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See instructions in the following post for how to revert / downgrade to an old Service Pack, instructions are for 2023 but are the same for 2024.
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Vectorworks 2024 not running after update
rDesign replied to thomasone's question in Troubleshooting
See instructions in this following post for how to revert / downgrade to an old SP, instructions are for 2023 but are the same for 2024. -
For reference to the current unresolved legal issues involving images created using AI, here is a link to a PDF from the US Copyright Office Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated By AI
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From the AI Visualizer FAQ, emphasis added:
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Twinmotion Plugin + Sync
rDesign replied to Tom Klaber's question in Wishlist - Feature and Content Requests
I don’t think that “has the best answer” means anything, as I checked a bunch of wishlist requests with that green check-mark and none of them are “resolved”. For example: We don’t have an Open Beta Program, and we don‘t have the ability to make any class be ‘non-plot’, yet both wishlist requests have that green check mark. The presence of that green check mark seems arbitrary to me. But, yes — there does need to be some forum housekeeping of the wishlist requests. -
Change Data Tag Style Text Color in RM?
rDesign replied to Bruce Kieffer's topic in General Discussion
See my reply in your wishlist request on how you can address this system-wide using the MacOS Accessibility settings. -
I upvoted this request, but in the interim - if you’re running MacOS 13 or newer, you can selectively change system-wide how different colors appear through the OS Accessibility settings. You can also set up a keyboard shortcut to toggle it on and off. Earlier MacOS versions could also do this, but they aren’t as customizable for different types of colorblindness. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-display-colors-easier-onscreen-mchl11ddd4b3/13.0/mac/13.0
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That ‘green line’ is most likely in whatever texture you are using for the countertop because it is not a seamless tiling texture. You can also tell that it is not a good seamless texture in that the yellow color goes from light to dark in between the green lines. The only way to get rid of that line is to use a different texture, one that has seamless tiling. Or you can change the scale of the RW texture so that the repeat is larger than the entire countertop.
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@grant_PD In case you are wondering what is the max texture image resolution for Shaded:
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Where is the checkbox of "Show 3D Grid Axes" in VW24?
rDesign replied to napwszzm's topic in General Discussion
I think that Snapping set toolbar was moved in Vw2024 with the UI redesign, it now typically lives up at the top of the screen. I believe you double-click or right-click on the ‘Snap to Grid’ icon to get to that ‘Show 3D Axes’ preference. https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2024/eng/VW2024_Guide/Basic2/Snapping_to_the_grid.htm -
Are you using Vw 2019 as per your signature? Where are you placing Keynotes? in SL Viewport Annotations? Design Layers? I have used the Keynote tool with Keynote Legends consistently without issue up through Vw2023. (I haven’t used Vw2024 very much yet, so I can’t speak to the tool in that version).
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VWX 2013 - slow graphics and crashing - memory leak
rDesign replied to rozeman architects's question in Troubleshooting
It would also be helpful to know your system specifications, OS version, Vw version, etc. Are you using Vw2013 as per the title? Have you restarted Vw and your Mac? -
Link below to another thread on this topic. You’re not alone, there are plenty of users are not happy about the steep price increase in Service Select. I am one of those unhappy users as my Service Select is set to go up 50% in one year.
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Rendering differences in VW2023 on Windows and VW2024 on Mac
rDesign replied to MGuilfoile's question in Troubleshooting
As Zoomer said, this is most likely a function of the difference between how MacOS and Windows OS handle color profiles / calibration. Have you tried to see if it matters how you created the PDF? Publish or Export to PDF vs Print -> Save As PDF ? ColorSync is the application that manages color profiles on MacOS, I don’t know what manages it on Windows. A google search for “pdf different color on mac vs windows” gives some results which might lead you to a solution. -
There’s a few older threads on this topic found by searching for ‘curved monitor’. Here’s a link to one:
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Floor line in the middle of the wall in section.
rDesign replied to Leandrovsk's topic in Architecture
If one was bothered enough by this line, another option would be to draw a white 2D polygon / rectangle ‘wipe-out’ over that line as a SLVP Annotation. Just have to remember to move the Annotation if you move the wall. -
@zack310 a couple of recent related threads linked below, found by searching for “pdf size”. Others have experienced this as well, but it is a long standing issue with PDF files made by Vw, it is not an issue limited to just Vw2024. If you are getting large PDFs, it is always recommended to run your PDF through a ‘pdf squeezing’ app or website, a few suggestions are provided in the linked threads.
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Maybe someone else knows of a command to ‘fix’ this, but I do not know of one. I do know that removing Wall Breaks will not do what you are hoping it will do, as you have already discovered. I just think this is how it is. @JuanP — any suggestions?
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What scale are you viewing this at? I don’t think that something as hair-line thin as this would show up on a printed PDF for a typically scaled floor plan. This may just be an artifact of the PDF creation of the solid fill on your walls and there may not be much you can do about it. If you really want to get rid of this — my suggestion would be to switch to a non-solid wall fill, like a diagonal hatch.
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Snapping stops working when editing deeply nested objects.
rDesign replied to Bruce Kieffer's question in Troubleshooting
Bruce, no need to send me a file — I’ll take your word for it. I don’t work at Vw, if that’s what you’re thinking. Sending me your file will not help get it fixed. 😉 -
1) It seems like you are trying to add an image to an extruded 3D object using the Attributes palette and adding a Fill to the 3D Object, correct? The Image Fill attributes controlled by the Attributes palette only work on 2D objects, not 3D objects. 2) Same goes for when you tried to apply an image to the Fill of your Class. If you were working with 2D Objects, this could work, but not 3D. To add an image to a 3D object you need to create a Renderworks Texture. Vw2024 Help File — Creating Textures I would also recommend looking at the Vw University training portal for the basics on how Vw works, as it often works differently from the way that other 3D applications might work. Here is a link to a 4min course titled ‘Apply Object Texture’: https://university.vectorworks.net/course/view.php?id=1440
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macOS v Windows 11 - 2024 Startup Time
rDesign replied to Charlie Winter's topic in General Discussion
There have been some other threads about slow startups with Vw2024, supposedly the first time opening after installation is the slowest, but it should speed up after that. -
Snapping stops working when editing deeply nested objects.
rDesign replied to Bruce Kieffer's question in Troubleshooting
@Bruce Kieffer If you are a Service Select member, you can send an email to premiumtech@vectorworks.net and you will get a confirmation automatically with a case number. -
At the bottom of every page in the Vw 2024 Help file (and all earlier editions) is a link which says ‘Was this page helpful?’ When you click on that link, you are taken to the general VW Customer Support Page on the user portal, leaving you without a clue about where you are to let someone know if the help page was helpful or not. For example, after reading a thread on the user forum I wanted to see if the Help File page on Creating Site Models from Source Data said that you should always be in Top / Plan view when you run this command — because if you are in a 3D view your Site Model will be created way off center. The help page says nothing about this, so I wanted to let someone at Vw know that this page was ‘not helpful’. REQUEST: The expected behavior for wanting to provide feedback on a specific page in the help file would be: after clicking that ‘Was this page helpful?’ link to be provided with a form that has the page URL and page title already filled out so you can easily provide feedback on that specific page. The way it is right now is anything but helpful.