[Custom Truss Symbols]

You can also check out COFFEE BREAK - CREATE CUSTOM TRUSS OBJECTS

[Plug-in Object in Page units.]

On 12/27/2024 at 2:17 PM, michaelk said:

That's what I tried!  No luck.  Maybe I could just do the math 😜

To make a PIO paged based you have to to the math to scale the geometry that is drawn based on the layer scale of the PIO.
There is no magic option to make a PIO automatically use page based units.

[Vectorworks 2025 3d Model/ Light plot not working in Vision PreViz]

On 12/30/2024 at 5:21 PM, Maaz said:

I had the same issue recently and resolved it by adjusting the scale of my drawing in VWX and re-exporting to Vision. In the top right corner of VWX, to the left of the Settings icon should be a ruler and scale measurement. It looks like you're drawing in quarter inch, if you change that to 1:1 it should work out.

Scale should not matter, unless you are using a legacy setting that allows for viewing design layers at differing layer scales at the same time.
If you have a sample of the document that was "fixed" by changing layer sales can you please post it or send me a DM with the file.

[Vectorworks Resource Library Not Appearing]

If refreshing the library and restarting did not work try the procedure outlined here:

 

[Vectorworks 2025 3d Model/ Light plot not working in Vision PreViz]

Can you post a sample file?

[Exported MVR seems empty (Vectorworks 2025)]

Can you post the GTF file? Does the GDTF file open in the fixture builder without any errors?
Unless there is something very wrong with he GDTF the MVR export should not fail.

[Exported MVR seems empty (Vectorworks 2025)]

@Valo Can you post a file here or contact support so we can get a copy of your file. It's likely something file specific.
 

[Object context not working for 3rd party commands]

I tested on Windows and it works. Are people only seeing this issue on Mac?

[MVR Export failing with Lighting Pipes]

Is there a specific shape or configuration of the lighting pipe that is causing you issues?
Can you provide a sample file?
I tested with several in 2025 and had no issues exporting on importing a MVR.

[Exported MVR seems empty (Vectorworks 2025)]

Are you working with a true "Project File", a .vwxp/.vwxw file or a regular Vectorworks, .vwx file?
If you are a true Project File try saving a copy as a .vwx file and exporting.

I made a quick test with a simple file and the MVR exported and imported correctly from/to Vectorworks working with both a .vwx file and a .vwxw project file.

[Showcase button disappeared]

Double check your workspace. If you migrated your settings and workspace settings from 2024 to 2025 you may be seeing a workspace that was migrated form 2024. I notice that there a few other new items missing.

[Showcase and Eos on one computer]

Make sure you are using update Vectorworks 2025 Update 2. It contains some fixes for sACN.
By the look of the screen shot it appears to be responding to Pan/Tilt because it's not in the home position?
Make sure the light is turned on when you view the light in Shaded mode.
Try changing your DMX provider to ArtNet, exit the dialog and change it back to sACN.
Make sure your fixture mode or GDTF mode is set the same as Eos.
 

 

[Vision Not Loading Textures Correctly]

You should be using imaged based textures and not procedural generated textures when you need to export to other applications fro rendering,
See this positing for details.

 

[MVR Export 2025]

It's still there. Make sure you are in the proper workspace.

[Truss insert]

@RHagel This issue has been resolved in Vectorworks 2025 Update 2.1.
Please see the post for the additional details.

 

[High hook height issue]

This is a known issue with Vectorworks 2025 Update 2.
Vectorworks 2025 Update 2.1 was recently released to address this issue and a few others.
An official announcement with the details should be posted soon but the updater should be available now.

[Soundvision plugin not available in VW 2025]

@Kenickety L-Acoustics Export to Soundvision Plugin is now available for Vectorworks 2025.

[Issue with speaker tool (array) (2025)]

@Ben3B Please check with your local tech support team. It looks like you are using the localized French version?
This looks like a localization issue that will be corrected in an update.

[Huge issue with soft goods]

2 hours ago, Mark Aceto said:

stock symbols are fully mapped with Default Instrument Texture (unless that has been fixed recently), so they look like solid black tubes that confusingly do emit light

@Mark AcetoThe Default Instrument Texture is set the allow fixtures to emit light. Applying other textures without the proper settings, or no texture, will block the light.

[NDI stream onto an object in Vision]

See the section on Setting a video file or input for 3D geometry
 

The important thing to remember is that you have to texture the object and map the texture in Vectorworks using a texture that is the same size a your source video.
Vision uses the texture mapping from Vectorworks to map and scale the video properly.

[Soundvision plugin not available in VW 2025]

@Stig Runar Bi-Directional transfer if the geometry and speaker data is the long term goal. Transferring the geometry from Vectorworks is the first step.

[Adding Vision menu to Vectorworks]

There is no Vision menu in Vectorworks. There are menu commands in the File menu to export and send the Vectorworks file to Vision.

You might be thinking of new Showcase feature which provides Vision like visualizations directly in Vectorworks.
The Showcase menus are available under the Spotlight menu in the workspace.
You can look at the Vectorworks help on Showcase for more details.

[Invalid Pvariables]

This might be an erroneous error.
Do you get the error when you click the test compile icon when editing the script or do you only see it when you exit the plug-in manager?

If you are just getting the error when you exit the plug-in manager try actually using the plug-in in the blank document to see if the error is real.

[Soundvision plugin not available in VW 2025]

L-Acoustics is working on it but no ETA.

See:

 

[Showcase in VWX 2025, preliminary findings]

19 minutes ago, R_Teunissen said:

-When using the "Update GDTF files" command, there is no feedback that anything has happened.

When you are not logged in to the GDTF-share site, there is also no feedback that the connection to the database could not be made.

The feedback is being improved in Update 2. You are NOT required to be logged in when using the "Update GDTF files".
 

 

21 minutes ago, R_Teunissen said:

- On the GDTF-share log in; it would be nice if you would not be automatically logged out after a certain amount of time.

This is a limitation of the GDTF-Share site. When you use the command in Vectorworks you are opening the GDTF-Share site the same way you would open the site in an independent web browser. We are working with the site to extend logout time.

 

27 minutes ago, R_Teunissen said:

- Binding a Lighting Device to a GDTF is not intuitive.

Suggestion: When inserting a Lighting Device, you can bind that to a Vision fixture in the Tool options. 

Having the ability to bind that to a GDTF in the same place would help.

You will see some improvements in this in Update 2. You will not be able to select the GDTF file from the tool options but you will see some improved behavior when inserting fixtures that have been updated using the "Update GDTF files" command.