[Assign different colors or textures to one object and then switch between them?]

With the VP selected, click the Classes button in the OIP.

Select the class you want to view differently and click the Edit button. Set the Class Override settings to what you want to see in that viewport.

 

This will only effect objects that have the Attributes set to By Class.

[Stephanie Desmeules]

Are you on a Mac or a PC? I don't know step by step how to do this on Windows, but on a Mac:

 

Quit VW.

Go to System Preferences: Users and Groups. Create a new user account. 

Log into the new account and launch VW. See if you can create a viewport. If you can it is likely that your User Folder is corrupted. If you can't then the VW application is corrupted and you should delete and reinstall VW. 

 

If it is User Folder ask again and we can try and talk you though resetting or recreating.

[Resource Manager]

It is also possible the RM got moved off of the current screen. 

 

Disconnect all but one monitor. Set the resolution of that monitor to something very low, 640x480 or 1024x768. Then set it back up. When set the lower resolution all windows will be forced back into the viewable area. You will have to reset all of your window positions, but it may bring the RM back.

[Future program additions for saved views]

It won't be buttons at the bottom, but you can open the Saved Views in a script palette. Then they will always be open and just take a double click.

 

Windows menu. Look for Script Palettes at the bottom of the file and click on Saved Views to put a check mark next to it. Unfortunately it will be a floating palette and can't be docked.

 

I do like you idea, just wanted to let you know what you can do that is kind of close right now.

[Stephanie Desmeules]

Simplest way to start:

 

Go to Tools menu: Workspaces.  At the bottom is a list of all the installed workspaces. The one with the check mark next to it is the one you are currently using. Tell us the name of that workspace. 

 

Click on one of the other workspaces (I recommend Fundamental if that is not what you are currently using). Try and create a viewport using the new workspace. If it works, then you have a corrupted workspace. Depending on which workspace it is, we can suggest next steps.

[Buggy window deletion on VW2019]

Hi Jerry,

 

There appears to be some kind of corruption in the wall. I see the same thing you do.

 

The door at the bottom left is not inserted in the wall. When I insert it, all of the windows disappear.

 

I am going to suggest that you make good backup copies, delete the wall and recreate it and cross your fingers.

 

If you see any future funkiness in the file you are probably going to want to do an export and import into a new file or a layer by layer copy into a new file.

 

Good luck.

[Help with Sheet Layer Scale]

Sheet layers are always at 1:1 scale. If you want to draw on a sheet layer and have it at a different scale you want to draw in the Annotations group of a viewport.

 

You probably want to put your fixtures on the Design Layer in either a different Layer or Class so you can control the visibility instead of putting them directly on the sheet layer.

[Buggy window deletion on VW2019]

Can you post or privately share the file?

[Landmark plant report]

@Tamsin Slatter can you help with Susanna's question on plant categories?

[New Layer, New Class shortcut]

Tools:Plug-ins:Plug-in Manager

Custom Plug-ins pane.  New. Command.  Edit Script... button.  Paste the script from above.

Edit workspace to add the new command and assign a keyboard shortcut.

 

HTH

[Landmark plant report]

You can start with the reformatted report. In the Worksheet View menu make sure that Database Headers is checked. This should give you the row that shows the formulas rather than the data. It will be (eg) 3, not 3.1, 3.2, etc.

Right Click in the Row Header (on the 3) and choose Edit Report. From there click the Advanced Criteria button in the top section and you should be able to do what you need.

 

If this is something you will do all the time you might want to save it in a Template or Favorite file, or even add it to the Default Content so it will show up as a preformatted report.

 

Ask again if you need more help.

[Preserve Record when Composing]

I just tried this in VW2021 SP2 and I did not lose the record. It did not matter which order I did the compose in.

 

If both objects have a record attached, then the record from the object lower in the stacking order (object in the back) seems to control the record the composed object has. I could not get it to attach both records.

[Landmark plant report]

You will need to edit the Report Criteria to either explicitly list the layers you want to count, or to explicitly exclude the layers you don't want counted.

 

You might also be able to use a Visibility criteria instead, but then your counts could change based on other visibility changes.

[Joining pipes]

If you only need the shape then extrude along path is great. I usually need to keep everything as separate parts so I can do cut lists and take offs, so I am back to some form of trimming. Unless anyone has a better idea?

[Stephanie Desmeules]

Are you using a custom workspace that has been brought forward from a previous version of VW? It sounds like when you are selecting Create Viewport from the menu you are actually getting the Create Detail Viewport command. That sounds like a corrupted workspace. Please try one of the standard workspaces or a different standard workspace.

[polyline split & dup along path]

There is something very weird in the file you posted. I have the same problem you described that the poly can't be split, but that a duplicate moved to a different location can. VW2021SP2

 

Where did the geometry originate? Was this brought forward from a previous version of VW or imported from another program?

 

My best suggestion(s) are to:

 

1) Send the file to tech support and see if they can identify the problem.

2) Redraw the objects in a new file.

 

Sorry.

 

[Extrude two color showing]

Can you post a screenshot? I am having a hard time understanding what you are seeing.

[Joining pipes]

If you can get an orthogonal view of the intersection you can probably use the Trim or Split tools to make the cuts.

 

I have done similar things with pipes before and have not found a way I am really happy with. Making changes afterwards is always a pain.

[Buggy window deletion on VW2019]

Do you have Class Options set to Grey Others by any chance?

[Glazed Gable Method]

Curtain wall? Or a single window and use the Custom Symbol option?

 

I should probably be quiet and let the architects who actually do this answer instead. ;-)

[Import DWG issue]

It is likely that the units in the DWG are not cm. Can you measure something and see how much it is off?  10 would suggest mm, 100 would suggest meters, 2.54 would suggest inches, 30.48 would suggest feet.  Or it could be the inverse of those values.

 

HTH

[Old versions and files]

Yes, you can just delete the files. If you are on Mac, that is the way. On Windows there was not an uninstaller until recently (I think maybe 2020).

[stacked round walls showing joint line in hidden line view]

Looks like you are out of luck.

 

 

[stacked round walls showing joint line in hidden line view]

Are you sure they are exactly coincident? If the diameters are slightly different, or the center points are even slightly off you will probably get the separation lines.

[Resource Manager User Library]

There are five concepts that you might want to think about: User Folders, Workgroup Folders, Default Content, Styles, and Favorites.

 

Default Content are object and styles that are selectable based on the tool chosen. These must be placed in exactly the right folder to be able to be found. Examples would be Line Types, Text Styles and Markers. These go into Libraries/Defaults/"Name of specific object type here" Just store any VW file in the correct folder and any any object of the correct type can be used as part of the defaults the next time VW is restarted.

 

Styles are similar to Default Content, but are stored in Libraries/Object Styles/"Name of specific object type here". This would be object such as cabinets, doors, windows, tables & chairs. Again, store any VW file containing objects of the correct type in the folder and they will show up as default styles.

 

Default Content and Styles are actually read from three locations, the Application Folder (for items shipped with VW), the User Folder (for things you want to keep to yourself) and the Workgroup/Project folder (for things you need to share with other users). Files that are named the same are prioritized as Users > Workgroup > Application, so just by putting an empty file in your user folder you can eliminate items that you don't want to see from the Applications folder.

 

Finally, Favorites are just VW files that you can save anywhere that is convenient for you but can access easily from the Resource Manager. A Favorite is just an ordinary VW file and it can contain any type of VW object in however many folder you want.

 

HTH.