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    What are .swap files? Mac OS 14.2.1

    in Troubleshooting

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    I encountered a similar problem with .swap files. 
    I was going to open a recent file from the iCloud and noticed that it didn’t exist anymore , but a name.swap file was in its place. I renamed the file to .vwx and it turned back into a vwx file inculding the thumbnail image. 
    I did a search for .swap files and found about 100 or so all in my cad folder. Random dates, some I pretty sure I never opened recently. I renamed them all to .vwv and they all returned to  Vectorworks files. 
    What the heck?

    jeff

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    What happened to lighting device

    in Vectorscript

    Posted

    I have a VW script that  selects objects based on the data in the "lighting device" record.

    I root out other items by making sure the record "Lighting Device" is attached to keep the script from breaking?

    Now i see "EntEquipmentUniversal" as the record on a lighting device.

    Is there a workaround so I can find the handle to "lighting device" so i can grab data?

    Thanks

    Jeff

     

    Total weight on a house beam

    in Braceworks

    Posted

    I am working on a project that requires the need to know the weight supported on house beams(s)

    I know i can just do the math of the multiple points ,but am looking for something a little more dynamic (being able to recalculate if weights change)

    I need the report to be in pounds

    Jeff Miller

    Dead Plug-Ins

    in Vectorscript

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    i don't know WTF happened or how they turned into .txt files.

    i threw an error into the file and closed it , it then showed as a vector-script file. i was able to open and compile it, fixing the error.

    I had to do this twice to all files with shut downs.

    on the 3 try they cam back as normal

    Never seen this before.

    all is good for now. I am waiting on a response from my colleague who had the same problem

    Jeff

    Dead Plug-Ins

    in Vectorscript

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    I have (3) Plug-Ins that are tools. I have used them since 2020. They worked fine in 2023. For some unknown reason they no longer show up in my plug-ins list. When they did between continuous reset they were list as text files? Did the latest service pack change something. I am a beta tester and they do show up and run fine in that version.

    This is  bit dire as a few colleagues are depending on these, and they have disappeared in their work-spaces too

    Plug-in are attached if anybody can figure out WTF happened

    I usually don't cry for help but HELP !!

    Thanks

    Jeff

     

     

    Data Drop.vso Power Drop.vso Pwr Data Origin.vso

    Mac Studio & M1 Ultra

    in Hardware

    Posted

    I have reported in the thread way above that when using (2) monitors on the M1 ultra the main application screen would freeze (zero fps). unplugging and plunging the monitor woke the screen back up. Frustrating but no data loos. The latest update to the os (12.5) seems to have solved the problem

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    Data Visualization on Containers

    in Entertainment

    Posted

    Is it possible to add a Data Visualization to a container attached to a lighting fixture?

    I would like to change to the container  fill color that holds the Universe/Address data i use to have a fill based on the Universe in use for that fixture

    ie: Universe 1 = red fill, Universe 2 = Blue fill, etc.

     

    I can duplicate and create multiple ledgends w/ different colors, but Data Visualization seems much more robust

     

    i can change the entire fixture with Data Visualization but i don't want to do that.

    moving lights look so much alike now, I have to color code the instruments so  techs can tell one fixture from another

     

    Any Clues?

     

    Thanks In Advance

     

    Jeff

     

     

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