nicoloco

Think I have figured it out... Saved two test files. 1. Viewports of 3 references in the same place on top of one another. Saved with rotated plan and 'save referenced cache to disk' CHECKED. Re-open file and references are all in the same place and file is stable. 2. Same file but saved in rotated plan with 'save referenced cache to disk' UNCHECKED. Re-open file and references are artfully arranged in seemingly random positions and the file is unstable. I had previously tried all of these other control tests: ? locating the information at the origin instead of at OS coordinates - no difference ? testing the process with other project data ? testing the process with each of the 3 references omitted So I am therefore pretty certain that there is a bug which affects complex drawings (10k+ objects - ie. any relatively detailed GA architectural building plan or consultants drawing). I would summarise the bug as such: If a complex drawing is saved in rotated plan view without 'saving the cache to disk' then, upon reopening, the references behave strangely, appear in random locations and the drawing becomes corrupt. This is sometimes the case when a file is rotated and then returned to zero degrees before saving. Problem is, the cached file is 7Mb, and the uncached file is 344k, so you can see the benefit of the uncached referencing for complex real-world referencing. Has anyone else seen this problem or can anyone try and recreate?

We are currently having unexpected and seemingly random problems with workgroup referencing in VW08 (SP2 Build 83388) on Intel Macs. 1. The main issue seems to be that when you change the angle of rotation and then save the file, open re-opening the WRs have moved to seemingly random locations (even if they were locked). Return the drawing to 0 degrees and re-save and open and they are back in the correct OS/GPS locations. We have however had one occasion when the references returned to the right place but the LIVE data in the file moved! 2. Some references appear to be in different locations to their actual location. eg. if you cut and paste the data between files they will come in in the right place, but reference the same data from the same file and it will have moved. Can't make any sense out of either of the two problems above and makes me suspect that the recent SP2 Update hasn't ironed out the listed known problems which it claimed to solve; namely... * Updating referenced objects from a source drawing which uses rotated plan can leave the objects placed incorrectly in the destination document. * Using multiple levels of referencing without saving cache to disk can cause complex drawings to become corrupted and behave strangely. Any thoughts appreciated...even if just to know that this is happening to someone else's office and it's not just our imagination!

Very disappointed... So many of our 'day-to-day issues in our office' have been completely overlooked. From reading the PDF it sounds like it is just bug-fixing for 11.5. What about rotating the viewing plane in 2D? What about Spotlight integration for OSX? What about speeding up the 2D drawing experience rather than slowing it down by adding 3D features that I bet only 20% of professional users ever use? B*llocks...

How hard can 2D rotation be to implement? And what's the point of having a usergroup bulletin board which provides the company with VALUABLE feedback when they're not going to give us the courtesy of replying to our suggestions. Sort it out...

This would be handy... ...being able to specify the starting and finishing width of insulation, allowing insulation to be tapered. This occurs quite frequently, esp with flat roof constructions.

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How about a Vectorworks Widget as well, which shows number of Open drawings, time since saved, memory usage etc. ? I'd settle for just the Spotlight integration though...

This is top of our office's wishlist. How come the other major CAD developers have already released Spotlight plug-ins? Didn't Nemetschek receive their developers pack from Apple? ASAP please!