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Thanks, MullinRJ. That worked like a charm. Did NVW change the pref number?

I thought that the ReDrawAll command would do the trick but it doesn't. When I change the setting through the Unified View dialog, though, the screen refreshes as expected.

Thanks, Pat. Yes, 127 does the trick.

I've just started using VW2015 and have discovered a problem with a script I created to toggle showing of 2d info in 3d views. The script is changing the setting as intended but the screen is not refreshing to show the new condition. The update only appears after I change views. Can someone help me figure out why this isn't working as it was in VW2014 & before? Thanks. Here's the script: PROCEDURE ToggleShow2D; BEGIN SetPref(95, not GetPref(95)); SetPref(102, TRUE); ReDrawAll; END; RUN(ToggleShow2D); See screen shot for the setting in question.

Thanks, Pat. It looks like the Perspective values aren't quite right, though. The toggle to orthogonal works fine but toggling to a normal perspective doesn't work using '2'. It does, however, work using 1 which sets the perspective mode to normal. The other setting that I was hoping to toggle wasn't the render mode but the cropped perspective mode. Do you know the number for that setting? Where did you find the information about these settings?

Is it possible to create scripts that will toggle the default projection mode and cropped perspective? I looked through the vectorscript reference and couldn't find anything. See attached screen shots. Thanks.

I, too, would love VW to do this. Maybe they can just hire the stoners in Colorado

This still hasn't been fixed in VW2016, making the use of "openings" useless to me. Does NVW have any intention of fixing this?

This still hasn't been fixed in VW2016, making the use of "openings" useless to me. Does NVW have any intention of fixing this?

Jim. First, congratulations on releasing VW2016. It looks like NVW has made some great improvements and I'm looking forward to digging in and exploring. However, I was also wishing for greater improvement in the door, window, and stair tools. Can you give us some insight into why NVW hasn't paid more attention to those tools? It seems like anyone who uses VW complains about the door, window, and stair tools but they haven't been improved nearly enough (in my opinion) since I started with VW12.5. I've really appreciated the rendering, drawing coordination, and other improvements made since VW12.5 but I'm always surprised when a new version comes out and those basic tools (doors, windows, & stairs) don't seem to get the attention they need. Is it that there aren't enough people asking for improvements in those tools, that the effort required to fix them is too great, or something else? Thanks.

Agreed. Congratulations NVW!

InteriorCAD is nice but the last time I checked, it was pretty expensive. The cost of VW and InteriorCAD together was almost as much as a seat of ArchiCAD. ArchiCAD, though, seems to be a much more complete product than the combination of VW and InteriorCAD so it didn't make sense to me to buy InteriorCAD.

If you watch that whole clip, CA's cabinet tool looks pretty nice. I'd kill to have that much functionality in VW cabinets.

I have all of my resources in a non-hidden file (in my documents folder) and then have an alias to that file in the appropriate library folders. This way my files are easier to find (and back-up.)

Thanks TuiWalker. That worked like a charm.

Can someone help me figure out how to update the object info palette (OIP) after I use a script to change an object's class? Here's the script I'm using: PROCEDURE SelectedToDemo; FUNCTION ChangeToDemo(h :HANDLE) :BOOLEAN; BEGIN SetClass(h,'Demolition'); END; BEGIN ForEachObjectInLayer(ChangeToDemo, 2, 0, 4); END; RUN(SelectedToDemo); This does change the class of selected objects but it doesn't refresh the OIP so I still see the old class until I click elsewhere and then back on the object. I've tried ReDraw and ReDrawAll but neither worked.

If your renderings are of individual rooms you could override the interior wall finish class in the sheet layer viewport. If your renderings need to show more than one room at a time then you might be best off simply manually setting the colors for each room. With the issue of exterior walls running past multiple interior rooms, I'd probably slice the exterior wall at the centerline of the interior wall. Not elegant, I know but I don't know of a better way to do it. If your building isn't too big, manually setting the wall colors isn't as bad as it sounds. Good luck.

Thanks for submitting, MK.

Thanks, MK. I was afraid that was the case. Seems ridiculous to me. Most of my files have the same or very similar layer and class structures. It would be really helpful to be able to share saved views between files. It would also be useful to be able to export new or edited saved views to my default template.

Is there any way to transfer the saved views from one file to another? I've tried importing and exporting from the resource browser and get messages that saved views can't be imported or exported. I use saved views to quickly turn sets of layers and classes on and off. This makes moving around a file much easier. Can someone help me? Thanks.

That is exactly the condition I'm talking about. There needs to be a stair nosing and riser at the top of the stair but, in order to make it look right in plan, the edge of the floor obscures them.

When using a detail viewport in VW2014, is it not possible to modify instances of the detail callout as you can with section viewports? I would like the detail callout to show up on a design layer as well as a sheet layer viewport but there doesn't seem to be a way to do so. Based on VW2015 help, it looks like this feature is available in VW2015 but I can't find any mention of it in VW2014 or VW2014 help. Did VW only just add this now, after releasing this tool in 2013?

Hi all. I'm wondering how people deal with the edge of a floor at the top of a stair. The stair tool allows you to create a riser and nosing at the top of the stair but if you cut the slab back to allow room for them, you wind up with an extra line (one for the edge of the slab and one for the top of the stair. Is there a way to do this so that the top of the stair is correct in sections and everything looks right in plan?

I've been using a logitech M500 & Steermouse for years now. I've tried others throughout the years and keep coming back to this because it's super comfortable, very reliable, and it has a couple of extra buttons that I can configure specifically for VW.