Vectorworks Material Takeoffs

[Ryan Russell]

@Jonathan Pickup - One of your videos 

 

Is excellent, I'm wondering if we could have access to the supporting .pdf?

Thanks in advance for your time and assistance.

 

- Ryan Russell

[taoist]

From my experience, VW reports wall length to center of wall.

This is not correct.

Needs to be to exterior of wall.

[Pat Stanford]

Take a look at the Worksheet Function Reference. In VW2024 you can get just about any wall length you want.

 

https://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php?title=Worksheet_Functions#Specialized_for_Wall

 

The reference has documentation on how to use the following wall lengths.

 

Length()

Returns the length of a wall or its components.

 

Length('control line avert core', [optional parameters])

Length('control line center', [optional parameters])

Length('control line facing core', [optional parameters])

Length('control line left', [optional parameters])

Length('control line right', [optional parameters])

Length('avert core gross', [optional parameters])

Length('avert core net', [optional parameters])

Length('center net', [optional parameters])

Length('facing core gross', [optional parameters])

Length('facing core net', [optional parameters])

Length('left gross', [optional parameters])

Length('left net', [optional parameters])

Length('right gross', [optional parameters])

Length('right net', [optional parameters])

Length('openings avert core', [optional parameters])

Length('openings center', [optional parameters])

Length('openings facing core', [optional parameters])

Length('openings left', [optional parameters])

Length('openings right', [optional parameters])

[taoist]

Pat,

 

Will take a look.

 

Thank you.

[Pat Stanford]

And you might want to update your signature. Your still says VW 2019.

 

My Signature has the steps.

[taoist]

Pat,

 

The signature is correct.

I am waiting til 2025.

 

In VW 2019 unless I am missing it, the specialized functions for walls does not exist.

Another reason to upgrade.

[Pat Stanford]

Correct, I think the Specialized Functions were added in VW2022, with enhancements in 2023 and 2024.

 

September!