Importing new classes from a template

[AlanW]

Hi all.

I know how to import new classes into a drawing but i have to continually navigate to the template drawing, the reference location stays while i have VW open. Open a new drawing i need to navigate to it again.

How do i place the template file so it is always visible in this dialogue box.

I have tried placing it in the server workgroup folder but with no success

 

Thanks

[Tom W.]

If you place a file containing all your classes in it in Defaults > Standards in your user folder you'll be able to always access it from the 'Import Classes' pane.

[Tom W.]

And the way I add new classes to my standards file is by making a quick symbol + right-clicking on it in the Resource Manager > Export... then choosing the standards file as the destination in the Export Resource dialog. So the symbol would just be a Rectangle for example, placed in the new class. Exporting the symbol to the standards file adds that class to the file + means it's immediately available from the 'New Class' dialog.

 

(credit to @Boh for this method!)

[AlanW]

@Tom W.

Thanks Tom,

I have put a .VWX file and a .sta drawing in this location. 

i can access it continually while i keep Vectorworks open, but when i close VW i have to browse to it. Would be nic to have it viible all the time.

 

Thanks

[Boh]

3 hours ago, AlanW said:

@Tom W.

Thanks Tom,

I have put a .VWX file and a .sta drawing in this location. 

i can access it continually while i keep Vectorworks open, but when i close VW i have to browse to it. Would be nic to have it viible all the time.

 

Thanks

If you right click on a symbol in the RM, click "Export", you get a dialogue which shows "Recent Export Files". Your standards file should show there. If not, you could save it as a favorite file, then it should list there.

[AlanW]

Hi Thanks

I must be a real NOOB. I can see the drawing but to bring in say 10 selected classes into a new file from my template file i cant see how to do that.

Back to my original question click on new class and you see all the standard templated from which you can choose a number of classes. Navigate to my template file and while VW is open i can continually choose classes from template. Close vw and restart template doesn't show, so i have to renavigate to template.

Would like it to stay. Aim is to choose multiple classes at a time and import.

Thanks

[Tom W.]

5 hours ago, AlanW said:

Hi Thanks

I must be a real NOOB. I can see the drawing but to bring in say 10 selected classes into a new file from my template file i cant see how to do that.

Back to my original question click on new class and you see all the standard templated from which you can choose a number of classes. Navigate to my template file and while VW is open i can continually choose classes from template. Close vw and restart template doesn't show, so i have to renavigate to template.

Would like it to stay. Aim is to choose multiple classes at a time and import.

Thanks

 

Have you created a 'standards' VWX file + saved it in Defaults > Standards in your user folder? The way you are describing things + lack of screenshots make it hard to follow exactly what you're doing.

[Tom W.]

5 hours ago, AlanW said:

but to bring in say 10 selected classes into a new file from my template file i cant see how to do that.

 

On this point see video:

 

 

[AlanW]

@Tom W.Hi Thanks Tom cant play file it requires a HEVC Extension which i have to pay a few dollars for.

 

But I added the file to the Defaults Standards folder as you said and this time restarted VW and all is good.

Thanks for your patience, much appreciated. 🙂

Alan