Renderworks & VW 2025

[rudybeuc@gmail.com]

So downloaded and trying out VW 2025. I'm having a problem with Renderworks and having to go back to 2024 to get a project out today. 

 

Renerworks doesn't want to seem to work in 2025. What's going on?

 

In 2024 - 

 

 

In 2025

 

Options greyed out....

 

 

 

I'll be trying to get this worked out this afternoon. In the meantime, any insight anyone?

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

 

 

[swcreative]

I haven't installed 2025 yet but I do remember this issue in the past when upgrading to a major version.  Try giving your computer a complete reboot.

[rudybeuc@gmail.com]

3 hours ago, swcreative said:

I haven't installed 2025 yet but I do remember this issue in the past when upgrading to a major version.  Try giving your computer a complete reboot.

Yeah, installed it last night so, there was a reboot.

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

[rudybeuc@gmail.com]

Just tried to place and use Renderworks camera in the new model and had all kinds of unexpected results.

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

 

 

[rudybeuc@gmail.com]

Played around a bit more today.

 

Erratic zooming with the middle mouse scroll....

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

 

2024-09-11 11-36-26.mkv

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Two different versions of the same file.

 

One in 2025, the other in 2024....2024-09-11 12-01-56.mkv2024-09-11 11-49-58.mkv

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

[rudybeuc@gmail.com]

So I got VW 2024 and VW 2025 up and working on the same Model. two different files, but basically the same file.

 

Renderworks is up and working fine in VW2024, but seems to be deactivated in VW2025.

 

How can this be? Same machine, same model.

2024-09-11 21-07-18.mkv

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

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Still trying to work this one out.

 

Have tried reinstalling, rebooting, & ect....

 

RenderWorks still does not work like it does in my VW2024. Why not?

 

In VW2025 I can create a renderworks camera and change it's settings, but no render. 

 

2024-09-13 21-10-53.mkv

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

[Pat Stanford]

Renderworks has worked fine through the Beta process of 2025.

 

Go the the Vectorworks Install Manager. Click on the hamburger menu at the top right and choose Repair.

 

If this does not fix it, uninstall and reinstall 2025.

[Dave Donley]

On 9/13/2024 at 10:31 PM, rudybeuc@gmail.com said:

Still trying to work this one out.

 

Have tried reinstalling, rebooting, & ect....

 

RenderWorks still does not work like it does in my VW2024. Why not?

 

In VW2025 I can create a renderworks camera and change it's settings, but no render. 

 

2024-09-13 21-10-53.mkv 17.92 MB · 0 downloads

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

 

You may also go to your video card vendor's site and make sure your video drivers are up to date.

 

[rudybeuc@gmail.com]

So, no repair or uninstall option in the hamburger menu. What now?

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

 

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On 9/15/2024 at 1:08 PM, Pat Stanford said:

Renderworks has worked fine through the Beta process of 2025.

 

Go the the Vectorworks Install Manager. Click on the hamburger menu at the top right and choose Repair.

 

If this does not fix it, uninstall and reinstall 2025.

 

[E|FA]

8 minutes ago, rudybeuc@gmail.com said:

no repair or uninstall option in the hamburger menu

You might try re-downloading the installer.  There was a bug that was fixed on the release day, so if you downloaded early you may have a bad file. 

[rudybeuc@gmail.com]

Yes, did that today. That's the most current windows installer....

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

 

19 minutes ago, E|FA said:

You might try re-downloading the installer.  There was a bug that was fixed on the release day, so if you downloaded early you may have a bad file. 

 

[Pat Stanford]

 

It sounds like your installation did not complete properly, so the Installation Manager is not seeing a VW installation.  Try the post from the kBase above to manually uninstall so you can reinstall.

 

Or you can probably just drag the Vectorworks folder to the recycle bin and do a new installation.

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2 hours ago, Pat Stanford said:

 

It sounds like your installation did not complete properly, so the Installation Manager is not seeing a VW installation.  Try the post from the kBase above to manually uninstall so you can reinstall.

 

Or you can probably just drag the Vectorworks folder to the recycle bin and do a new installation.

 

 

Just reinstalled, and no such luck. 

 

I had to uninstall by deleting the VW folder in my program files folder. I had no other option.

 

After a reinstall and restart, same place...

 

VW 2024 works fully as expected, 2025 does not. No uninstall or repair option for 2025.

 

 

Thanks,

Rudy Beuc

 

 

 

 

[Pat Stanford]

At this point I recommend that your contact VW Tech Support directly. It is unlikely that we are going to figure out the problem easily via the forum.

 

Did you turn off any anti-virus during the installation? Just a random thought that could be interfering.