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Hi, Sorry what is the outcome of this discussion please? It would be a great time saver to automate the scale of the titleblock against the viewport on the drawing sheet, and in case there where multiple viewports at different scales then there should be an option for various scales. Thank you Federico

Hello, Just looking for a quick fix to visualise a CAD import in grey scale: When importing complex 2d drawings it is sometimes daunting to go through all classes to organise them. I quickly made a viewport out of the CAD import but the lines are in many different colours. I am aware of the Black & White option within the advanced settings of the viewport but perhaps there is a more refined way to do it through data vis? Thank you

Guys, has anyone seen the video on architectures.com? I think I am going to retire early.

This is good to see and it is great that it works pretty seamlessly, the downside for the moment is that it is still quite limited in terms of options to control the outcome. Can't wait to see what's coming for the next update!

I usually end up having to draw a symbol inserted into the wall because the sill options are soo limited. But this workaround can soon become messy in complicated models especially when haing to deal with existing buildings with wall recesses, etc

@Jesse Cogswell Sorry disregard I just managed to install both plug-ins can't wait to use them thanks

Thank you @Jesse Cogswell you are such a star! Totally agree those features you have developed should be integrated within the new VW releases together with an overhaul of the worksheet environment, formatting, etc. Sorry I am having troubles installing the VSM plugins on my machine, I had to create the plug-ins folder within the vectorworks2024 folder from the Library as it wasn't there already, but when I go to the edit workspaces the commands don't show... Could you please advise?

Thank you Tom I was referring to database worksheets like a door schedule. Revit is soo much more intuitive for that...!

Hi, I just figured out how easy it is on Revit to apply alternate colours to schedules wereas in Vectorworks it is very painful at the moment. I am currently working at very long door schedules at the moment (100 door instances) and it would be a real benefit for contractor to read these in alternate colours. Unfortunately in VW you have to draw individual rectangles and place them at the back of the worksheet, spaced accordingly but then if you edit the worsheet it is just a nightmare. In Revit you have to just tick a box in the info pallette, I would really love this feature could become available in VW, too! Thank you Federico

I recently started modelling with stories and a tip I could share is once you have set up your buliding model using stories, to immediately make a separate template file out of it, including the wall styles you have created. That should be a good base to make things easier for your next projects. Apart from the elevation benchmarks there are other advantages (i.e. control over floor, slab, false ceiling height, aligining objects (ceiling fixtures, railing, etc) to certain heights and more

The workaround is to draw a rectangle with light grey solid fill at the back of your worksheet once you have placed it on the sheet layer, but you have to pay attention in case you changed the number of rows while editing you will have to adjust the rectangles manually

Thanks so much: In the end I opted for the custom field and added this piece of script to the existing door worksheet: =(Door.UserFld1). I had to enter the value manually for each door (no.60 doors...) but retained all the info from the plug in objects, it did a nice job!

Thanks Tom, I was hoping I could hammer out the existing door record a bit or play with the data field inside each door style but I think you are right, starting fresh with a new door record gives me the flexibility to show the data I want

Hi, I am working at a refurb of a multi-story existing building and would like to organise my door schedule in a way that there is a pop out menu for each door where I can input wether it is an existing door which is going to be redecorated or a brand new door. Most of my doors are by style so hopefully it shouldn't be too painful to implement, I am also using the pre-formatted door schedule with slight modifications. Many thanks Federico

This is my workflow: I tend to reach out to manufacturers websites and try to chose products I can perhaps use within multiple projects. Usually there is a download section where you can get a 3d file, this file is made out of meshes and the format is 3DS or sketchup. Once I imported the geometry, I tend to simplify it a bit, give it some textures and to turn it into a hybrid symbol by adding 2d representation as appropriate. If I can't find the 3d file of the object I am looking for within the manufacturer website, I will then search within sketchup or BIMobject (this one as a last resort as it keeps crushing all the time).