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Refreshing your Resource Manager will update your library to the latest published symbols. 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\rm202x
Mac: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Vectorworks RMCache/rm202x
Remember to replace the “username” with your computer username if you copy and paste the file paths
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Please post a sample file so that the collective can take a look. WIthout seeing the settings of the seating section, it's hard to know what you have drawn.
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How are you placing the clamps? What insertion tool? Right now, they are placed as regular symbols.
11 minutes ago, Peter Telleman said:But if there's an easy way to add separate side arm components to my worksheet, I'd also be very happy
The Equipment and Inventory List menu command brings up the inventory dialog. Creating a worksheet here gives you worksheet codes to recall the parts of side arms for reporting. clamp test file.vwx
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During my prior employ, I built a company template with a lot of viewports on several department-specific sheet layers. To load every possible class, I loaded one of each spotlight tool object with every possible class triggering field activated. Once done, I had all possible classes and built the various saved views, viewports, etc. After that, I purged the document of all symbols/items and saved the template. It worked really well.
Every year, when an existing tool was updated to offer more classes, I would rinse and repeat. Time-consuming, but well worth it in the overall time saving for the entire team of 18 users.
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Contact tech support. The contact info is in your user portal.
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14 hours ago, Jake Wilson said:
Why is VW freezing whenever I try to add an image to an LED or projection screen?
This was never an issue before the new tool was introduced.
We'll need a bit more info on this. Please post a sample file so that the collective can take a look. Post a video of what you're doing.
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4 hours ago, MBurke said:
I am having an issue with a section viewport render not completing and stalling infinitely:
I'm seeing the same with your file. What's odd is I can still keep working. I'm not sure it's stalling outright. It just seems to keep displaying the render icons. When I go back and create another section viewport, looking at the other side, that one also keeps showing the render icons. Even while they are being shown, I can double-click the viewport and make edits, so it's not actually stuck. Very strange.
I'll submit a bug report.
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Where is your user folder stored?
Are you using different monitors on the different computers?
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With so many variables, please post a sample file so that the collective can take a look.
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5 hours ago, juanpizgz said:
about the ID not updating? is it the expected behaviour?
Please post a sample file so that the collective can take a look.
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Please post a sample file so that the collective can take a look.
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On 12/11/2025 at 9:39 AM, BRSebbe said:
Active links in a stac chain!
Making this easier is on my list of future improvements. Until then, here's a file with a worksheet to play with. The number of links is calculated using the delta lengths you mentioned. Good idea. Thanks to @Nikolay Zhelyazkov for his help.
Links worksheet.vwx
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Have you played with the new split worksheet function in 2026?
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Start by changing your geometry to book corner and then check your various dimensions.
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10 hours ago, Jochem Vink said:
Is there any way to change this to behave more like the lighting devices or truss symbols that by default invokes the lighting device or truss tool when you try to insert a symbol.
Not at the moment. I'll add this to our lists.
Thanks!
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Have you played either the Insert Connection Tool or the Insert Drop menu command? Explore these two options.
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I'm looking into this, but I don't think it's an option to manage the text location yet. A Data Tag would be the way to go to add custom text placement.
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On 12/11/2025 at 8:41 AM, Brian K said:
Do you know if Braceworks will support midspan truss connections like grapples or if there is anyway I can force the connection just for purposes of Braceworks calculations?
Well...
On 12/11/2025 at 2:11 PM, klinzey said:Braceworks does not support calculations of mid-span connections.
But...
If I wanted to create a workaround for this unsupported issue, I'd place corner blocks where you want the grapple. Do the calcs to get the weight info. Check that you're within your load limits of the gear you're using, and then take some screenshots. Once you have them, revert the truss to the actual parts and include the screenshots with a note that the system is using approximate numbers to communicate with the venue and/or the engineer who will be stamping the drawing. -
15 hours ago, stayathomedad said:
I wish I could simply share the files, but the work is proprietary. I will try to strip out enough content to make a generic file and see if I get the same behavior.
I understand. Another option is to share the file in a DM if that works. Otherwise, let us know when you have some shareable test files.
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On 12/8/2025 at 10:23 AM, Brian K said:
Can someone take a quick look and let me know why its telling me that "Object is not connected to system". I was not getting this error initially, but corrected some of the design layers and am now getting this error.
Since your system is calculating properly, you can ignore the alerts here. We have a known issue where this particular alert shows up when replacing the downleg with a hoist. If you want to test, replace one of the bridle/hoists with a bridle/downleg instead and run the calculation. You'll see the alert is gone, and the system calculates the same, but for the hoist info.
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On 12/5/2025 at 9:43 AM, Brian K said:
I'm sure its something small that I'm just overlooking.
Some items just needed a little shifting to have them be seen as connected.
On 12/5/2025 at 11:00 AM, Matthew S said:From a quick glance, it looks like your truss system is not full connected.
Matthew's file was very helpful. I took it a bit further and found more items that were not connected properly. A nudge here, a shift there, a couple of re-drawn bridles, and we're able the calculate the system. It's showing a lot of red, but I don't know the load limits of your overhead beams.
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On 12/8/2025 at 2:57 AM, Wout said:
if we could optimize and automate this bridle tool
Thanks for the file. These are all items we're working on.
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On 12/8/2025 at 12:52 AM, Jackis Roberto said:
Select System Objects
I don't think this is an actual menu command vs. a right-click on object command. Though many objects support standard menu commands when right-clicking, some perimetric tools offer additional tools when the object is selected. Truss and rigging systems are one and offer the Select System Objects option. Have you found a way to see this command in a normal menu? I've searched and not found it.
What to do? I suggest a script that can be added as a menu item, thus allowing a keyboard shortcut. Which, in turn, can then be added to the Streamdeck.
If you post your query here, https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/forum/9-sdk/, you'll likely receive suggestions.-
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The Resource Manager has a search function that drills into the libraries of symbols.
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Truss corner trim height to hoist
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You discovered an interesting anomaly. My further testing shows that the hoists are reading corner block trim heights from left to right, and only the first one is reporting properly. I experimented and attaching hoists left to left-to-right order and then right-to-left order, but the trim height reporting remains left to right only. This is obviously a bug, and we will look further into it. Here's a copy of the file in which I have added data tags to make it easier to see the results.
Truss corner trim height to hoist.vwx