[Question about Text Format in Worksheet - why is it trimming decimal digits when reading from other cell]

Thank you everyone.

 

So the Final Answer for this question:

for the Text field in Worksheet the

"decimal numbers in worksheets have a precision of max 13 digits. 
and that the number of digits in the Text field is the Total number of all digits referenced from the numerical field, including all decimal places  (whole part + fraction part).

[Question about Text Format in Worksheet - why is it trimming decimal digits when reading from other cell]

Does anyone know if Text in Worksheet Cell has a limitation for the length when it shows digits?

 

@Pat Stanford Please see attached VW file.

In my project I need to read Latitude and Longitude of my stakes in two different columns formatted to show either 9 or 12 Decimal Places Digits.

 

Then I am trying to use Concat function, but first I need to understand why the TEXT format in the last column trims and rounds my 12 digits number into 8 digit maximum?Test TEXT length in Worksheet.vwx

[How to deal with large areas of meadow?]

Pat please explain how you make VW to use NVIDIA card versus low power built in graphics.

Is this for laptop only, or can be set for desktop Apple Studio for example.

[creating a pillow]

@propstuff can you please attach a VW sample file the final pillow product with Tassel & texture

[Lighting tutorial NOT related to Spotlight]

Thank you Pat, I got it worked with Cropped Perspective ! Excellent ...

[Lighting tutorial NOT related to Spotlight]

@Elite Exhibits Thank you for your attached file 408346396_LightsEmitter.vwx

When looked at Saved View 111

Can you please explain what is the screen rectangle with handles to resize?
It is not a Viewport or Camera Viewfinder, it is a 2D window (picture in picture)? How can I replicate the same on any other file?

 

 

 

@Pat Stanford and others, maybe someone else can explain ...

 

[VW2024 Trying to set a default color pallet to replace Active Document Pallet colors]

Before VW2024 version I had no problem setting the default color pallet to something I like. Now I need to select my custom pallet every single time, to override the Active Document Pallet, which is a default. Any idea how to make a default my other color pallets?

[Your system has run out of application memory]

Memory leak is still a real problem in Dec 28 2023

Here is a test for VW team:

Blank start, newly installed Designer VW 2024

Batch Convert - Convert in Place

e.g. message shows conversion of Files 350 of 3736

Memory RAM usage by VW2024 - 

from the 1-st file conversion RAM started at 2GB

on 350 file usage slowly increased to 14GB (Real 22GB, Virtual 429GB)

in the end for 3153 file VW hangs with 192GB real RAM memory on my new silicon machine with RAM 192GB with 4TB Internal hard SSD Disk

 

Please advise!

[Fit Windows To Roof]

To get a sloped top use OIP Top Shape: Sloped, may include transom if needed)

use Rise: (for example for roof pitch 4:12 for 5ft wide opening you need to use 5x4" = 20"

then play with handles just as described in previous messages.

To make perfect fit play with Elevation instead of manual dragging

 

[RAM Usage in Vectorworks 2022 SP4.1]

On 9/6/2022 at 1:19 AM, erminio said:

So Italian SP5 has finally arrived, but in my case didn't resolve memory leeks at all

When launching complex SLVPs with DTMs Vectorworks takes all memory and never gives it back till I quit 

Really don't know what to do...  

 

Should be nice a sort of "Empty cache" command
Don't know if it is possible...

 

Hi Erminio, can you please tell me what utility you used fo rmemory usage shown on screenshot?

 

[Vectorworks 2024 MacOS Ventura- appears on every desktop - can't move between desktops]

Hi Patrick, 

I do not see 'Assign to' Options on my Dock for Sonoma:

Is this because some system settings on Mac?

 

[BBEdit Vectorscript functions post 2015]

@michaelk 

Do we need to copy to Custom Keyboard folder - all versions:

e.g. VS 2023.vs VS 2023_6.vs VS 2023_4.vs

 

or just the latest is enough:

VS 2023_6.vs

[Panning with spacebar not working]

I helped my partner with this issue while I spent few days in search of this problem.

 

It is related only to Mac OSX settings for Keyboard Under Accessibility option.

Just turn off all keys including Full Keyboard Access key, and you will be back to normal. (When it is on, it overtakes Space bar to activate keyboard access)

If you are using any of the Accessibility/Keyboard Access options try them one by one to figure our which one is causing any other problem for you.

[ODBC data source on Mac M1]

Connection for ODBC and Filemaker for Vectorworks on Intel Mac has the same problem, I could never solve it for years.
on my Mac ODBC works with  Filemaker directly, without any problem, but it never worked for sharing with Vectorworks.

The Error screenshot shown above is specific only to Vectorworks.

After my I struggle I forced to use SQLITE. It works for Vectorworks and does not need ODBC part of Vectorworks.

 

[Need a script to Delete imported Duplicate 2D Loci sharing the same X,Y location]

Thank you Kevin and Pat,

Purge works of course, how could I miss it. I guess yesterday I was too tired and in rush to finish the job.

The problem solved, no other special things to consider for now.

Thank you again.

[Need a script to Delete imported Duplicate 2D Loci sharing the same X,Y location]

Need a script to Delete imported Duplicate 2D Loci sharing the same X,Y location

 

Any idea if can be done and how?

 

@Pat Stanford ?

[Import Text Database]

As of July 2023 (VW SP6)

I want to share my solution for a problem when Database General Notes.txt or XML can not be located such as in this screenshot

 

 

 

 

 

The solution I finally found was to use a command: Text / Reconcile Notes... and then choose the current Database with .xml extension in my user Folder.

 

Before getting my final answer I spent hours and days reading on VW forum.

Thanks to David Hamer who helped me with UUID, but the solution was just to Reconcile Notes.

 

 

[Copying General Notes issue]

Today is July 2023 and I hit the same problem described above. 

 

The solution I finally found was to use a command: Text / Reconcile Notes... and then choose the current Database with .xml extension in my user Folder.

 

Before getting my final answer I spent hours and days reading on VW forum. Thanks to David Hamer who helped me with UUID, but the solution was just to Reconcile Notes.

 

If you want to know more about UUID, read the forum topic below:

 

 

P.S. The problem with the loading the current Database shown on screenshot below:

 

 

 

 

[General Notes - Database Error]

Please help, any solution for this "Database file could not be loaded" 

[Layer Limit has been reached. Some drawing layers may not be displayed in the framing layer list]

The limit = Design layers + Sheet Layers = total 50

The order of time Creation of Layers takes precedence, so the renaming or changing the stacking order - does not help.

For now the only workaround is to copy and paste to/from blank file with fewer than 50 layers.

[Layer Limit has been reached. Some drawing layers may not be displayed in the framing layer list]

Hi Michael,

Yes I know one workaround to copy into blank file, run wall frame tool and paste back to original file.

 

If I try any other suggestions in the same original file - there was no success running wall frame tool without warning message and no clue what to do to overcome the limit.

 

I just wanted to know what is the limit for layers when I run wall framing tool.

 

Thanks in advance for any help from Nemetschek VW team.

[Layer Limit has been reached. Some drawing layers may not be displayed in the framing layer list]

Any ideas, what is a limit?

 

in my case I have only 49 listed in framing layer lost

while in a file there are more: design and sheet layers as:

DL = 51 and SL = 17

 

Is there any solution to choose the Layer I need but missing from the list?

I tried to change the name for alphabetical order, then ID order and

to bring first to show in the list - nothing works.

 

Any idea?

[Two way sheet data worksheet]

"Any data shown in a worksheet using a =Record.Field  formula is two way editable in either the worksheet or in the Object Info Palette."

 

Hi Patrick,

 

Are there exceptions to your statement?

for example Why I can not change the value in a Worksheet for a Stake Object

='Stake Object'.'Z Value'

 

Also I can not find any Record value for regular XY coordinates, like 

= 'Stake Object'.'X Coordinate'

 instead I have to use Functions Object-General Data such as:

=XCOORDINATE

=YCOORDINATE

both without =Record.Field option

 

(I can use Easting and Northing, but it is not the same as YX Coordinates)

 

[How to Call for a menu command?]

The script works fine for

DoMenuTextByName('Exterior Wall Dimensioner',0);

However when I try to search in Library or Plugins, or just preferences, I can not find in any place the file with that name or any other name similar to Exterior Wall.

VW Script Appendix H shows a list of commands, none of them even close to that name.

(Nothing for Dimension or Exterior or Wall (just wall framer, that is all)

https://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/VS:Function_Reference_Appendix_H

 

So, my question is

How, Patrick, you were able to find out the right name of the file ?

 

For my work I need to find a way to call the menu command under Modify>Convert>

Stake Object from 3D Locus...

Is there a way to do it?

 

 

 

 

[Link to ODBC Database]

my Fourth Post D)

OK to access Database from Excel