2024 - UI Modernization

[JuanP]

The updated and modernized user interface makes working in Vectorworks more efficient and easier to customize. In Vectorworks 2024, the reorganized View and Mode bars bring a wide range of tools to the forefront, so you can decide how to organize and have everything you need right where you need it.

 

 

 

[Kevin McAllister]

This looks awesome. I"m guessing @Stephan Moenninghoff was involved.

 

Can I dock a tool bar across the top yet? I've used horizontal tool bars forever and this has been my biggest wish....

 

Kevin

 

 

[Stephan Moenninghoff]

3 hours ago, Kevin McAllister said:

I"m guessing @Stephan Moenninghoff was involved.

As were many others. Very privileged to be part of a fantastic team here at Vectorworks!

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3 hours ago, Kevin McAllister said:

This looks awesome

 

 

I also think I will like it !

[matteoluigi]

however I'm happy, there won't be a ribbon like surface in Vectorworks like in MS Office, Autocad or Revit for example

[line-weight]

Looks promising.

 

Let's see if dialogue boxes have been included in the UI overhaul.

 

And consistency of terminology.

[demetris ktorides]

I wonder if the UI modernization will be available for both Mac and Windows.. 

Also, will Windows users finally be able to set a dark theme?

 

Looks great, 

D

 

[Matt Overton]

That interface looks like it would be a lot friendlier on a touch interface or even cast inside of the Apple Vision Pro.

 

Seems very pinchable. 

[Marco Zavagno]

... ok... I don't want to be a party pooper but... doesn't I t look a bit too much like Revit or AutoCAD or - even creepier- Microsoft Word?!?!🫣🫣🫣

 

not a great fan of this new look for now... I hope to be proved wrong though... looking foirward, cause I know that it will be a great step ahead anyway.

Thanks to you all 🙂

 

Cheers and Ciao(s)

 

Marco

[TaylorK]

Are there going to be non monocrome options for the tool Icons? While I love the visual uniformity I know in practice the glance value of icons that are all the same color is troublesome and can increase time finding the correct tool.

[Shengxi]

On 8/19/2023 at 1:58 AM, Stephan Moenninghoff said:

As were many others. Very privileged to be part of a fantastic team here at Vectorworks!

Glad to see this becomes true Stephan! Great work Vectorworks! 😄

[Pieter-Jan Vermeire]

Looks fantastic! I just have one question: will you now be able to add a shortcut to "show other objects while in edit modes". 

[Tom W.]

54 minutes ago, Pieter-Jan Vermeire said:

Looks fantastic! I just have one question: will you now be able to add a shortcut to "show other objects while in edit modes". 

 

The Quick Pref is still there

 

but do you mean a keyboard shortcut? To do this you can use a script + make a menu command then give it a keyboard shortcut.

[matteoluigi]

7 minutes ago, Tom W. said:

To do this you can use a script + make a menu command then give it a keyboard shortcut.

which vectorscript command does toggle the "show other objects mode" on/off? 🙂 

[Tom W.]

5 minutes ago, matteoluigi said:

which vectorscript command does toggle the "show other objects mode" on/off? 🙂 

 

I believe this is it:

SetPref(14, not GetPref(14));

 

I just use the Quick Pref myself but I do toggle Gray Other Objects using this script assigned to a keyboard shortcut which is REALLY useful as it's a real pain going into the settings to change that:

SetPref(1055, NOT GetPref(1055));

 

 

[Tom W.]

PS eternal gratitude to @Pat Stanford + others for their help on this

[Christiaan]

On 8/18/2023 at 3:55 PM, Kevin McAllister said:

Can I dock a tool bar across the top yet? I've used horizontal tool bars forever and this has been my biggest wish....

Yes, works great.

[matteoluigi]

4 hours ago, Tom W. said:

SetPref(1055, NOT GetPref(1055));

so, 1055 is:

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Show Others in Group Gray 1055 TRUE or FALSE

(you can see here on the developer page)

but why 

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NOT GetPref(1055)

?

[Tom W.]

18 minutes ago, matteoluigi said:

so, 1055 is:

(you can see here on the developer page)

but why 

?

 

I translate it as 'set the preference item to whatever (true or false) it is currently not set to' but that is probably wrong!

 

Also from developer page:

[matteoluigi]

so, setpref(49,NOT... ) sets the pref to not, when it's not already set to "not"?!?

[Tom W.]

Setpref(49, false) will set preference 49 to false.

 

Setpref(49, true) will set preference 49 to true.

 

Setpref(49, not getpref(49)) will set preference 49 to whatever it is currently not I.e. the opposite of true or the opposite of false.

 

I think! We need someone who knows what they're talking about I'm just guessing!

 

 

 

[matteoluigi]

7 minutes ago, Tom W. said:

Setpref(49, not getpref(49)) will set preference 49 to whatever it is currently not I.e. the opposite of true or the opposite of false.

well, at least now I understand, what you ment 🙂

however, I'm sure @PatStanford does know, how it works

[Pat Stanford]

These are Boolean values, meaning they are either True or False.

 

GetPref reads the current value of the preference.

 

Not(GetPref) converts that to the opposite of the current value.

 

SetPref(Not(GetPref)) stores the value of the preference to be the opposite of the read value.

 

So this combination becomes a toggle to swap back and forth between True and False.

 

If the read value is True then set the new value to False.  If the read value is False, then set the new value to True.

 

HTH

[matteoluigi]

@Pat Stanford works in Vectorscript 😉 

[Pat Stanford]

And to answer a question from far above that was never answered.

 

You can make a Plug-in Menu Command using the toggle script. That menu command can then be added to your workspace and assigned a keyboard shortcut.

 

 

This post has directions for both steps.