VW 2025 multiple crashes experienced

[Bart72]

Hi all,

 

In recent days I have had multiple crashes of VW 2025 (Macbook M1, Sonoma 14.6.1). Most of the times only VW crashed, but in 2 instances my computer shut down completely. 

They mostly happened while working on visibility settings in sheet-layers in quite a heavy file (280 mB)

 

Any others experiencing these problems?

 

[Peter Neufeld.]

Hello,

I don't think it's anything necessarily to do with Vectorworks. Since macOS 14.6+ and now 14.7 I've had a number of kernel panics with the machine freezing and then shutting down and restarting. I also have a MBP M1 with 64GB UM.

Earlier this week it happened but I wasn't in Vectorworks although it was open. Do you have an external monitor as well out of interest?

 

Cheers,

Peter

[Bart72]

Hi Peter, 

Thanks for your comment. I do work with a LG monitor via HDMI.

It has never happened while working on other programs though, but it could very well be possible. 

 

I know I am asking a lot of the machine, but hey, that's why I bought the M1 in the first place.

 

Thanks, 

Bart

[Hamo]

I run 2 LG monitors of a M1 MAX, I had a similar issue with 2024 and 14.6 lagging and freezing.

I think Sonoma is the problem. 

 

I changed the inputs from HDMI to the USB C connectors and switched 'Displays have separate spaces' on.  Problem gone.

[Bart72]

8 hours ago, Hamo said:

I run 2 LG monitors of a M1 MAX, I had a similar issue with 2024 and 14.6 lagging and freezing.

I think Sonoma is the problem. 

 

I changed the inputs from HDMI to the USB C connectors and switched 'Displays have separate spaces' on.  Problem gone.

That's an interesting option. I think I'm gonna try that. Thanks!

 

 

[nikihoops]

I'm getting constant crashed, files taking ages to open or just causing the Vectorworks program to be 'Application not responding' and me having to force quit it - multiple times in a day! 
I'm currently downloading VW2024 as I can afford to be losing this much time on the VW25 not working efficiently 

[Peter Neufeld.]

Please contact technical support to sort this out for you.

 

Cheers,

Peter

[Bart72]

I will, thanks.
 

It does seems to happen whenever there is a second screen connected. Either my monitor via HDMI or an iPad via USB. 

So they will have a place to look....:-)

 

Thanks

 

 

 

[Andrew Pollock]

I have an M1 Max laptop connected to the Apple studio display via USB c and I too have had a few Kernel panics lately. Where do I find "Displays have separate spaces"

[Peter Neufeld.]

System Settings>search 'Set up Spaces' and scroll to the bottom.

 

Cheers,

Peter

[dwheatley]

Bart,

 

I'm having the same issue.  Also on a M1 MacBook Pro running Sonoma.  Vectorworks 2025 is crashing multiple times a day and has crashed my entire system multiple times.  I have NEVER had my system crash in the 3 years I've owned this particular computer.  Sure, programs freeze and I have to force quit, but the crash rate of this update is just too high.  I've had to go back to 2023 (I skipped the 2024 version).

 

Best, 

Debbie

[Poot]

I have also been having multiple crashes on my Windows PC and another Laptop - with various tasks involving various landscape features (e.g. quick creation of landscape areas from existing polygons).

 

Doesn't seem to happen in 2024.

[Greg Miller]

I get freezes in VW 2025 since installed for months now.  Usually, it comes back, and then I can continue until it happens again.  Often, I can continue in other applications while waiting for VW to come back.  So, I am still mostly using VW 2024.  But, I recently jumped in and am trying 2025 again.  I do have multiple monitors with the external connected via HDMI.  I am running Sonoma 14.6.1.  It was after installing Sonoma that this started.  I do not have the issue in any other app.  

 

Strangely, it is happening consistently now when I am running iTunes at the same time.  The frequency goes down when I quit iTunes.  But nothing has been truly consistent enough to figure this out.  When in Vectorworks, I run it on the external monitor.   I am attached to an MacBook Pro M2 Max.

 

Best,

Greg