Importing many images - Click OK, Click OK, Click OK - why? is this not automated

[unearthed]

So I'm importing some aerials for a job there's 20 of them, whether I reference or import I have to click Okay for each one, I've been doing this since 2005, surely there's a way using e.g. Marionette (or a script) to avoid this tedium.

 

I get new images for this site quite often so this wastes a lot of time. Has anyone else solved this, coz I know I'm not the only one doing large sites.

[Andy Broomell]

Agreed - I have an Enhancement Request on file for this exact wish. VE-102418.

[Kevin McAllister]

Yes. I also wish that there was fewer import commands (not fewer import options). Why can't Vectorworks figure out what you're trying to import from the file extension. Do we really need separate import commands for graphics files and PDFs for example?

 

Kevin

 

[Andy Broomell]

Thankfully dragging and dropping on top of an open document seems to always automatically trigger the correct import type. Makes you wonder why there isn't just a unified "File > Import" command that shows the relevant options once you choose the file you want to import.

[Tom W.]

On 9/14/2022 at 6:21 AM, unearthed said:

So I'm importing some aerials for a job there's 20 of them, whether I reference or import I have to click Okay for each one,

 

You can drag + drop 20 images into the file in one hit but yes, you then have to hit Enter 20 times. An 'OK for All' button would help.

[unearthed]

12 hours ago, Tom W. said:

 

 

"You can drag + drop 20 images into the file in one hit but yes, you then have to hit Enter 20 times. An 'OK for All' button would help."

 

It's like having a dog and barking yourself. I'm hoping some clever person will come along and say it's doable via Marionette or michaelk says it could be scripted.