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Tom W.

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  1. I really like TBBs! I think they are a really impressive feature. Be great to have this degree of functionality/customisation with other objects in VW!
  2. I get where you're coming from but I'm not sure how this would work. If the three Interactive modes formed Mode Group 1 then one of those modes would need to be active at any one time. If Transform Mode was in a mode group all of its' own, would activating it (by hitting the O key) automatically disable Mode Group 1...? That's why I was kind of thinking that Mode Group 1 should have two modes: Interactive (mode 1) + Transform (mode 2) with the U key toggling between them. In mode one (Interactive) you'd have access to the sub-modes relative to that mode e.g. 'Disabled Interactive Scaling Mode' or 'Single Object Interactive Scaling Mode'. And in mode two ('Transform') you'd have access to the sub-modes relative to that mode e.g. 'Translate + Rotate Mode', 'Re-position Mode', 'Align to Object' + 'Align to Working Plane'. Hmm... Thanks for the feedback/ideas!
  3. The real problem for me comes when you then want to insert a Door/Window/etc into this vertically stacked assembly + you have to line up multiple holes to make it work. But imagine the Wall Closures interface if you had three different wall build-ups within the same Wall object + wanted to punch a Door through all three of them...?
  4. I'm not familiar with Custom Cabinets but couldn't see a way to do it, other than running Command-K + converting it into a symbol then adding a Wall Hole Component to clip the recess into the Wall in 3D...
  5. If the 3D object has 'history' one option is to edit the 2D shape it was created from (with the Reshape Tool as you describe). So for example if you drew the frame as a 2D shape initially then extruded it outwards, you could double-click on the Extrude to get back to the original 2D shape to edit it. Or if it is a Generic Solid I would just use the Split Tool in the 2nd mode to cut it in half, move one half apart to make it wider, then use Push/Pull to join the top + bots rails back together then use Add Solids to make them a single object again. Or you can Push/Pull the outer edge of the frame whatever distance you need then Push/Pull the inner edge the same distance going in the same direction. Yes use the Add Solids command (right-click object context menu or Model menu).
  6. You can make a Section-Elevation Line that looks like that but it will only be linked to one Viewport so will display the same drawing number in both markers: To have it auto-coordinate you would need to have two separate Section-Elevation Lines drawn on top of each other:
  7. I have long thought this too. I've been using Smart Options Display instead for Reshape Tool + Move by Points as it's quicker than cycling through all the modes using the U key, especially since it got a bit snappier in VW2024 (although perhaps I imagined that...). But I kind of feel the Selection Tool is a special case. Modes 3 + 4 should be in their own mode group with holding down the Option key activating the opposite one like the Eyedropper Tool, or mode 4 should be in a mode of its own like Tobi says. The other tools I use all of the modes more or less equally whereas the Selection Tool feels like it has redundant modes that could be relegated somewhere else.
  8. Does anyone actually use 'Disabled Interactive Scaling Mode' or 'Single Object Interactive Scaling Mode' for the Selection Tool? Up until Update 4 I never strayed from the third mode ('Unrestricted Interactive Scaling Mode') so it was never an issue for me: I just completely ignored the first two modes. But now we have the wonderful fourth mode - 'Transform Mode' - I am regularly toggling between the third + fourth modes. Or rather, toggling between the third + fourth modes via the redundant first + second modes... What I would really like to be doing is toggling back + forth between 'Unrestricted Interactive Scaling Mode' + 'Transform Mode' with a single click. I was going to post a Wish about this but thought I'd better check first: does anyone actually use the first two modes or could they happily be relegated somewhere else...? Another option might be to hold down the Option key to activate the fourth mode temporarily... I would like to move between the 3rd + 4th modes far more quickly + easily than is currently the case.
  9. I've had lots of experience thank you 😆 Will do it now... Thanks for getting back to me.
  10. @Nikolay Beshevliev you've been so helpful I wonder if I can ask another question... I am using a data mapping that uses Class-based Objects to attach a Record Format to objects in these classes. If I make one of the classes active + create an object the record is automatically attached. Alternatively, if I have an existing object + I place it in one of the classes using the 'Class' drop-down in the OIP for that object the record is attached. However, if I change the object's class by right-clicking on the new class in the Navigation Palette + selecting 'Assign to Selection' the record is not attached. Is there a reason for this or is it a bug? I ask because I use 'Assign to Selection' to change an object's class more than any other method + I was confused as to why the objects weren't taking on the record format in the process. In order to make the data mapping 'stick' I have to move the object to a different class then reassign it to the right class but do it via the OIP this time. Hope that all makes sense. Thanks.
  11. I think with a database report you will need to use one of the Plant user fields or other existing data field for your notes (or attach a custom record) + get your report to return that field.
  12. You need to use three separate Walls one on top of the other. You can't do this with a single Wall
  13. No easy way but luckily we have @Pat Stanford on hand with a worksheet script which allows you to create a worksheet where you can edit the default field values for records attached to symbol definitions. See:
  14. You need to expand the worksheet to create an extra row then right-click on the new spreadsheet row (6) + select 'Create Report...': Maybe have a look at recent Coffee Break on Worksheets by @michaelk: https://university.vectorworks.net/mod/overview/view.php?id=6579
  15. I'd probably just add another database under the first one. Like this: By the way I have no idea why your B column is displaying blank in the worksheet! The data is there, it just isn't showing...
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