My Existing Source Data on DTM is greyed out

[steve s]

How can I edit the existing source data, I can get to the proposed but the original data points are greyed out, I want to edit them.

Thanks

[Benson Shaw]

Try this:

Right click the site model and from the resulting menu choose Edit Site Model Source Data.

-B

[steve s]

I did, but not all the data is available, my original data points are greyed out. I turned on all classes too and that didn't help.

Sorry, should have been clearer.

Edited February 1, 2013 by steve s

[Benson Shaw]

Sooo, visibility problems are usually related to class settings.

Set Class Options to Show Snap Modify Others via the Navigation palette or in the Menu>View>Class Options. I am guessing that your overall class visibility option is set to Grey Others or Grey Snap Others. If the greyed objects are not in the active class, they will be visible, but not selectable.

If the overall Class setting is good and the source objects are still grey or some are invisible, check again to be sure that visibility for all the classes is set (temporarily) to Visible when you edit source data. It is possible your source objects are in several classes and some of those classes are set to invisible or grey. Use the Nav Palette or Organization Palette to expand any folded classes in the class list and verify that they are set to visible. Or Option click a column in the Nav Palette to change the whole list in one go, but remember to cmd Z right away or you will have to reset individually or return to a saved view with the desired settings.

If I delete all source data from an existing site model, the dtm devolves to a little red box with an x. So if you are seeing the site model, you should have the source data.

-B

[steve s]

Thanks benson,

I did what you said...now just realized the data points were added with a pad modifier, I altered the pad modifier to change the data that was greyed out.

Just not understanding how all the pieces work together yet.

[Benson Shaw]

Yeah, Site Models have lots of poorly documented processes and features. But eventually we learn it. If you use Auto Classing, several site modifiers end up automatically assigned to one of the Auto Classes. Search at Standards or Auto Classing in VW Help.

Anyway glad you got it sorted.

-B

[Gilbert Osmond]

I'm adding a follow-up here:

I was having a similar problem where, despite setting all classes and all layers to Visible, and even copy-pasting just the Site Model to a brand-new blank document, I STILL could not see the Site Model Source Data (points, e.g. 3d loci).

Solution: Go to Vectorworks preferences, then to the Display pane, and be sure "Display 3D loci" is set to "Always."

(I had mine set to "none" previously, so I could never see any of my 3D loci.)