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6 hours ago, Scott C. Parker said:
Sorry, not yet. Still on the list for future improvements.
ouchies.
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Thank you @JustinVanHassel
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Awesome offer @Pat Stanford
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Yep, this happened the other day, workin along and then boom this little window popped up and was the only window which was functional: no other app could be closed, sized, no menus worked.
M1 Max, 32gB unified memory.
Force-quitting apps one by one did not free up enough of anything for the remainder to be functional.
Freaky.
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3 hours ago, JustinVanHassel said:
Hello everyone. I know that the introduction of the Side Arm Tool in Vectorworks 2026 has been well received. I also have heard that this tool could be beneficial when using telescoping stirrup hangers but no such content shipped as of yet with the Resource Manager. I have developed a library of generic telescoping stirrup hangers in various static lengths in both metric and imperial that I want to share. Note that these are static symbols at fixed distances. If you want a different distance you will need to edit the symbol and accompanying data. There is a chord snapping line that runs through the stirrup in order for hanging hardware to attach. By default, this is setup to run the same direction as the pipe or truss chord that the hanger is attached. If you want any other direction you will need to edit the symbol and be sure to capture the 3D polygon that is the chord snapping line as well as the 3d loci that is the master snap. These symbols are fully Braceworks aware and will attach to truss and be a part of the symbol. Please note that these will only function properly as Side Arms when inserted with the Side Arm Tool and the No Clamp option and are only compatible with Vectorworks 2026. Hopefully they work well in your designs.
Super cool, thanks @JustinVanHassel.
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yeah naw, no stop render button in design layer only in sheet layer, which is a fantastic reason to only render anything complex on sheet layers.
sry
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On 1/3/2026 at 12:07 AM, Tom W. said:
The last couple of versions I have seen the Selection Tool switch modes of its own accord periodically...
O thanks for this @Tom W.. I've been wondering why on occasion the 2026 selection tool seems to act differently than it did yesterday, for ex.
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12 hours ago, thinkingpencil said:
Just a note of thanks to @mattpanzer for your log cabin video Matt. I enjoyed watching it as much as a video of Dennis Bergkamp scoring THAT goal for Arsenal against Newcastle in 2002! Which is a lot. Because it illuminated a blind spot in my view of VWX...now I know the wall hole component can be a complex 3D object modelled to create accurate 2D sections.
Nicely said indeed, thank you @thinkingpencil
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3 hours ago, rDesign said:
learned the hard way about the 'Define Elevation Benchmark Field' dialogue box, is that after you pick the 'Data Source' and 'Parameter Name' Fields you want, you have to click 'Add to Definition' at the bottom before clicking 'OK'.
Burned my uh nose several times w this issue and data tags
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Welp, I notice the following as of today:
• the Vee window hesitates several seconds now, before sliding into view (OTG, cause now I can click on what I want without disruption)
• the Vee window also appears to occupy less vertical real estate, also a relief
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How I do love that breezy confidence tho 😬
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31 minutes ago, Kevin Allen said:
curious, what is it? I turned the home page off first day
You know @Kevin Allen I suppose it's an ai virtual assistant. So little interest in having that shoved in my face and down my gullet w out permission. I will immediately look to find out how to turn it off.
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2 hours ago, michaelk said:
First two things to check:
1. With the selection tool active are you in the first mode (Disabled Interactive Scaling Mode)
2. In the OIP for the drawing label is the Label Length Mode set to Fixed or Auto-Fit (instead of Control Point)
Gosh that first one has bitten me a few times…
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woops. annoyed. what the actual uh, gosh darned gee wiz is that fresh irritation
every
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time
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open the vectorworks homepage?
literally in the way of my navigating the page.
Not helpful.
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how does the physicians creed begin again…
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2 hours ago, Andy Broomell said:
🦗🦗🦗
Not laughing AT you @Andy Broomell , those are bitter tears of understanding
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So, in the worksheet, context menu shows a 'Clear Contents' option. when that's clicked, all cells except the 'most selected one' become unselected.
performing this exercise through the edit menu executes the command properly, albeit w much more mousing clicking etc. True for VWX 2025 latest SP & as I recall, also VWX 2026 Sp latest as well.
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57 minutes ago, Andy Broomell said:
This has been my experience as well. It should be improved somehow so that a user can double click to end the poly, even when using the snap loupe.
Same same
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On 11/26/2019 at 8:43 AM, CipesDesign said:
One additional thought: it is possible to accurately dimension a 3d view, but the dimensions need to be in the Design Layer(s). When I do this I usually create a special Class for the dimensions so that I can control visibility in different views/Viewports.
What do you end up titling that class as? Dimension 3D or similar?
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It gets crazy quickly in the RM, if regular cleaning / maintenance is not practiced. I for one will always want ALL of my line types in one line type folder, etc.
However, it's also sad I can't throw all the resources of all types for one element (think branded recycle can, Wall clock w/ neon band etc) into one folder, not just a completed symbol.
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5 hours ago, zoomer said:
Anybody else getting tripple notifications for Redshift Beta invitation ?
not me, not me, not me
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On 10/30/2025 at 12:39 PM, line-weight said:
Affinity announced their "big news" today.
They aren't going to a subscription model as such. Instead the core apps are going to become entirely free, and you pay for a "premium" plan if you want to use a bunch of new AI stuff.
This seems vaguely encouraging. The question becomes: what's their commercial incentive to keep the free apps good? Is the idea that you get lots of people bought into your ecosystem and then upsell tje customers who can afford it, to certain specialist bits? I can see the logic of that especially in the context of being in competition with a behemoth like Adobe.
It means that even if you decide to pay for some of the paid features, presumably you still have files you know you can always open in the free app. Not so much the feeling of being held to ransom.
The video editing software DaVinci works a bit like this I think. The free version is pretty full featured.
If you have a captive customer base - that is, people for whom it would be a massive upheaval to move to a competitor (financial costs aside) - it seems a much friendlier approach to getting money out of them. Hello user - you're tied into our world - let us persuade you it's worth paying for this or that thing, but we aren't going to make it all or nothing, we aren't going to suddenly lock you out of doing things you could do until now unless you start paying up monthly at a price you have no control over.
The Affinity Suite appears to be a download available now…
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28 minutes ago, jnr said:
So probably an idiot question but in 2026 cannot get palettes docked on left side of workspace to stay in place. Tried Window/palettes/save palette position to no avail. This is a customized workspace. Every time I reopen the palettes reset to where I don't want them.
Operator failure?
Having the same experience /w VWX 2026 here. even tho I have moved palettes to preferred positions & then execute the 'save' the palette positions menu choice, it does not stick.
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7 hours ago, bcd said:
It may be the glass texture is blocking them or they're not bright enough.
Try turning it off
and turning the brightness up.
Maybe check the glass texture has been toggled to a ‘portal’.
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1 hour ago, Scott C. Parker said:
Unbelievably useful seating tool, thank you @michaelk
Here's a tool by @michaelk you might find interesting. https://www.verysmallgroup.com/theaterow
Vectorworks on MacBook M4 is only usable in clamshell mode...
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my MBP M1 Max, 32gB unified ram | Tahoe latest |VWX 2026 often displays great lags between click and the apparent actual acquisition of the object