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I always used the C4D but it is also flawed, not all texture parameters import from VWX to TM. See below screenshot, where I compared 4 different filetypes that VWX can export and TM can import left to right: C4D, Datasmith, 3ds, FBX, and only datasmith file got all texture parameters, but it resets textures after resync. So it is either C4D and fix some textures that did not import correctly, or datasmith and fix textures after resync, both cause a lot of wasted time that could be avoided. Does anyone have a workaround, or has experience in other software like D5 or lumion that does not have this kind of issues? I discovered that Revit works flawlessly with datasmith direct link, and I really regret that I did not know that before choosing Vectorworks. So all new uses planning to use Twinmotion and Vectorworks beware: they do not like each other.

There is no different way to resync datasmith file. There is only one option next to datasmith file with two circular arrows. Under the three dots menu, there is no magic reload option. What is quite funny, I have found this in TM 2022 release notes, there is a bug fix: "TM-6264 - Material assignments lost when reimporting Vectorworks files." Looks like it is a well-known issue, and got fixed, but not in all cases, or any cases. I got a reply in Twinmotion support from a very helpfull guy, he even installed Vectorworks and tested the issue himself, and told me that he only had that problem when using specific Edit Subdivision option in Vectorworks before exporting and resyncing the datasmith file in TM. And in all regular options like rounding the edges or changing the wall lenght, he never got the reset materials issue, that we have. Maybe Vectorworks support could bump that issue up the dev bug fixes list, pleeeeease 🙂

The same issue here with textures that revert to VW defaults, it is impossible to work with this bug. When Architect gives me a small change in the VW model i need to reapply all textures in Twinmotion, and that means that it is impossible to work with on bigger projects. I have tested other exports and C4D does not have that problem, but it has another problem: it does not keep all texture parameters from VW to TM. See attached picture with 4 different file exports, only datasmith (second from the left) keeps all textures the same as in VW, C4D loses the blue color in one texture, so it is not a replacement for datasmith. Please fix this issue.

Is this issue fixed? I have just tried VW2024 and it is still there. I have tried Revit and there is no problem with direct link or datasmith export. See the before and after screenshots, with Twinmotion and two direct links: blue from Vectorworks and red from Revit. Only Revit direct link keeps textures applied in Twinmotion, vectorworks textures revert to imported ones. Is there a fix for that? For a large building with 40+ spaces, it is impossible to work with this issue.