Equipment Item - text linked to custom record disappears with 'Use Symbol'?

[mwalker_mw]

Much as the title.  When I have a text field in an Equipment Item linked to a custom record it shows correctly with the pink square.

Switch on 'Use Symbol' and that text disappears.  I've tried playing with layer order and does not seem to fix it.

Am I missing anything or is this normal?

 

(I'm trying a workaround with data tags with some success...)

[Nikolay Zhelyazkov]

On 12/3/2023 at 1:48 AM, mwalker_mw said:

Much as the title.  When I have a text field in an Equipment Item linked to a custom record it shows correctly with the pink square.

Switch on 'Use Symbol' and that text disappears.  I've tried playing with layer order and does not seem to fix it.

Am I missing anything or is this normal?

 

(I'm trying a workaround with data tags with some success...)

- Which version of Vectorworks are you using? Can you share a test file showing the issue?

[mwalker_mw]

2024 latest on M1 Mac.

 

It was very odd - I was even seeing different behavior between apparently identical items generated from the same 'Create Equipment' command and changing the same settings with them both selected.  One would show it, the other would not.  I've switched everything over to DataTags so I don't have a file to show it handy but will post if it comes back.  (DataTags are proving much more flexible anyways...)

 

I've seen a few other display oddities as well.  In particular, identical devices in identical layout spacing with identical circuit routing (i.e. copy, paste, rename) in schematic view where cable numbers show up for one connection and not the other.  I think I've figured out most of the logic for when it displays but there's been a few that seemed to be exceptions no matter what.

 

For example: the highlighted cable has a number value '107-NRML' with Number Display set to auto.  Plenty of room for the label but it doesn't show at either end.  They display properly if forced, but not with auto.

 

I'm rushing to get this drawing done but will try and log things a bit better when time allows.  I've been able to figure out workarounds in most cases.

 

 

 

Edited December 4, 2023 by mwalker_mw

[mwalker_mw]

Further to this - just had spotlight numbering stop working entirely (for applying cable numbers).  You could do all the steps all the way through to the green checkmark but then, no numbers applied.  Saved, closed VW, reopened VW and did the exact same steps and it worked as expected....

 

Also some oddities with loop-thru on a bottom connector.  It puts the connector type on both sides making cable labels unreadable:

 

 

 

(Generally, it would be great to have override checkboxes in the OIP for turning off the display of connector type, 'cable' field and similar.  For when you want the data in the spreadsheet but not necessarily displayed for a particular item.)

 

 

[Nikolay Zhelyazkov]

@mwalker_mw again, a test file showing the issue will help me see why it is happening and get back to you with more information.