Administrator Popular Post JuanP Posted August 13 Administrator Popular Post Share Posted August 13 The Onscreen View Control gives you: Easy, instant access to different views of your models, along with a click-drag functionality to quickly orbit Optional display of XYZ axes, compass direction, and working planes to help you effortlessly orientate and move around your model Instagram Facebook LinkedIn X Onscreen-view-control.mp4 6 2 1 Quote Link to comment
DBrown Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 So instead of useful walls now we will copy Autodesk? I don't get it... 4 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Jeff Prince Posted August 13 Popular Post Share Posted August 13 Why do we have to go to social media sites to presumably see more? Can't you post the video or whatever here? 14 Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Looks useful 😊. I guess it's a step towards making navigation inherently part of the interface instead of tool based which is my longstanding wish. Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment
cberg Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 @Jeff Prince VW is looking to expand its presence beyond the current (mostly captive) user base. You and I have a pretty good inkling of what will be in the new release, and we can always click on one of the links above. (Using a VPN and deleting cookies afterwards, if need be...) Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Jeff Prince Posted August 14 Popular Post Share Posted August 14 2 hours ago, cberg said: @Jeff Prince VW is looking to expand its presence beyond the current (mostly captive) user base. You and I have a pretty good inkling of what will be in the new release, and we can always click on one of the links above. (Using a VPN and deleting cookies afterwards, if need be...) It just further demonstrates how existing customers on this platform don't matter. I don't want to support those social media platforms or be troubled trying to clean up my tracks afterwards. I made the mistake of posting in the Facebook vectorworks group before. 8 Quote Link to comment
rDesign Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 I agree with Jeff; I can’t imagine that it takes that much more effort to post the videos to YouTube (surprised it’s not already included) and include a YouTube link here on the forum. 4 Quote Link to comment
taoist Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Glad to finally see the video. 2 Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 My guess (zero inside information) is that VW would like us to view it (and like, upvote, whatever) on social media to help game the algorithm and get the videos in front of more users. 3 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post GregG Posted August 14 Popular Post Share Posted August 14 How is development work on improved walls functionality coming along? 6 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post bjoerka Posted August 15 Popular Post Share Posted August 15 hopefully there is a checkbox in the preferences where i can disable that thing... for me - completely useless. keyboard access to all views is much faster than moving the mouse to that turn-around-thing. my thoughts. 8 Quote Link to comment
Elite Exhibits Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 6 hours ago, bjoerka said: hopefully there is a checkbox in the preferences where i can disable that thing... for me - completely useless. keyboard access to all views is much faster than moving the mouse to that turn-around-thing. Every added item should have a preference to turn off if NOT desired. This is a long standing issue with VW where items appear (Component Edit Dialog...) and serve no function in the workflow - only aggravation. This new item appears to be a solution in search of a problem. Peter 2 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Elite Exhibits Posted August 15 Popular Post Share Posted August 15 On 8/13/2024 at 2:21 PM, JuanP said: Easy, instant access to different views of your models, along with a click-drag functionality to quickly orbit For us all the above already exists in our VW work flow Peter 4 1 Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 5 minutes ago, Elite Exhibits said: For us all the above already exists in our VW work flow Peter Not entirely true. There's no easy way to quickly switch to orbit (Flyover tool) without a three button mouse. Navigation should be independent of tools, period, just like every other 3d program out there. Even the free slicing software for 3d printing has better navigation than Vectorworks, a professional level piece of CAD software at a premium price. Kevin 3 1 Quote Link to comment
fabrica Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 5 minutes ago, Kevin McAllister said: There's no easy way to quickly switch to orbit (Flyover tool) There's a hot key option for it? Absolutely already part of workflow. 3 Quote Link to comment
bjoerka Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Agree and don´t agree. I use a Logitech MX Master 3 mouse (which is not a rocket science model) and have one button configured to pan and while pressing control i can invoke the fly over tool .-) 1 Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Hopefully, in true VW style the gizmo can be customized, resized, recolored, re-positioned and turned off 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 28 minutes ago, Elite Exhibits said: This is a long standing issue with VW where items appear (Component Edit Dialog...) and serve no function in the workflow - only aggravation. That's a bit of a sweeping statement re the Component Edit dialog!! It might not serve a function in your workflow but it definitely does mine. 1 Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 48 minutes ago, fabrica said: There's a hot key option for it? Absolutely already part of workflow. Partly true. The hotkey requires a middle mouse button along with the hotkey to invoke flyover. All Macs and most laptops don't come off the shelf with a middle mouse button. Kevin Quote Link to comment
fabrica Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 I just press 2 on my keyboard to invoke flyover .. ! Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Tom W. Posted August 15 Popular Post Share Posted August 15 5 minutes ago, fabrica said: I just press 2 on my keyboard to invoke flyover .. ! But this involves changing tool. Once you've finished navigating you have to reinvoke the tool you were originally using. This is the point Kevin's making. 5 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Pat Stanford Posted August 15 Popular Post Share Posted August 15 There have been many (many, many, many, many) requests over the years for the equivalent of the Onscreen View Control widget. This is going to make a lot of people very happy. If you try it and don't like it, then don't use it. But if you are working in 3D, you need to at least give it a fair try. 9 Quote Link to comment
mjm Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 (edited) 2 hours ago, Tom W. said: That's a bit of a sweeping statement re the Component Edit dialog!! It might not serve a function in your workflow but it definitely does mine. @Tom W.—yep & I think that may be the point, for those who indulge, click away, for those who do wish to…hide the thing/s & allow us to customize our screens more thoroughly Edited August 15 by mjm (sp) 1 Quote Link to comment
Elite Exhibits Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 2 hours ago, Kevin McAllister said: There's a hot key option for it? Absolutely already part of workflow. @Kevin McAllister FYI - MacBook Pro M1 - I do NOT use a mouse and am able with Keyboard / Trackpad to jump in / out as needed. Peter Flyover_01.mov 1 Quote Link to comment
Andy Broomell Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 17 minutes ago, Elite Exhibits said: I do NOT use a mouse and am able with Keyboard / Trackpad to jump in / out as needed. With what keystrokes? 1 Quote Link to comment
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