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Because this is just very simple Vectorscripts, I would expect this to work for a long time to come. Things in Vectorscript are rarely deprecated unless they break something else.

@JuanP ??

Yes, you can Batch Convert. It is in the File menu. What about making a folder of Aliases to the referenced files and Batch Converting that folder? The challenge may be that Batch Convert may want to change the file names. You might be better off just cloning the entire folder structure and batch converting everything with just a new name or year on the top level folder.

VB = Vectorworks Bug. Shorthand from the programmers and Beta testers. Just go to Bug Submit at the bottom of this page and choose Bug Submit in the Community column.

Can you post a sample file for us to look at. Nothing that you show above gives me any idea about what is going on.

Take a look at these threads. Ask again if you need more help.

Escape will exit the Flyover tool. To go back to Top/Plan it is exactly the same as it has been forever. Either select Top/Plan from the View menu:Standard Views. Or use the keyboard shortcut of Command-5. Or use the Numeric Keypad and hit the Zero key.

You can do multiple viewports from a single Shuttle File. You can put them on different layers or just set the Class of the viewport to separate them. You can (I think) just make the first Referenced Viewport then duplicate it and edit the Viewport visibilities to get the other ones you need. Ask again if you need more clarity.

Take a look at the Set Record Field node in the Record & IFC section. You should be able to use String nodes to set the Record Name, the Field Name, and the Field Value. One Set Record Field node for each of the extrudes in your Marionette should be all you need. You will need to already have created the Record Format in the drawing prior to running the Marionette. Or you could use the Create Field node to build the Record Format from inside the Marionette. But in MNSHO, it is safer to have it already created.

Double check that the upgrade did not switch VW to using the on board graphics rather than the Radeon. Also perhaps do the update on the graphics card again just in case it was wonky.

OK, I think I have a way to get the file working. Go to a Front view. Select All. Fit to Objects. It should zoom way out. Click to deselect everything and draw a marquee to select the things close to the intersection of the axis. Edit menu:Invert Selection. When I do that I get a single 2D/3D symbol named. Equip Office Multi-Function Printer. Delete the printer. Select All and Fit to Objects. You should now have everything within about 40,000 mm of the origin and you should be OK. The first time I did it I had to zoom in and do a marquee around the building and then do the Invert Selection again. That time I ended up with 3 heliodons that were a long way away. When I went back to the original file to document my steps they did not show up this time. HTH.

Custom workspaces often have the older version of tools. Odd results with a tool can often be resolved by making sure the most current version of the tool is the one linked to the workspace.

I also don't know how to change the default (yet), but you can change the setting for all of the viewports (or a subset) at once using the Custom Modification command or by selecting multple viewports in the Organization Dialog Box and clicking Edit.

That is not going to work because VW only allows a single object to have a specific name. Perhaps what you want instead of using the Name field in the OIP is to create a custom Record Format and attach that to the object and store your "part name" in a field there. You can still access it from the worksheet, but you can then have multiple parts with the same name.

Are you using a custom workspace? If so, please edit it and remove the Custom Cabinet Tool and add it back in.

Take a look at this post and see if you can use something similar.

Can you post the file please so I don't have to try and recreate it.

What do you mean that naming the extrudes inside the Marionette won't work? Take a look at the wrapped network and the worksheet in the attached file. I am able to name the extrudes and get that information in the worksheet. Make sure you Run the Networks and Recalc the Worksheet. What am I missing? Marionette Named Object Test v2020.vwx

Actually I am not certain that I will. I don't have a machine that will run VW2016. In VW2021, the drawing opens, but you can not change the view or zoom at all. It is unworkable. It won't open in VW2020 or VW2019 at all. My best suggestion at this point is to commit all your changes back to the project server. Convert the file on the server to a VWX file instead of a project file and send me that and see if I can do anything with it. Or commits the changes and send them to VW Tech Support for help. Sorry.

Can you post or send me the model directly and I can take a look?

Do the Zoom to Fit and then draw a marquee around each corner of the drawing. Look in the OIP an you will see X selected objects when you find them. If you are brave you can just delete them. Or you can Fit to Objects to see what they are before you delete or move them. Repeat as necessary until you get Zoom to Fit to be reasonable.

My understanding is the iCloud already has a local copy and that then syncs to the cloud (and then to other machines). If you are using iCloud that way, then having a local copy will not offer any speed increase as you already are using a local copy. If you are somehow actually opening the copy from the cloud and not copying it to your local machine, then yes you will get a significant speed increase, at least in opening and saving the file by using a local copy.

I have no idea what is triggering your reverts. I have not heard anyone else having this problem. I have my autosave set to save in a different location (all VW files are backed up to a single folder for ease of later purging) and I have it based on the number of operations rather than time. That way you know that the save will alway start between operations rather than in the middle of a drawing operation. Just for ducks, you might want to reset your preferences, or even drag your user folder to the desktop and restart VW so it can create a new one. Perhaps you have some corruption in your user folder that is causing the problem.

Custom Modification under the Tools menu will let you change all your doors at the same time and all your windows at the same time. If you want to do both in a single step you will need to use a scripted solution.

Are all Design Layers the same scale? Only object at the same scale and in the same view as the active layer can be selected. Are all Classes set to Visible? Classes that are not visible can still cause rendering issues if far from the origin. What do your rulers say about where the object is located? It could be that the entire drawing is just a long way from the origin.