Scott C. Parker

BW gets finicky with vertical systems. Can you post a sample file?

Here's a video showing how I add typical symbols.

Would you please post a sample file, including the worksheet, to play with

You can report incorrect information here https://www3.vectorworks.net/vectorworks-bug-report Editing the weight of the symbols is via the resource manager. Right click on the symbol and select "Attach Record." Select the truss record and choose to edit the data. Edit the appropriate field and your symbols should update.

Supporting 3rd party is on our radar, but has yet to be implemented. Currently, we need items that are SDK and/or symbol-based to be able to "see" the objects in the Equipment and Inventory dialog. Andy's wonderful tools place a visual image of the symbols in the drawing layer vs. an actual symbol. VW's version does as well, but has some additional SDK type coding that allows the inventory system to see and count them. I'm not a programmer, but this is how it's been explained to me. It gets even more complicated when one tilts a symbol based object. Huge rabbit hole.

Unfortunately, regular "symbols" are defined as symbols and can live only in the symbol object category. This type of workflow is on our list for future improvement. For now, you should be able to implement some filters to limit the symbols in the Equipment and Inventory dialog—mostly layer-type filters. I know it's a pain point for many users with this new feature.

The Equipment Summary Key tool shows the GDTF mode when you add the Plug-In version of the symbol.

Have you visited this help page? https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2024/eng/VW2024_Guide/LightingDesign2/Workflow_Creating_lighting_device_symbol_definitions.htm#h1 and https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2024/eng/VW2024_Guide/LightingDesign1/Creating_a_lighting_device_from_an_existing_symbol.htm

You may need to clear your local RM cache file. Refreshing the RM doesn't always do this. Delete the RM Cache folder and then refresh the RM and it'll pull down a complete set of updated RM files. Win: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Nemetschek\Vectorworks RMCache\rm2024 Mac: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Vectorworks RMCache/rm2024 Remember to replace the “username” with your computer username if you copy and paste the file paths Your file location might differ.

It's a known issue. BW doesn't like single hoists yet.

You can also use the symbol version vs. the plug-in version of the symbol. This reads the instrument type vs. the symbol name.

Please post a sample file to play with.

Hi Chris, First, ground supported structures are not yet supported/calculated. As for select system object, each system may still be considered independent even though they have the truss connectors. Do you have a sample file to share?

This is normal. VW is not supposed to interact with inactive layers. When I'm working with specific items from a crowded layer that I need to interact with, I'll move them to my current layer, do my work, and then move them back.

There's a workaround that works if you're converting your truss system into hanging positions. Only with straight runs though. Anything on an angle will skew the results. Make two data tags, one for horizontal and one for vertical. Add the Bounding Box attributes to each. It'll measure the outside of the hanging position and report the size.

The key was never designed to show items not shown in the drawing. The key only looks at items included in the drawing and displays what it finds. To report on your inventory stock, you need to open the file from which the inventories were created and build reports. Using the symbols in the key is still not an option. It likely won't be for the remainder of the 2024 cycle, and it's doubtful it'll be in the first rounds of 2025, either. We have added a new reporting function in 2025 that will report quantities of gear and show the remaining available gear in used inventories. Placing this report along side the key will be very helpful.

Can you pinpoint which step you're following in which video? Can you provide a timestamp so we can see the steps you're replicating? Since inserting items can be affected by many settings, it's a guessing game when viewing a test file.

Please post a sample file. For this one, please copy/paste the truss, pipes, and truss cross shown in the screenshot into a new file for testing. Thanks.

@Martin Benesh I saw your post on the FB group and someone gave some other suggestions. Did you have luck? I'm curious on your final solutions.

Your image looks like a curved arc. Would you please post a copy of the file and a simple pencil sketch of what you're trying to create?

In addition to @TomWhiteLight's suggestion. You can play with the Clip Cube and combine it with viewports to isolate some of your items.

PS, you can do the same with data tags. We have one called "Data Tag-Breakout" that does what you want.

Each light has a "circuit name" (fanout name) and a "circuit number" (leg#) field. A worksheet will work based on using these two fields plus any other fields you need. The ones you list as spares won't say "spare" as they'll be empty.

Since the accessories are coded to land on top of lighting symbols, the only suggestion I have right now is to duplicate them and make your own versions, cutting out the 2D parts. We'll give it some thought, but it would be a while before anything happens since editing the symbols is a valid alternative.