dwhitelight Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 The checkbox "Full Export on Exit" doesn't stay checked. I can't exchange data with Lightwright. Anyone else having this issue? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee klinzey Posted February 4, 2011 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted February 4, 2011 The checkbox "Full Export on Exit" is automatically reset each time you enter the dialog. A full export is done when you click the "OK" button in the dialog. Try placing the files on your local hard drive and make sure there are no special characters in the file or path name. Quote Link to comment
JBenghiat Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 To add to what Kevin said, normally, Spotlight only exports changes to Lightwright, which speeds up the process. Checking "Full Export" will send all information to Lightwright, which can, in turn, be set to compare the drawing with the paperwork and query you on any discrepancies. -Josh Quote Link to comment
dwhitelight Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thanks for the quick responses, however it is not "exporting" at all. Although the .xml is created (no special characters, I know, and the files is saved in the same location on the drive) LW cannot access it. This is a fresh install of VW 2011 and I've submitted the problem and sample files to Tech Support, but no answer so far. I just wondered if anyone else was suffering. Quote Link to comment
JBenghiat Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Do you mean to say that Lightwright won't let you select the XML file, or that after you've selected it nothing appears to happen in LW? Have you taken a look at John McKernon's help page? http://mckernon.com/_/Data_Exchange_Problem_Solving.html -Josh Quote Link to comment
dwhitelight Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Lightwright can't access the XML file because VW 2011 appears to ignore the "Export on Exit". I check the box under Document Settings/Lightwright, but after I click "OK" and open the Document Preferences again, the box is unchecked. When I try to turn the VW link on in LW, it gives me the Nasty Gram about doing "Full Export on Exit". I'm a long time user of both programs and have never had this problem until the 2011 upgrade. Just wanted to know if anyone is using VW 2011 and has similar problem. Quote Link to comment
sig_eigei Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) maybe try saving the VW file with a new name and then telling the spotlight preferences to export the xml again? Edited February 4, 2011 by sig_eigei Quote Link to comment
JBenghiat Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 The "Export on Exit" checkbox is not an indicator of whether the entire plot gets exported. The UI is a bit tricky -- think of it as saying "this time only, when I press OK, accept the settings and import the entire plot data." Every time you open the dialog, the checkbox will not be checked. Have you checked to see that the timestamp on your xml file is updating? If not, there is either a problem with Spotlight writing to the file or Spotlight is saving the file somewhere else. If it is updating, you can open the file in a text editor (or just Quicklook on the Mac). Under the section, you should see Entire Plot. If not, you truly know Spotlight is not doing a full export. If so, you're having a LW issue. HTH, Josh Quote Link to comment
dwhitelight Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Unfortunately there is no Entire Plot command in the file. Thanks for the help. There isn't even an section Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee klinzey Posted February 4, 2011 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted February 4, 2011 This is the symptom of a file path or file name problem. In the XML file you should see a list under and but no information under if the tag even exists. Try placing the VW file at the root level of the primary boot hard drive with a simple file name as a test. Quote Link to comment
dwhitelight Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Sorry that didn't work even with a very simple file name. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee klinzey Posted February 4, 2011 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted February 4, 2011 Are you on Mac or Windows? OS version and VW Version? Are you running under any sort of emulation? (Bootcamp or similar on the Mac?) Is there anything special about the OS install or the machine? Multiple boot drives or boot partitions? Is the machine or user log-in part of a university or corporate network? At this point I think it's something specific to your machine or your user account settings. Quote Link to comment
dwhitelight Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 I am on a Mac OS 10.6.6 VW 2011 SP2 Build 135291 No emulation This is a university owned machine, however. Is there anything I should ask our IT folks about? Quote Link to comment
dwhitelight Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 It seems that "File Vault" encryption was the trouble. After disabling that, the exchange worked fine. Quote Link to comment
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