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Gytis

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  1. Say you have a Slab object (suspended ceiling) modified with 3D symbols (recessed light fixtures). If you need to edit the symbol locations, is there a way to see geometry from other layers in the Edit Modifiers dialogue to help with placement? I can't find a way. Show Other Objects is on.
  2. Thanks Jim for the quick reply. Ah well.....
  3. I'm trying to import a manufacturer's Revit model which has the file extension .rfa, but VW gives me an error message that this type of Revit file is not supported. According to documentation it is....what gives? File attached in zip.qf_advance_fs-1.rfa.zip
  4. @Chris: not about rubber stamp per se, so I'm kind of hijacking the thread. I am/have been in a similar quandary with interiorCad only providing what I usually need in version 2014, so I am stuck there, except for a few frameless/slab door projects I could do in 2016/17. So I was wondering, how are things in your workflow using 2017 without the faceframe and frame-and-panel cabinet fronts options available in interiorCad? Are you using the VW cabinets? Or modeling everything manually?
  5. I see the drawback to Extrude Along Path as the finicky-ness of editing the path, especially given a more complex one. The nice thing (among other things)of a Marionette Object like Alan's is that when you edit the control geometry you are using the standard polyline editing protocol.
  6. thank you michael--exactly what I was looking for, and so easy
  7. I can't figure this out. For a set of objects with a record, how do I limit my database worksheet to show each Item # once only. That is, NOT to show multiple instances of an Item #, just the first that shows up. At present I have each instance of fixtures appearing.
  8. Just a bit of clarification. The Drilling 3D and other tools generally work with a base object called a "Custom Part." They do not work with other types of VW objects. In the example, one would have to make the ceiling from a Custom Part, not extrude or floor or..... That being said, they are some amazing tools.
  9. Well, instead of manually, I used "report" to create the worksheet and all is good. Thanks again Pat.
  10. Thanks for that Pat. Unfortunately it only changes the dynamic a little. WS2.tif
  11. I am having trouble associating a worksheet with a record format generated by the Detail Bubble tool. I have tried various things to no avail. Attached are screenshots of both worksheet and record. I suspect there is something wrong with the syntax of database headers, since the just generate selves, but don't know. Attached are screen shots. Thanks.
  12. For anyone interested: There is a new Vectorworks User Group located in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York, USA, centered on the city of Poughkeepsie. We meet about every 6-8 weeks. Our next meeting is July 27. This Eventbrite link has details. Our topic will be 3D Modeling, Continued. You may reply or PM me with any questions. Thank you.
  13. The keyboard shortcut in 2014 is option (alt)-command-L. I find myself toggling unified view off by accident, at times.
  14. The Detail Viewport is really another viewport and will only pick things up from the Design Layer(s). It has its own Annotations. One workaround would be to cut and paste the desired Annotations from the Sheet Layer VP into the Detail VP Annotations, having to adjust for scale differences. The other thing you were trying won't work either, unfortunately. Can't really say why---but Annotations would not be carried over anyway (unless they were in the Design Layer).
  15. I think there is a scattering of users... I've thought about a forum too, but not sure it would fly under Nemetschek's banner.
  16. Clever workaround. I didn't comprehend the scope of nested and grouped symbols--though I use/create them, I rarely import them.
  17. If it is a separate imported file, how about using Custom Selection to select all symbols, and then Convert to Group. In a file that has symbols you want to keep you could add criteria to increase the granularity.
  18. I think it is the "Organization...." window (menu command), and the Navigation palette that are being referred to. The former is in all versions, the latter is not.
  19. Yes, please, +1. Also like the seeing all profile points of the path during edit, but like with other edits, not visible if position at creation is flipped or rotated.
  20. Not sure what version you are using, but there is also a pretty cogent (I think) description in Vectorworks Help under "Using Working Planes." The alternate coordinate system with axes x', y' z' is also used-- used to be i, j, k but that could get confusing.
  21. Katerina's hatches are oldies but goodies. Many wood. Vector Depot hatches
  22. I'm not going to say much, as you are looking for "good experience". Definitely have the VW operators use a dwg viewer to check what they are sending BEFORE confusion ensues. I prefer eDrawings from Solidworks. Also Microspot, progeCAD, and ACADViewer (for PC based), and new browser viewers... Also, keep it simple, simple, simple...
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