a Revit background trying to transition to an office that uses Vectorworks for BIM. I am trying to create a simple wall that has a exterior facade of  2'  brick base, 5' of storefront windows and then transitions to another material above the storefront. What is the best practice to do this? 

    Another year has passed and our wall tool in Vectorworks stil don't to this basic function, all the other BIM apps out there are are doing that for years now... lets hope someday in the future, maybe in the 2030 version?

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