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thank you, i have asked to see if they can provide these formats,, if they do provide what is the import process?

they sent me a .xml file but not sure how to use that in vectorworks

our surveyor sent us CAD of the site but they mentioned they make a 3d model of it also, what file format can they export to that would be the best to import in vectorworks?

as a quick work around i drew the lines manually as had to get something done quick.. although if anyone can chime in please do!

please let me know your findings on archicad vs vectorworks

hi so my set up is where i use different wall types to show existing / demo / proposed i have a renovation where we are changing material of existing wall on the floor plan i want the existing wall to be just 2 lines and white in the middle.. just a plain wall on elevations i want the material to show on existing elevations as stucco but on proposed elevations as siding i know i can edit material on OIP in texture but if i set it to class then both elevations will have material showing as the wall would only ever be in the 1 class this is a little complicated because in that same wall i am replacing windows ,,, a simple fix would be to copy the walls ,, remove the windows from schedule on the copy and then just turning on and off the new wall in a seperate class... but wondering if there are other ways?

sure attached is sample sample.vwx

the other day my lines on walls started going away, i reversed wall sides and it worked.. then the issue came back.. so i changed wall types back and forth and that that fixed it.. now that stopped working, any help would be appreciated Link to what im talking about https://www.loom.com/share/88ddb4005ca44b1ca72cc95fd9e65b1c

i found the way to get it back... i use wall types so i changed my type to a wall with same thickness and then changed it back

i have an existing wall where i am adding doors / windows too... for some reason at some point the walls have the lines disappear... the wall is still there and sometimes i can reverse sides to get it back but now i cant just reverse the sides any help appreciated

i do this as well.. usually in design what i do is save the existing model in a seperate file.. then cut walls and work on the main model .. usually its not a headache to make changes since i jus turn off demo layer as i work on proposed.. then final approval i double check everything

i like to click edit layout then you can just copy and paste your new block in there and delete old one

this is how i would do it -create roof command -use 3d polygon to create shape of roof connecting -clip following 3d polygon shape Untitled 1.vwx

thank you!

i have an existng wall and a proposed wall for a garage i want to add the garage door between the existing and new portion to center it if i extend the existing wall , then the existing floor plan on the construction docs wouldnt look right how do i put the door in the center of two wall types?