Nomad - Save VGX view settings

[E|FA]

Request to allow users to save Nomad settings (Background, Light, Shadows, etc) of VGX files on iPad.  Ideally this would be per file, but even having default user preferences would help.

 

Also, having the Layers' sort order match the DL Navigation Palette in the saved VW file would be nice.

 

@inikolova: Am I missing something that already exists?

 

Edited May 2, 2023 by E|FA

[E|FA]

Adding to Nomad/Cloud Services requests: provide a setting for how quickly files sync and/or allow for a forced sync.  I''m waiting for a file to show up to generate a VGX.  Local time stamp in cloud services folder is 8:13pm, and same file is showing as 7:54pm on iPad Nomad app and at cloud.vectorworks.net.  I've tried pulling down on the iPad screen in Nomad, I get a rotating icon, but no update.

[Lyuben]

On 5/2/2023 at 6:24 AM, E|FA said:

Adding to Nomad/Cloud Services requests: provide a setting for how quickly files sync and/or allow for a forced sync.  I''m waiting for a file to show up to generate a VGX.  Local time stamp in cloud services folder is 8:13pm, and same file is showing as 7:54pm on iPad Nomad app and at cloud.vectorworks.net.  I've tried pulling down on the iPad screen in Nomad, I get a rotating icon, but no update.

The sync operation is pending if the file is opened in Vectorworks. This is done to save bandwidth and other reasons. In the VCS desktop app the file is shown as "Pending upload" and there is a button to force the sync operation (the button shows up when you hover over the line). 

 

[E|FA]

@Lyuben Thanks for the syncing info.  Do you have any feedback available regarding saving Nomad settings and Layer sort order?

[Lyuben]

We are considering Saved Views and it is very likely to be added as functionality. Layer sorting (or at least preserve the order from Vectorworks) is something that we will evaluate. 

[kpresnakov]

14 hours ago, E|FA said:

@Lyuben Thanks for the syncing info.  Do you have any feedback available regarding saving Nomad settings and Layer sort order?

Hi, do you need the sort order of the layers in the viewer to be the same as the stacking order of the layers, or to be exactly the same as in the nav palette? The stacking order is the default sorting criteria, but in the palette you can also sort the layers by other criteria (name, visibity).

[E|FA]

I'd like the Nomad layer order to match the Mac's nav palette, even if it's ordered manually.  This would let me turn layers on or off without having to hunt for them.  Saved views would mostly solve the issue in a different way.

[E|FA]

On 5/19/2023 at 9:57 AM, E|FA said:

Saved views would mostly solve the issue

It looks like this has been added as of VW2025 Update 4.  Thank you to the VW team.  

 

I now have an improvement request: Please sync saved views from the VWX file to the Nomad VGX file when it is generated.

Edited March 19 by E|FA

[Mike T]

On 5/2/2023 at 4:06 AM, E|FA said:

Request to allow users to save Nomad settings (Background, Light, Shadows, etc) of VGX files

Apologies if I'm missing something here... Is this possible? I'd like to send a link to a client where the "ground colour" is set to grey, rather then the default green, on load (without having to manually change settings each time a new recipient received a cloud link and loads the VGX file)

 

While my use-case is specific to the "ground colour", it would also be great to save settings for light, shadows, projection, etc, as E|FA mentions.

 

I can create a saved view within a browser, but (unless I'm missing it) there doesn't seem to be an option to save / update the file, so again, when an external user follows the cloud link to open in their browser or nomad app, it just reverts to the defaults again.

[inikolova]

@Mike T,

If you change any setting after you have saved a view, you need to use the option to Redefine the view in order for the updated settings to be applied to the saved view.