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AI command interface for Vectorworks
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Fair point. -
AI command interface for Vectorworks
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
I suspect this is like asking Henry Ford for a faster horse. AI integration could probably make a texture mapping tool far more usable than you currently imagine. -
AI command interface for Vectorworks
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
MVRDV are pushing the AI envelope. They mention the idea of integrating AI into BIM (at 15:50 m) -
AI command interface for Vectorworks
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Except that you would have had to have set up Materials in the first place. AI could do also do that. I want AI to do the tedious stuff, not the fun stuff! -
Project Sharing Server — is it possible to set a password ?
Christiaan replied to GatRed's topic in General Discussion
The answer is no unfortunately. It's designed to work over a local network, even though you can make it work over the net like this, so it wasn't designed with such security in mind. I have asked for such a feature, but that was on the mistaken belief that project sharing server over the net has performance/integrity advantages vs file sync, but it doesn't. Now we just use file sync, but I think there's still a case for password protection of project sharing server, and that use case is your one. -
AI command interface for Vectorworks
Christiaan posted a question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
AI rendering is an obvious feature to add to Vectorworks, but what about adding AI to the interface to assist with modelling? e.g. prompt: change plasterboard thickness of all Wall Styles in file to 15 mm -
Vectorworks on Apple Vision Pro Mac Virtual Display
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's topic in General Discussion
Cheaper than a Pro Display XDR 😉 -
AI integrated Rendering
Christiaan replied to twk's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
Very cool! Run out of free renders already. -
So has anybody opened up Vectorworks on the Apple Vision Pro using Mac Virtual Display?
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I think I can do that. DM with file and I'll have a go.
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How to tone down brightness but not lose shadows?
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's topic in Rendering
The best solution I've found so far is to use one of the dome HDRI files for Environmental Lighting, which provide darker shadows. If the shadows are too dark you can turn on Ambient Lighting to about 20% to brighten them a little. -
How to tone down brightness but not lose shadows?
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's topic in Rendering
Same problem. Turn the ambient brightness up enough for the building facade and the internal shadows wash out. -
How to tone down brightness but not lose shadows?
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's topic in Rendering
I've revisited this particular render after many years. I assume you mean the Image Effects exposure? This would work except that I'm using Camera Match and there's currently no way to limit Image Effects to the Camera Match object only. -
Am I right in saying this hasn't been implemented yet?
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Let us know how it goes.
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Publish to pdf results in large file size
Christiaan replied to taliho's topic in General Discussion
Out of curiosity, run your PDFs through iLovePDF. Choose "Recommended compression". This software has become an integral part of our workflow. I gave up on trying to get VW to produce small PDFs. Though, as others allude to, it may not help if the core problem is dense hatches. -
Section View Background Fading in Shaded Rendering
Christiaan replied to Michael Siggers's topic in General Discussion
One effective way to do this is to go into the Annotations layer of the Viewport and add a masking polygon over the background area you want to fade, with attributes set to white fill and set to, say, 40% opacity. Another way is to use the following Render settings: Background: Shaded Textures checked Draw edges checked and set to: 1 Foreground: None Advanced Viewport settings: Attributes: Separate cross sections Use attributes of original objects Merge structural objects with same fill Image Effect settings: Exposure: set to far right Shadows: set to far left Sepia: set to far left Soft edges: set to far left This will give you a cut section cut with fills set to original objects and a white faded background. -
Lost ability to use image props for sky reflections in windows?
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's question in Known Issues
Pretty sure this technique doesn't work again anymore, at least as of v2024.- 17 replies
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Working with building models in real-world orientation and elevation
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's topic in Architecture
This is excellent info, thanks Steven. I actually went through this process in Vectorworks once, when I changed a file from building-centric to site-centric. It was indeed a pain in the ass and screwed up all my viewports. As always in VW there was a number of ways to do it, and I found that a certain sequence of steps was a lot less painful than other sequences. -
Working with building models in real-world orientation and elevation
Christiaan replied to Christiaan's topic in Architecture
Can you elaborate Matt? -
What happened to my Navigation Palette??
Christiaan replied to hollister design Studio's question in Troubleshooting
Try switching to a different Workspace (Tools > Workspaces) and then back again. -
That doesn't sound normal, but I can't see that you're doing anything wrong. I think you might need some help from Vectorworks on this one. I would give VW support a call. Or maybe @Tolu can comment? When you clear the metadata, you need to make sure everybody else has refreshed their file first for them to carry on using their existing working file.