michael john williams

I have discovered the best way is to export a sheet to PDF. Then open in photoshop and save as a jpeg. 🙂

I have done what you have both said and is improving. Having said that the lines and text are still very blurred and fuzzy. with image export at 300. Any other suggestions? What should the sheet layer DPI be?

yes. As you suggested, I have reduced line thicknesses drawn in the viewport annotations and in the classes and that has helped. However, the lines in places are still overly thick where the section cuts through the building. Also the res is not that good

file attached 0536-MeadowBank-draft-2.vwx

How is it best to export or publish or convert a Vectorworks drawing to a jpg image? Attached is a viewport exported to image and published into jpg. You simply can not read the jpg. I have tried higher resolution settings for the viewport and still the image can not be seen. I am submitting drawings for a design competition so the drawings need to look very good. The only format for submission is jpeg [I format I use and use in photoshop, etc] or gif [a format I have never used] Any help would be appreciated. Vectorworks Architect 2020 is my version 113-Proposed Site Sections 1.pdf

Why does Vectorworks 2020 SP6 now crashing? We have checked for updates and we believe SP6 is the current update There has not been a problem previously. We have recently updated to the current Windows 10 version. Any help in fixing the problem would be well appreciated. Thanks

Thanks Tom, however in my VW preferences I don't get Smart Options Display. I don't know why. All very disappointing. I guess you have a difference version to me. Mine is VW 2020 for Windows

If your interested just an update with my 3dConnexion mouse. Thanks JNC for your attachment for settings. I imported it and it worked! I am intrigued how a few of you have set up Vectorworks 'quick actions' or 'smart view'. I like the thought of simply pressing the space bar and short cut options come up. Presumably this is a setting in the VW's programme / preferences. Whilst I have looked I have failed to find info from VWs for this setting. How do you set it up? 3dConnexion also provided good support and recorded a video for me on how to create macros: I recorded a video for you. I hope that you will understand. First I show how the quick zoom is working. This is an option which you can add to one of the button, this not involve wheel. It zooms to the place where you hold the cursor. Most important thing is that you can assign a button in a lot of applications, but to do that in particular one you need to open it first and than switch to 3dConnexion settings. Every application has his flyout folder (I show you this on the example with Viewer), some applications has more commands some less. It depends from the integration and implementation between software producer and our company. Please see what options you have in your software. You can also create a macro. The easiest way is to create a shortcut in Vectorworks to do some command, and assign it to one of the button in the Mouse. Please see video: 349991211_2023-03-1310-35-57.mkv

Gosh, what a great response! Thanks all for your help. I will give your advice ago now.

Tom, thanks for your help. My VW is 2020 SP6 3DC driver: 10 for windows version 10.8.12

In the end, after much thought, went for the 3D connexion CadMouse Pro Wireless. It was expensive and I am now not sure if I made the correct decision. Struggling to set it up: Quick Zoom we understand as being simply the mouse wheel to zoom in and out the same as on a standard mouse. Views we have set up on the as pushing down the mouse wheel as 3 standard views top [not plan view], right and left. Also fit [although not used much] But is this the right button? How do you set up other views such as front, back and top/plan view? Also isometrics? Plan view is essential to work on plans. The middle button is set up as the Vectorworks application but nothing happens. The radial button is set up with NumPad. Presumably you change and assign different shortcuts to each number? Shortcuts such as: undo, redo, line, mirror, trim, text, dimension, etc. If so how do you do this? Any help appreciated.

Anyone used the Logitech Master 3S mouse? Can the buttons be customised to VW? Trying to decide where to get the Logitech Master 3S or the 3D Connexion cad mouse. Any thoughts appreciated.

I contacted support and they helped me out. The imported dwg survey was a 'dirty'. Thanks support.

How do you contact VWX tech support?