Semtex77 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Hi everyone, I really have problems working in 3d...when the full scenery is kinda packed...to click one of these elements is almost impossible. But organizing them in layers doesnt work anyhow... does anyone know why or the reason for my prob? Thanks in advance Christian Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 One technique is to group certain objects and make sure "Show Other Objects While In Groups" is unchecked under Vectorworks Preferences. Then you can double click into groups of related objects and work on them in isolation. I'm sure the talented islandmon will have some better advice for you though. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Here's a neat trick: in plan view, find the object you are trying to view/edit in 3d and temporarily change its color (I personally like red). Then, when you go to the 3d view, with the item selected, move it to the front. Now, at least you'll know what you're looking at. Quote Link to comment
islandmon Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Both grouping and symbols work the best for me. I do a lot of work directly from the Resource Browser ! Then, Layer Linking is essential for complex projects. Most 3d objects can be reduced to a minimum set of repeatable parts configured as symbols. Be mindful of the Plane-Z rotational limits of Hybrid 2d/3d symbols. Quote Link to comment
Semtex77 Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 thank you all for your help and ur really quick answers!!! ...grouping objects makes sense to me but what about the advanced stuff putting them into symbols...I don t know about that but it sound very useful. I work most of the time with composing solid objects together? /w regards christian Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 what about assigning parts of the design to different classes as you make them. Then you can turn classes off with the Navigation Palette to filter what you are looking at. Quote Link to comment
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