Importing images into a vectorworks document is time consuming. Creating new textures is also time consuming. In fact the majority of time spent on a project goes into creating & mapping textures. This is time lost from creative tasks. I would like to see the following improvements in the next version of the program:
I would like to be able to drag & drop image files into vectorworks.
Then I would like to be able to ctr-click any image, and transform it into a texture, automatically using its present size as the default size of that texture.
I use a lot of transparency in my texture. They are almost allways created as mask transparencies reusing "this textures colour", and with white as the transparent colour. It takes a lot of clicks, however, to get to this result. So I would like to be able to have this option as a default "package" in the pull down menu. (or the ability to create such a "package".
I often have over 50 textures in a single document. So I would like to be able to place them in folders - similar to the symbol folders.
I would like to be able to organise symbols & textures into folders by drag-and-drop.
I would like to be able to separate the texture mapping palette from the object info palette.
And finally: I would like to be able to include animations into a rendering batch. As it is, I have to make them one at the time.
Thanks for listening, and thank You for a program, that has become a true benefit to my professional life.
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Kaare Baekgaard
Importing images into a vectorworks document is time consuming. Creating new textures is also time consuming. In fact the majority of time spent on a project goes into creating & mapping textures. This is time lost from creative tasks. I would like to see the following improvements in the next version of the program:
I would like to be able to drag & drop image files into vectorworks.
Then I would like to be able to ctr-click any image, and transform it into a texture, automatically using its present size as the default size of that texture.
I use a lot of transparency in my texture. They are almost allways created as mask transparencies reusing "this textures colour", and with white as the transparent colour. It takes a lot of clicks, however, to get to this result. So I would like to be able to have this option as a default "package" in the pull down menu. (or the ability to create such a "package".
I often have over 50 textures in a single document. So I would like to be able to place them in folders - similar to the symbol folders.
I would like to be able to organise symbols & textures into folders by drag-and-drop.
I would like to be able to separate the texture mapping palette from the object info palette.
And finally: I would like to be able to include animations into a rendering batch. As it is, I have to make them one at the time.
Thanks for listening, and thank You for a program, that has become a true benefit to my professional life.
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Kaare Baekgaard
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