Andy Bentley

Got it. Yes, I've never seen a rack taller than this, so 60RU should do it, haha! Thanks Conrad!

Hello! I'm working with a client who has racks that are 54RU, but the dropdown for the equipment rack object only goes up to 50RU. Is there a workaround for this? Thank you!

Thanks guys! This is all helpful. Maybe I'll try a project doing it how ConnectCad is designed. I think the step I was missing was adding my cabling once my cable routes were in place. Otherwise we'll do what @garrettohler is doing. We're sort of there now, but we may just build out our own custom records and symbols a bit more.

Got it. Then, side question. Is there a way to report on what drop points are connected to a cable route?

Not sure which category this could fall under, so I'm posting here. Really this could be ConnectCAD, Spotlight, or Architect. I'm drawing as an AV integrator, but for new construction projects, we provide a set of drawings for the electrical engineer to specify where we need conduit and J-Boxes for low voltage. Our current system works okay. We use symbols with custom record formats for the J-Boxes, but then for conduit we just draw polylines between them and mark them up with our required quantity and size. A few things I don't like about that approach is that (1) it's a bit difficult to move a J-Box at that point, (2) I don't have a great way to create a conduit schedule, and (3) my markup doesn't move with my conduit lines. What I would love is if there was a tool that would attach lines to each J-Box and move as they move, as well as report on it's source and destination object. The closest thing I found was the making the J-Boxes out of Drop Points, and doing the conduit from Cable Paths. This at least lets the cable paths attach to my J-Boxes, but the reporting for cable paths doesn't include source and destination, and there is no included data tag. My other thought was do use ConnectCAD devices and circuits, but that seems like more of a hack than a real solution. I know there are MEP toolsets in Architect that are designed for things like this, but do they offer the features I'm looking for? If so, I'm open to exploring them. I just couldn't find many examples of them in practice. Thank you guys for your help!

CustomPanels_2024.vwx Thanks Jesse! Take a look at this and let me know what you think. But that answer was what I was guessing might be the case.

Hello Vectorworks Community, I'm currently working on a project that involves updating all Panel Layout objects using the "Update From Schematic" command. This command is accessible through the Object Info Palette, but I haven't found a way to automate it via VectorScript. My Goal: I need a script that will iterate over all Panel Layout objects in my drawing and run the "Update From Schematic" command on each one. This is essential for synchronizing the panel names and connector tags based on their connected sockets. What I've Tried: Iterating over objects and using SetRField and ResetObject to force an update, which didn't achieve the desired result. Searching through the Vectorworks Function Reference for any related functions or commands, without success. Challenges: The "Update From Schematic" command isn't available as a menu command, and I haven't found a corresponding VectorScript function. Directly forcing a refresh or toggling properties does not update the panel names and connector tags correctly. Questions: Is there a hidden or undocumented method to programmatically invoke the "Update From Schematic" command for Panel Layout objects? Has anyone found a workaround or script that successfully updates these objects in bulk? Would using Python scripting in Vectorworks provide more options or flexibility for this task? Any insights, examples, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance for your help! Andy

Understood. I can think through a workaround. Just wanted to confirm there wasn't a way to do this already. Thanks guys!

Hello! I'm using the Television tool in Spotlight to create the TVs in my drawing because of the ease of use in changing out images. But ultimately everything needs to connect back to ConnectCAD for reporting. I'm using the equipment tool to link the CC Device to the Spotlight object as shown in the documentation. Is there a way to now show the device name, make, model, etc as part of the symbol being used for the TV? Or even on the Equipment Item object floating next to it? I tried linking text to record in my TV symbol, but the device / equipment records do not seem to get attached to the spotlight object. Thanks in advance!

Hello! Working with the new Custom Panel workflow in VW 2024, I'm not sure if I've found a bug or if this is intended behavior. According to the documentation, once I've built a Custom Panel Layout and created a Schematic device from that layout, the associated sockets should update with the linked connectors on the panel. However, when I change the name of a socket on the corresponding schematic device, it does not change on the connector panel. I discovered it in a current project ported from VW2023, however, tried it in a brand new file as well and got the same result. Let me know what you think. Thank you!