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I am having a similar problem but for me my sheet numbers are not even showing up when I add the title block? Any idea why this is? The title block "title" matches the title in the navigation panel, but the number is not showing.

Hi Jeff, This is a helpful workaround thank you! If there are any VWX staff listening out there, please change this! It's very common for people to take dwg's into vectorworks and I can't think of any instance where they would want the dwg to change their vectorworks file/classes!

Hi Pat, Yes I check that box and it brings the autocad layers in as classes, but it changes all my existing vectorworks classes to have the attributes of the autocad layers (so all my drawings are suddenly ugly and colorful because they are matching the layer properties of the autocad layers). I want the autocad layers to match the proporties of the existing vectorworks classes, not the other way around. See the process below: 1. Pretty Vectorworks Classes in my working file - 2. Import DWG to my working file - 3. Ugly DWG layers override existing pretty VW Classes - (But I want my pretty VW classes to override the ugly imported DWG layers)

Yes there must be a way. I can't understand why the default is for an import from CAD to change all your VWX classes?

What if your DWG layers have the same name as your VWX classes? For example: I want to import a dwg with walls drawn on autocad layer "A-WALL-NEW". I want the drawn walls to be imported onto class "A-WALL-NEW" and to have all the associated attributes (black lines at a .15 line weight). How is this done?

Hello, I have recently switched to VWX from Autocad. Im trying to import Autocad dwg's into an existing Vectorworks file. I want the DWG layers to change to match the existing Vectorworks Classes. But the import does the opposite. It changes all my existing classes to match the imported cad layers. Is there a way to reverse this? Thank you, Jesse

Andy you are amazing, thank you!!!

Hello, I am trying to draw a 24-1/2" line in vectorworks. I click the first point, then type the length as shown (24-1/2") and press enter and it draws the line 23-1/2". Even if I draw a line then change its length in the Object Info panel to 24-1/2", as soon as i press enter it makes the length 23-1/2". Im going crazy here, is there some setting I have accidently enabled? I've noted when i type the length as a decimal (24.5") it works fine, but I don't have time to convert all my fractions to decimal every time I draw a line. In line tool preferences, my length scale factor is set to 1.

Hello, Is there a best practice for converting an Autocad Sheet Set to Vectorworks? I have recently started using Vectorworks (2d) after using Autocad for fifteen years and have not looked back. I have an old project that has resurfaced and needs some drawing updates but the drawings and sheet sets were all made in Autocad 🤦‍♂️ Thank you in advance! JT

I am having a proboem where there is a gap appearing in 3d view between my windows/doors, and my walls? I'm sure this is a simple setting but I can't find it. Can anybody help?