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Correcting the symbol and moving all versions of that symbol can be pretty simple. The selction tool can be set to match symbol names, or you use the Custom Selection menu function. It probably took longer to post the problem, or for us to reply.
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Are your layers in different scales? If changing the current layer makes them selectable then thats propably the issue.
Sorry I don't know landscaping tools.
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I'd say that's what we have now, with your backup of choice. And the viewer needs massive help.
40ish years ago Autodesk gained dominance in the market by not having copy protection on student versions. Many in the USA think AC is the only CAD. Architects and engineers tend to be business conservatives and the safety of a massively dominant company was too good to avoid. A few competitors have taken over a few niches over the years but AD rules architecture. Worse, the biggest firms that have the power to define their own rules stick to AC the hardest.
The truth is that better technology will not convert the masses in a short time. When bug fixes top the user wish list, a paradigm shift won't make them happy. I see it as selling out the committed users for new users that want flashy functions.
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I'm sure we all got the survey, they do have our emails.
It will be a really long time before we trust the cloud-kluge with interactive mission critical systems. I travel to sites without wifi or even cell coverage! Instant updates simply means new bugs without a rollback option. I use VW for the features it has (and works), not what it might get.
Plus our biggest clients are virtually forcing us into Revit. I might go for a cloud based conversion tool that really worked.
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Did you see the font replacement dialog at any time? Edit your preferences?
Since that function is designed to do just what you are describing I nominate it as the culprit.
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Hey @JimW
I'm seeing really old posts, mostly calendar items in my "unread" stream.
This started last week or so, but I haven't been around a lot either so it might be longer. Often I'll re-sort the basic un-read stream to look at the oldest first, the conversations just make more sense that way. Lately I get this:
If I go back to earliest sorting these items go away, but they come right back easily enough.
Marking the whole site as read doesn't seem to have any effect.
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Extruding a smal circle or hexagon along the nurbs will solve that. But it can add to the polygon count in a big way.
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There's a wish list item on this.
https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/43438-catenary-curve-tool/
Vote it up!
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One of my favorite tricks is to rotate viewports or text 0.1 - 1.0 degree off the normal. In many cases this will cause the text to choose the other flip direction.
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My pet peeve on these is the "catenary curve". Nurbs curves can't really duplicate the proper swag shape. So do the best you can and know not to plan on it to closely.
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>File>Export>IFC
There are several versions of IFC and a dialog for including and excluding elements. Beyond that, read the manual...
- Don't expect Vectorworks to produce instructions for AutoDesk software.
- Vectorworks will import procedures are buggy and subject to very long times. I think this is the real issue - advertised features should work reliably!
I don't think your clients actions will have any effect on the transfers. I've sent several Revit/IFC files to tech support to solve issues. Generally they send them to engineering for further testing and I have to find another solution.
(For the record; I think 3 items in the last update are from my issues. Things do get better.)
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I've found the simple way to edit Saved Views is to redefine them.
- Activate the View
- Change what you want
- Right click on the view name in Navigation and select Redefine
- Make any further changes in the dialog - which is basically what to save or not save.
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Sorry you couldn't squeeze it in.
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This seems made for the job.
Select the Loci and go to > Modify> Convert> Replace with Symbol.
Now what symbol to use is another question...
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Someone suggested that VW offer a bounty for unnecessary clicks. This one should be on that list!
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I recently made a similar jump. The Xeon isn't doing much but didn't cost much in my case.
The HD decisions were cost driven. I wanted the fastest OS drive and figured a large slow data drive would be fine. The configuration costs were strange, so I got a nice 500gb SSD and plan on buying a second one when it fills. HD costs drop quickly and there will be more options in the after market so waiting should pay off.
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I think you've earned a few passes for short cuts.
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I was simply comparing my experience to Nina's description of current function.
It never dawned on me that VW might delete things contained in a DWG file. I purge because I know I'll never want them, and they come from clients that are usually to busy for me to add to their load. If VW is going to delete things then I want the option to keep them for all the reasons listed above. Just because I purge often doesn't mean I always will or that others want to as well.
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Hmmm,
I've been doing a lot of DWG imports lately. After every one I do a Purge and there is lots to clear, maybe not as much as there used to be, but classes, symbols and other stuff.
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This one has me stumped. Callouts are acting strangely. Usually things are easily controlled.
In this case the shoulder is 0, and the bubble style is ISO.
Dragging the right most control point does nothing. Dragging either the angle point or the shoulder points give opposite results. It's a bit hard to describe. Something seems to changing the text position and the first leg of the leader.
I want the shoulder much smaller, but it only gets bigger. I want the underline to follow the text.
HELP!
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This isn't the greatest, but its the best I've done so far. It is a hybrid so does all views
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All true, but shouldn't apply.
I almost never move the user origin. My files don't have large offsets. End to end is a few hundred feet. These same linked files have been in use for almost a year.
3 things have changed lately. SP3 was installed the day it all went bad. And a month ago the master file got coruppted and had to be rebuilt from layer imports. Naturally the links had to be recreated from scratch. Lastly I have a new computer, same OS just more powerful. Of course bugs shouldn't happen in the first place but they certainly exist.
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I moved everything in the linked files so that their origin could align with the master file origin.
So far no issues.
If I don't post further, that's the (*##$%@&^$) workaround.
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When I see something like that it means there wasn't anything to export.