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The P_ & S_ i think this relates to the VW Titleblock, rather than the VAA by OzCad - not sure that they would do anything to the VAA TB, I may be mistaken but haven't come across it. The revision spacing works OK for me, could be a bug or maybe the way the symbol is set up. If you want upload a file with just the offending title block and I'd be happy to take a look and see if i can find anything wrong.

'Copy this Info' and 'Accept project info' is only for the project info tab. If changing via the pop up it will only change that particular title block. If you want to do a mass change there is the 'VAA Revise issue Print' option (under File) which allows you to do batch revisions, issues and changes to the drawing stamps. There is also the option to create a worksheet that pulls the info from the Title block, and then you can edit that direct from the spreadsheet and it makes copy/paste a lot quicker. Tools > Create Report > Select VAA Tittle Block > Select relevant columns. Sometimes i find it easier to just Add all then delete in the worksheet, that what you can see what the info it is going to pull and if it is relevant or not. HTH

Thanks all Yes I should of been a bit smarter at the start and used an object that i could easily pull the data from, didn't think that i was going to need to schedule it though, now i know for next time. Thanks Marissa that script did the trick, just had to make it so that it just looked at a certain class so it didn't pick everything up. I haven't looked into Marionette yet maybes it' time to do a bit of reading up on it.

I have 85 text blocks on a drawing indicating heights of timber piles that i would like to list on a spreadsheet - is it possible to get this info direct from a text field without linking to a record? Using a database and setting the criteria i can get the sheet to show the 85 items, just can not get them to list the numbers of the text field?

Yes that shows it, that was a door though as opposed to a windoor, I was able to put a windoor in though and it showed the ID, and now for some reason my other file is now also showing the ID, so it seems that file fixed the issue...for now...

Yeah that's ticked but still nothing, toggling on and off doesn't help either. Still in the design layer and they are not showing, haven't got the plan to a view port just yet. Also tried a fresh file (create blank) and same issue. As has been mentioned the WD-ID class doesn't seem to get created, but selecting it from the list doesn't seem to fix the issue. All I'm getting is a blue dot... I wonder if VW has pulled some corrupt settings through using the migration manager from VW 2015. May have to try a fresh install of 2016 - not really got time for that though atm.

Anyone having this happen with 2016? Windoor ID tags just don't seem to be laying ball, and there doesn't seem to be a ozcad settings folder to delete.

I asked this early but it seemed to get lost with all the other questions being asked. When stacking two walls, why does Artistic renderworks create a line at the join? Makes the render mode useless.

So you get the same results in 2016, so artistic render works is still useless for anything that is stacked...

Has Artistic render works been fixed? https://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=212337#Post212337

Is Artistic render works going to be fixed? https://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=212337#Post212337

Lets hope 2016 fixes this...

So Artistic renderworks is basically useless for 95% of what I would like to use it for... Surely this must of been posted before, but none of the great artistic render modes can be used for any house over 1 story, or a house that relies on stacked walls. Is there a fix coming for this anytime soon or something I am missing? Thanks

I'm looking into using the VW Electrical services tool to simplify things, and can get it to display most of the things i need close enough to how I want them (it would be good if you could edit the options though) There is no way that i can use this tool though to differentiate between existing and new, if i class the items it does nothing. The only thing i could use would be to have one visibly and the other greyed out - no help in the design layer though visually when working on it. This basically means that i can only use the Electrical services tool on new builds, which is a small part of our works. How do others deal with it? I think ill have to have 3 switch symbols, one for new, existing and demo with a class each so I can control the look. Worth noting that the Comms device tool can use the class style, but that doesn't give me switches & power points... Thanks.

Just wondering if anyone has had experience using a Surface to run vectorworks? I'm looking at upgrading my 'home' pc and looking at replacing it with a Surface Pro 3 (256 GB / Intel Core i5). When i need to use VW i will still use a monitor/keyboard/mouse set up, but the Surface will be what is running VW. Any thoughts?

I think the hardscape tool is what I need, but I'm only on Architect so thats a no go. I need to add some thickness to a texture bed to show the thickness of my driveway / parking areas. To get the cut/fill calcs correct I have made the modifiers 200 below my finished levels, put in perspective and section I need to show the finished levels as well. I attempted to have two texture beds one at the cut level and one 200 above for the finished level. However VW doesn't like this and only recognizes one bed and that recognition is classed based so I cant toggle between them as needed. So currently i have the texture bed set at the finished level. When generating the sections/elevations (which I would like to keep live if possible) the texture bed line doesn't actually show up, instead the cut line does. It would be ideal if I didn't have to manualy then draw my finished drive line in. Worth noting that when using clip cube, the texture bed line shows up, and the site model is 'empty' below it (no cut line) I did try the road tool to start with but the drive / parking area didn't seem to fit well with the tool with the difference in levels. ANy thoughts or ideas or do I need to get the landscape module or draw it in 2D? Computer and VW specs below, site model 3D is set to Mesh solid.

Hi there Jim I have just discovered this aswell, I have a drawing with 3 cropped VP, having issues printing and making PDFs out of them, its not always the same one that is having the issue, normally 2 out of the 3 work. As a work around i have Ctrl K'd the viewports converting them to lines. Let me know if you would like the file?

Click 'Use World Z For Origin' under the render tab to line them up. Not sure about the slab issue though...

Any reason why the design changed? It now looks a bit odd. Maybe i just need to spend more time with it, more than the few minutes so far.

I have found a easy work around for this the other day. It will only work on certain building types though. Rather than a standard viewport, set it up as a section viewport and define the depth to just past the highest point of the ridge, which is hopefully in the middle of the building, this way the IDs on the opposite wall do not register. Now whats the chances this will get corrected in v2015? JIm, with me it looks fine on screen, the issue occurs when you print or PDF

Went back to before the service pack but same issue there.

Anyone having issues with fonts in 2014? Using Maiandra GD, in 2013 it looks fine, in 2014 it looks like it is all double spaced between words. Brand new file not an import from 2013. All my text now looks odd...

Just got an email taking me through to the VSS portal with the new feature videos...

Working on detailing right now and everytime i zoom i get ghosting for a second. Sometime i can delete the item but then something else decides to Ghost - it seems to be related to PIO & symbols which the latest SP 3 claims to of fixed something to do with ghosting, but every time i zoom the ghosting is still there. Any thoughts? Sure i could try reinstall Vectorworks and could try create a new file but it could all be a waste of time and money. Why can't things just work?

Trying to make a site model in 2013 SP1 however for some reason my major contours (set at 1m) our displaying as follows; 9999 10998.6 11998.3 12997.9 13997.6 DTM is built from 2D polygons, converted to 3D polygons, height set, then create site model Export the file to VW 2011 and it works perfectly showing at 12000, 13000, 14000 etc I can snap a 3D loci to the contours and it height displays as it should, i.e. 12000 Can turn off show labels and then write the contours on manually but shouldn't have to.