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Syncing Workspaces Across Mac and Windows Computers


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Good morning,
 

I frequently use two computers for working in Vectorworks: a MacBook and a PC running Windows. I’m facing some challenges with my workflow as my workspaces are becoming different between the two systems, making it harder to use the tool efficiently.
 

On the MacBook, I have customized shortcuts to facilitate keyboard work (especially useful on the laptop).
I haven’t set as many shortcuts on the Windows PC yet, but I tend to explore more forums and have added a tab with several useful plugins that I don’t have on the MacBook.


I wonder if there is an easy way to sync the workspace between both computers so that any changes are reflected on both systems. This would help me maintain consistency with shortcuts, custom menus, and plugins across both setups.


Thank you in advance for your help!

Best regards,
Cristiano Alves

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Try workgroups - set up a workgroup in your cloud service of choice and put your workspace file in the workspace folder the workgroup will generate.

 

This may only work in 2025... I think VW2024 copies a workgroup workspace to the user folder, this stopping its ability to sync - I could be wrong!

 

Workgroups rock for syncing your library/favorites files as well and have added benefit of not being uninstalled if you ever need to uninstall VW.

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On 11/17/2024 at 3:59 AM, Ross Harris said:

Try workgroups - set up a workgroup in your cloud service of choice and put your workspace file in the workspace folder the workgroup will generate.

 

This may only work in 2025... I think VW2024 copies a workgroup workspace to the user folder, this stopping its ability to sync - I could be wrong!

 

Workgroups rock for syncing your library/favorites files as well and have added benefit of not being uninstalled if you ever need to uninstall VW.

Hello Ross

 

I've been reading some things about Workgroups
Namely the VWX 2025 manual link: 

https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2025/eng/VW2025_Guide/Workgroup/Concept_Workgroups_and_referencing.htm

 

I couldn't understand how to implement what you suggest.

 

Could you be more precise?

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Hi Cristiano

 

I'll run through how I have set up my workgroups:

  1. First I set up a folder in Dropbox  creatively named 'Vectorworks' and make another one called 'Workgroup 2025' 
  2. Open Vectorworks and in Tools>Options>Preferences>User Folders and click 'Add' and browse to your your new workgroup folder location and click 'Select Folder'.
  3. Vectorworks will populate the folder with a file structure the resource manager can read and add additional folders for plug ins and workspaces
  4. You can move files to this new set of folders like library files (I put mine in 'Favorites'), custom door hardware files, wall style files etc into their relevant folders - this way the RM will see these files in style pickers and other dialogs. 
  5. You just need to point your other computer to this cloud folder and you will now have fully synced libraries, templates and workspaces across machines.

For interoperability between PC's and Mac's I would have separate workspaces and have a good font substitution table in play - fonts are the biggest cross platform issue I struck when I had a Macbook Pro and a desktop PC.

Workgroups are also easy to migrate with the migration manager when it comes time to jump to the next version.

 

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