Bas Vellekoop Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 http://m.facebook.com/VectorworksBenelux.NL?id=194295643937615&refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.nl%2Fsearch&_rdr The Benelux version of vectorworks looks to have a great new window tool, i want this :-( Quote Link to comment
compusam Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Clip Cube is a great idea and it works well in wireframe, however, in Open GL it bogs down. I am currently waiting for an image refresh to complete (going on an hour now) so this is not workable. I have watched the demos which seems very responsive, but in real practice with a complex model refresh is too slow. The problem seems to be trying to render all of the intermediate steps between the beginning clipping plane and a subsequent clipping plane (maybe hundreds of redraws in the animation). I will try some differing settings for Open GL to see if I can find a more optimum experience. Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 http://m.facebook.com/VectorworksBenelux.NL?id=194295643937615&refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.nl%2Fsearch&_rdr The Benelux version of vectorworks looks to have a great new window tool, i want this :-( Lets hope the many bugs that where in it for years are gone too. Looking at the picture, it sure looks good, now hoping for classable parts unlike the interior door tool, and for user flexibility and speed in editing, because these points tend to be a problem in our BE-NL version specific tools. If it's really good, I'm finally able to ditch my own window tool, (that did corner windows since VW12.5), to have more time on other projects. Quote Link to comment
Mattheng Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Physical sky looked good but when I set one up and turn it on I just get inky blackness if it's on a file I had originally set up in 2012. Does work in a new 2013 file but seems very slow. Shame, the pictures looked so good in the Brochure Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Tamsin Slatter Posted September 30, 2012 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 30, 2012 Matt To get it to work in the old file, you probably need to edit your Renderworks Style to make sure it uses the Physical Sky background instead of the one that used to work with the Renderworks Exterior Final style. Try also editing something on your Heliodon to refresh it - try typing something like Sunset in the Time field - it can work out the time for sunset for the given date. And I am sure you have already thought of this... but do you have a Heliodon in the 2012 file. It's the Physical Sky and Heliodon combination that performs the magic. Let me know if you still have problems. I'll be happy to help. It really does look good and we have it working on old files just fine. It makes all the difference with exterior renders. Particularly with some of the lovely new water textures. Quote Link to comment
Mattheng Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Tamsin, As usual, thanks for the advice. Worked perfectly. Cheers, Matt Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Tamsin Slatter Posted September 30, 2012 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 30, 2012 Lovely! Can we see? Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Are wall joins, the slab tool, space tool and the roof tool more intuitive? Anyone been using these more extensively? I got the distinct impression they were, however I've only just fiddled a little.... Quote Link to comment
Tom Klaber Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 It is a two edged sword. I find the walls to be more annoying. So rarely when I move a single wall do I want ALL walls associated with it to move too. I think this feature is an example of more being less. On occasion, in SD, I would want to freely play around with a layout and not have to rejoin all walls, but when I am fine tuning a wall I do not want it pushing and pulling everything in site. Quote Link to comment
Mattheng Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Tamsin, Seeing as it's you. A quick movie. Solar Animation One question, the horizon looks like someone has painted a thick line along it if I compare to the normal HDRI background. Is this normal? Matt. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Tamsin Slatter Posted October 2, 2012 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 2, 2012 Lovely! The line is the lovely cloud cover on the horizon. You could try changing the rotation of the background to see if you get a different view. Alternatively, why not edit the background and make it totally cloudy?! After all, you are in the UK, so it will make your clients feel totally at home and not give them any false illusions about the space! (Before anyone starts shouting at me - I'm having a laugh...) Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Mark Mullany Posted October 2, 2012 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 2, 2012 Re the walls connecting, the selection tool has a mode for turning this on and off letting you do as you wish (see attached) Hope that helps, Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Hugues Posted October 2, 2012 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 2, 2012 "Please submit a bug report and attach the file(s) so we can investigate." How do I pass along a file of 92 MB The file works acceptably in VW2012. If the file is too large, compress it and feel free to use dropbox or www.yousendit.com Thanks, Hugues htsafak@vectorworks.net Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 "Please submit a bug report and attach the file(s) so we can investigate." How do I pass along a file of 92 MB The file works acceptably in VW2012. If the file is too large, compress it and feel free to use dropbox or www.yousendit.com Thanks, Hugues htsafak@vectorworks.net Or use www.wetransfer.com for files up to 2GB! Quote Link to comment
Mattheng Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) Tamsin, That "cloud cover" does not exist with the standard HDRI background. see HERE Any ideas why this is? Happy to try rotating the sky but not sure how to do it? And I'm not going to argue with you about the weather. I have used everything from overcast skies to even putting snow on some visuals (2010 had a weird little feature that let you do it). Didn't go down terribly well I have to say... Matt Edited October 2, 2012 by Mattheng Quote Link to comment
Bob Holtzmann Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 It is a two edged sword. I find the walls to be more annoying. So rarely when I move a single wall do I want ALL walls associated with it to move too. I think this feature is an example of more being less. On occasion, in SD, I would want to freely play around with a layout and not have to rejoin all walls, but when I am fine tuning a wall I do not want it pushing and pulling everything in site. Have you gone into the Vw Preferences to turn off Auto-Join? Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Also, there is a pref "connected walls mode" (in the wall tool mode bar) which when disabled allows one wall to move all by itself... However, doing so will un-join the wall(s)... Quote Link to comment
Tom Klaber Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I am crashing CONSTANTLY. Anytime I am rendering and try to do anything else, it crashes. Not acceptable. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Not seeing crashing here Tom. Have you tried restarting machine(s)? What Mac OS are you running (your signature just says OSX)? Quote Link to comment
Tom Klaber Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Sorry, not a native Mac guy - I am running 10.6.8 I restarted. Issues are being experienced by others in the office. It is a 3D model that was converted from VW2012 to VW2013. I have moved the file back to 2012 and it has been OK. I have not crashed since I have been simply drafting. Quote Link to comment
Kizza Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Hi Tom, you've probably already considered this but have you thought of shooting the file over to Nem for them to test? Quote Link to comment
Tom Klaber Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I have. They have been good to me in the past. Because others in the office are having problems with other files, I thought it was a broader problem, but my crash rate is even higher than theirs. When I have a second I will see. I suspect it has something to do with the conversions from 2012 to 2013. Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) How are these v2012 issues doing in v2013 so far (in 2013 native files only): 1. Autosave? 2. Random crashes? Edited October 22, 2012 by Vincent C Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Think the Autosave thing is fixed but I get different crashes now and they don't save a temporary file like the did in v2012 but they do crash quicker. Quote Link to comment
MisterH Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Ditto but my delay is 8 - 30 seconds. Quote Link to comment
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