sig_eigei Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Hello Forum-ers, I'd like to know from those who have upgraded to Mac OS X Lion 10.7 about your experience, so far, with VW and any components/plug-ins/add-ons. I am considering the upgrade but I believe Nemetschek has not completely signed off on compatibility just yet, and I want to better understand the current situation. I have read some sparse comments on the forums, but I am hoping for a wholly dedicated 10.7 thread. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I've tested it very little but I'd steer clear of it until an update is released if you have any deadlines looming. Quote Link to comment
mar schrammeyer Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 moved over to 10.7 and no significant problems that i could assign to lion since they were file specific Quote Link to comment
sig_eigei Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Thanks for the feedback so far. I am specifically interested in data exchange with Lightwright if any fits that profile. Also, do you notice any performance gains or slow downs? > to Christiaan - yes, I agree with you about a .0 release, definitely, but I think this forum is the best place to assemble real user experience as some of us move forward on the new OS. Maybe this thread will be useful beyond .0 Quote Link to comment
mar schrammeyer Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 upgraded computer so any speed gain stems from there probably i did a speed check same vp render imac 3.06 12 G ram 10.6.8 (6 min 58), imac 2.5 i5 4G ram 10.7 (2 min 37) Quote Link to comment
rb-arch Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Is anyone running 2011 on Lion? Quote Link to comment
mar schrammeyer Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 it pays to read the signatures Quote Link to comment
rb-arch Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 (edited) No problems for me so far. Artlantis 3 also working. edit: Print Current View (and all those other options in the print menu) are unavailable / don't work with my 2 printers. Edited August 1, 2011 by rb-arch Quote Link to comment
Kim Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Only one extra problem I've found so far, a data field in a database record won't accept " (as in ?7/8"). All the other bugs/problems etc are still there so you could say,everything normal ... Flaky, unstable, confused ... Quote Link to comment
Chris D Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I've been testing VW2008 on my two home machines (iMac and Macbook) running Lion...it's definitely more unstable than under Snow Leopard....had a few crashes when opening multiple files. The natural (reverse) scrolling is interesting...I love it generally outside of VW (after the first twenty minutes of frustration). Inside of VW I also found I had an initial period of frustration that the zooming was now reversed...but it actually makes sense....pull toward you to zoom in....push away to zoom out...once you fix this in your head you won't go back! I would recommend a touch mouse or trackpad though...the logic doesn't really hold with a wheel mouse...although I have installed Scroll Reverser on my Snow Leopard machine at work for consistency... Quote Link to comment
cwailes Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I have upgraded to Lion and have had no problems so far. If I come across any i will post them to the forums. Quote Link to comment
sig_eigei Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 I have upgraded my system to 10.7 (I still have my 10.6.x install on a second disk just in case) and have not seen problems so far with VW on Lion but I have not yet thoroughly rung it out. Thanks for all the feedback and keep it coming. Quote Link to comment
mar schrammeyer Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Just worked 3 hrs on a one file, saved to back up folder every 15 min, timemachine every hour, vw froze after exporting to pdf, preview froze, Lion refused to force quit pulled the plug in desperation and found none of my work was saved to either backup folder or time machine, lovely I put this down squarely to Lion. Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Mar, it might be worth checking if this happened to you: http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=32098&Number=157854 Quote Link to comment
mar schrammeyer Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 (edited) thanks Christian, how do i find those invisible files? must say though the work i did after was architural more sound but still it sandboxed ical and numbers, weird Edited August 11, 2011 by mar schrammeyer Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 This app will do it: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/22318/show-hide-invisible-files Quote Link to comment
mar schrammeyer Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 nah found some .ick files whatever they are thanks for the pointer though Quote Link to comment
Matt D Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hi Chris I was interested to searhc and read your post. Can you tell me any other trackpad gestures for VW. I've found the pull, push for zoom and holding down the Command and alt keys allows you to move the page around. I'm looking for an option to pick up and move an object without the double tapping. Would be good to hear more. Thanks Matt Quote Link to comment
Chris D Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hi Chris I was interested to searhc and read your post. Can you tell me any other trackpad gestures for VW. I've found the pull, push for zoom and holding down the Command and alt keys allows you to move the page around. I'm looking for an option to pick up and move an object without the double tapping. Would be good to hear more. Thanks Matt Not sure I'm best placed to answer...my work machine is Snow Leopard with a wheel mouse running VW2008.... ..but, I am running 2008 at home on Lion with a trackpad on my Macbook and with a magic mouse on my iMac, but only for an hour or two a week. I'm fixed on natural scrolling...would not go back, and the pull to zoom in VW is also becoming second nature now too. There's no support in 2008 for pinch to zoom, or panning (except with the space bar), or other multitouch..but I've no idea whether this is in 2011? Maybe the 2012 announcement this week will include something. Quote Link to comment
TDT Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 How is everyone getting VW 2008 to run under Lion? The VW icon in the dock & application folder has the circle & slash & when I try to open the app or a file it says something like.... you can't open the application because Power PC apps are no longer supported. What tricks are you using to get it to run? Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment
Michael McCrystal Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 For the record, I'm hitting a wall with Windows7 users whose shared VW files are on a MacOS X Lion server. Some users can open VW files, others who try to open the exact same file get a Vectorworks dialog stating, "This is an unrecognized file. It may be a Vectorworks file created by a newer version of the application. It may be a very old MiniCAD file. It may have been created by another appliaction, or it may have been corrupted by a hardware or system error." If the file is moved to the users' desktop, it opens normally. Not seeing many threads on this issue, so am really hoping for insights or experience from the broarder VW community. Ack! Quote Link to comment
Chris D Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 For the record, I'm hitting a wall with Windows7 users whose shared VW files are on a MacOS X Lion server. Some users can open VW files, others who try to open the exact same file get a Vectorworks dialog stating, "This is an unrecognized file. It may be a Vectorworks file created by a newer version of the application. It may be a very old MiniCAD file. It may have been created by another appliaction, or it may have been corrupted by a hardware or system error." If the file is moved to the users' desktop, it opens normally. OS X server strips the file association from VW files...we even get this message downloading our own template files from our OS X wiki server (10.6)! Quote Link to comment
a.maclaggan Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I have an odd problem since upgrading to Lion. My cursor is offset from its graphical pointer. The tool icon (pointer) appears about 1/4" higher on screen than it is functionally in the software. In order to mouse over an object I have to compensate for this difference, positioning the cursor 1/4" above the object I am trying to select. Not really a dealbreaker, but pretty disconcerting while working. If I go to preferences and select "Full screen cursor", the cross hairs of the Full Screen Cursor appear offset from the tool icon as well. That is to say, the full screen cursor is correctly located with respect to the software functionality. I'm fairly sure this is a VW problem as it doesn't occur when working in other apps or in the OS. Also, it doesn't seem to affect VW dialog boxes, palettes, etc. It's really only while working in the main window of VW. Anyone else see this strange behavior? Quote Link to comment
boldseagull Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I've upgraded to Lion and VW 12.5.3 is working fine. I've printed, all my toolsets are working, and so far no problems. I'm not an over complicated user and don't use 3D, but everything does appear to be okay with Lion and 12.5.3 so far. Quote Link to comment
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