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bob cleaver

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  1. I downloaded the sample file from this terrific webinar (title above) and the irrigation layers are empty. Is this on purpose ? it would be great to have the irrigation layers included, thank you.
  2. VW file sent via PM to Katarina and also included here test for landscape2023-05-23.vwx
  3. I am using the latest landmark version 2023 update SP5, on Mac running Ventura OS. Plants and landscape areas are not sending to the surface of the site model. The plants are on a separate design layer and I have selected the plants layer to be used in site model. I assume there is a plant / landscape area setup. When control clicking on the plants and landscape area, a dialog box opens asking where to send the selection. After selecting the site model, nothing happens. Choices for the plants to be sent to is HARDSCAPE or SITE MODEL. I appreciate the forum and their collective knowledge -
  4. There are 2 coffee breaks in VW University that will solve issues: https://university.vectorworks.net/mod/overview/view.php?id=5243 Tamsin and Katarina have excellent guides for a new way to grade sites and then drape hardscape
  5. There are workflows for using the VW fence tool (with horizontal panels stepping on slopes) - a YouTube search for SU KNU will provide a terrific series of videos, one of them with a solution for fences on slopes that works - the vectorworks team still need to upgrade the fence tool (offset posts and panels for one) to allow for real life fence details (not every fence has all elements centered)
  6. The iMac worked well as a second monitor with Luna Display - Update: The iMac power element died and so not iMac as a second monitor - I switched to a 42" LG C2 TV and a Mac Studio and I like it very much - one screen large enough for a great VW drawing and multiple palette layout - the cost was reasonable including a visa mount and the adjustments (using dark mode to reduce auto dimming) works well for me - the resolution also works well - 3200x1800, 60 Hertz (I do not play video games)
  7. Peter, your simple plant schedule using tags sounds interesting, can you share a drawing image ?
  8. Jeff, your name has to change to "check the internal origin" as you always ? solve problems with this issue 🙂
  9. with the current VW release I again tried to develop an easy way to develop a planting plan then have the plant locations 'automatically' transform into drip emitters - trees receive approx 4 emitters each , shrubs receive 2 emitters each - having an automatic addition/connection with emitters to drip tubing would be icing on the cake - I have not cracked a workflow in VW for combining planting and irrigation -
  10. To add on here, is a drawing stamp the best way to filter sheet layers for drawing sets ?? We want an easy way to develop sets of drawings for various use - Site Permit, Pool Permit, Fence Permit as the municipality requires separate permits for various improvements and we want to reuse sheet numbers within the sheet layers - If there is another way to do this, it would be great to see -
  11. @Taprootthank you for sharing the drawing label - I noticed your class started with 00 - care to share the class strategy
  12. Connections on the iMac (the second monitor) are old thunderbolt and I assumed using the wifi in the office (300 Mbps symmetric via fiber) would be faster than using the available wired connection.
  13. Update: The VW setting for 'Save Palette Positions' under Window>Palettes does not work seamlessly and I assume it has to with the second monitor is an iMac using Luna Display App to convert the iMac to act as a monitor - When opening and closing files, the palettes rearrange onto a single main monitor - However, when I quit VW and reopen a file, the palette locations are correct - I contacted Astrolabe (developer of Luna Display) for a review and hopefully a fix, perhaps a setting/preference needs adjusting - More to come -
  14. Pat, ashot's window palette selection is working for me, and yes I assume a laptop could complicate this setup - As an aside, Moom is terrific for organizing several app windows on a screen: 4 app windows ie: zoom, notes, safari and calendar apps organized on a screen in a prearranged pattern so you can start a task with little setup.
  15. So far so good !!! It appears to be a workspace setting - Thank you very much! I should not have sold VW short - The Moom app was used because I thought VW could not provide this function -
  16. The goal is to have a consistent palette setup every time I log on or open VW - right now I am relocating palettes every time I open VW or return to VW after using other apps: I have 2 displays (LG main monitor and 2011 iMac via Luna Display) and I added the Moom app to control the screen layout (see images included) Tech support at Moom says the palettes need 'titles' so Moom can place them on the screens - I have included some tech info - I do see the issue that Moom cannot place the palettes and show 0,0 data for location I am wondering if others have solved the palette placement issue (with or without Moom) I am skipping VW tech support for now and am posting it to the experts on the forum - Also this may assist other users and prompt the typical forum support - 140652299_MOOM-screenshotprimary2023-01-30.pdf 1800334545_MOOM-screenshotsecondary2023-01-30.pdf Moom app support #2.pdf moom app support info.pdf
  17. Imac: mid 2011, 27inch 2560x1440 AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2048 MB Graphics
  18. @Christiaan no lag when there is good wifi, otherwise the iMac has a blurred appearance - Since I do not use it for drawing and it is used a s a reference monitor, it has worked well - The iMac is also used for displaying PDFs of consultants drawings in stead of importing hand written comments / marked up drawings - I will be posting another issue for the very talented Forum Team of Professionals (ie: the usual suspects 🙂 ) to consider, relative to using the Mac App 'Moom' for automatically organizing palette locations on both screens - right now every time VW is reopen, the palettes have to be relocated from the main monitor over to the second monitor (the iMac).
  19. I am using Astro pad from Luna successfully on a 2011 iMac as a second display with a Mac Studio and LG main monitor - VW palettes sit on the iMac while the LG has the drawing - I have this setup for months and like it
  20. For the vertical garden, I suggest a vertical plane with a texture from your favorite PNG image (with alpha transparency) showing a mix of plants as occurs in many installations (especially in Europe). The image you show, wisteria, looks unreal as the flowers do not grow horizontal, but hang vertically - I agree with Benson that VW is missing an opportunity to market a multi disciplinary design program (even though there is an option to purchase the 'design suite', which contains all the VW products ?)
  21. Katarina, thank you for your responses to these forum posts We are very interested in the hardscape updates as well - will this be an SP update or version 2024 ?
  22. Using version 2023 for a week and eye dropper tool works without freezing Thank you Jeremy for the advice - before updating to 2023, I deleted the app support folders you recommended and I assume the ‘trouble’ eye dropper tool was not imported from earlier versions -
  23. Jeremy thank you for the breakdown and analysis, your review is terrific and supports me without tearing me down and I truly appreciate it I hope others can benefit from the info I am away from the office this week and will follow the recommendations this weekend -
  24. duplicating an existing tree automatically changes the tree number ? could you relabel the tree with the original number and add a letter or other label to indicate the relocation ? I do not have tree relocations as they are rarely successful and the cost of properly transplanting is prohibiting (prep, transplant, maintenance)
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