Snapping in 3D - Frustrating

[Michael Siggers]

Hi

 

I am on the verge of giving up with Vectorworks. Too many stupid quirks.

 

Attached is a screenshot which shows an imported DWG, referenced.

 

Why can I not Snap to the point shown? It will only snap to objects/point on the Layer Plane at Ground Level. Spent an hour trying to sort this!!!

 

I want to be able to draw a Steel section from the ground to this point. How damn hard can that be??? It will not snap to anything on the Gable End elevation unless it is at ground level.

 

Kind regards

 

Mike

 

 

[line-weight]

What type of object exactly are you trying to draw?

 

If you are using a 2D tool it'll only draw on the layer plane unless you set a working plane, in which case it will be able to draw on that. If you are drawing a 3d object then you are not constrained in the same way.

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@Michael Siggers

 

Try setting the object down then pick it up again.

 

Draw, for example a rectangle, click the first point...

Then set the second point down (anywhere)

 

Pick that second point up again (Selection Tool)

Now try to snap to the desired point

 

     See Attached

 

Peter

[Michael Siggers]

38 minutes ago, line-weight said:

What type of object exactly are you trying to draw?

Hi @line-weight

 

Trying to draw a steel column.

 

I have since 'messed with the Reference file being used, and ungrouped the various elevations, and it seems to have helped.

 

Mike

[zoomer]

3 hours ago, line-weight said:

What type of object exactly are you trying to draw?

 

If you are using a 2D tool it'll only draw on the layer plane unless you set a working plane, in which case it will be able to draw on that. If you are drawing a 3d object then you are not constrained in the same way.

 

Using Autoplane lets you draw 2D Elements in any 3D directions.

But you need suitable 3D Geometry to activate/create the Autoplane.

 

In the screenshot it looks like only 2D.

 

3 hours ago, Michael Siggers said:

I have since 'messed with the Reference file being used, and ungrouped the various elevations, and it seems to have helped.

 

That is another hurdle but (if I got your first post right) not the issue here.

Sometimes VW Snapping gets (or got in the past) problems with nested Objects.

 

In the past it could sometimes happen with things likewhen in Edit Mode of a rotated

or moved Extrude, References attached as DL Viewports (as proposed), Groups, ...

Not always, but more risky anyway.

The last thing I noted were IFC imports producing IFC Containers around each object,

which made their content invisible for snapping.

[line-weight]

3 hours ago, Michael Siggers said:

Hi @line-weight

 

Trying to draw a steel column.

But using what tool? Structural member tool?

[Michael Siggers]

I've come to the conclusion that I hate Vectorworks.

 

Reverting back to Sketchup. So much more intuitive.

[Michael Siggers]

Still trying to swap a wall and line up the correct faces. 45 minutes later!!!!!!!

[Michael Siggers]

And now it not showing the wall styles in my Wall Styles file even though they are there when I open the file.

 

 

[Michael Siggers]

And now a new proiblem.

 

Attached are two screenhsots.

 

It can be clearing seen there are 8 Wall stytles in my Master Wall Styles Folder.

 

So, why do they not show up when I am trying to replace a wall style and looking at the same Master Wall Styles Folder?

 

Furious with this programe. About to be deleted.

 

Mike