hollister design Studio

I have a DWG from an architect and his files have a referenced as-built inside the design development file. So, when he sends me updates, he is only sending the design development. Do I have to reference each file in my working file, or is there a place for me to click on "show reference files inside reference files"? I have converted his files into vwx - and did reference his as-builts in the vwx of his development file - but maybe I should just ref both as-built and development separately into my working file?

After a multi-hour phone conversation with tech support (Thank you!) , we finally got it to start up and not crash. Something to try if you're having the same issue - look into the cineware plugin... we removed it from it's folder and VW started up ok. That wasn't the only problem in my case - VW kept crashing for other reasons, but it did get us started at least.

Vectorworks is crashing at cineware loading. cineware seemed to be what was causing my two minute loading issues before the 4.1 update.... Vectorworks not opening.mp4 you can see it loads (slowly again) up until cineware starts loading and the loading screen closes and a couple of seconds later it shuts off in the task manager. any thoughts?

Right clicking is fine... but having access to ALL information from the "information" palette just seems like a good idea. Honestly, 5 years on, I still miss Autodesk Maya's Outliner --- you could access EVERYTHING from that info palette.

I work that way with decks, but not stairs... Me too - would be interesting to see how someone like @Katarina Ollikainen or @Tamsin Slatter go about this!

turns out I had already upvoted those!

Two years later and I just had to search for this post again. It really makes no sense to me that this setting is not on the 'edit style' menu. Shouldn't BOTH the "Edit Style/Landscape area Style" menu and the "Plug-in Object Style Options" menu be accessible from the OIP? ...especially as you can't right click on a landscape style and open it directly in the resource menu, you have to search for it.

Same thread as @Tom W. - I posted a screen grab of the menu...

I would love to be able to toggle - or just have them both on the same menu - like in this script "set viewport visibilities" (that I think @Jesse Cogswell wrote...). The script is not perfect - but a hell of a lot more convenient than clicking out of the viewport and back and forth between the two menus every time you want to change a class or Layer visibility. Also having the classes and Layers side-by-side!!!! I do wish you could preview.

updated to 4.1 - now we're started in 36 sec MUCH better

@Jeff Prince I never noticed it before - it is just a bit odd. ...I knew you were a conspiracy guy!

I just posted that it was odd to me that my Hardscape Slab decks are 'hollow' when looked at with a clip cube, whereas Slab objects are filled. Got me thinking, I've been using hardscapes to model decks for years, but maybe that isn't the best object to use. I started using Hardscape Slab Objects because I like the controls in the OIP and I like having different Deck Styles that I can switch out easily when changing from 2x10 framing with 5/4 cedar to 2x12 framing with 3/4" Moso bamboo... What's your process when modeling decks?

Why are Hardscape slab objects "hollow" when viewed in a clip cube when Slab objects are filled with color? Both the slab to the left and the hardscape to the right have the same components with the same materials Slab is solid - Hardscape is 'hollow' Am I setting them up wrong? Or is there a reason that I'm not seeing. ...certainly doesn't make it easier to use clipcube images to explain to clients.

@bjoerkano server, just a dedicated machine with everything on it local

@Neil Barman no, I've just updated that. 2024 update 4 (build747709)