zuken86 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Hey there, I have been trying to insert a custom symbol in a corner of two walls but have had no luck. Does anyone has a solution? Thanks, Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 You Can't do it in once step. You need to have two symbols that together represent the one you want. You place each symbol in one wall and then it will be like it is one symbol. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Or, dont insert it. Just put it where it goes. Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Or, dont insert it. Just put it where it goes. YES! This is the simplest solution if the symbol doesn't have to cut the wall! Why didn't I think of this.... Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 There's only two object types that I "insert": Windows and Doors. All the rest behave really badly when inserted, like stairs, bath tubs, furniture. They get all wonky and always seem to flip to the wrong side of everything. I think of it like "real life". Is a bathtub part of a wall? Never. It is "placed" in the room after the walls are constructed. And thats just the way I do it in VW's. Now I know you'll ask, what about structural posts/columns? They actually are part of real life walls... But I still just place them. For two reasons. One is that they often span layers (like from foundation to roof) and two is that I never want them to show in my final elevations. If I put them in their own class, then make that class invisible in the Elevation, these can sometimes leave holes in walls if they are inserted... The other obvious question has to do with the management and tracking of all these objects. For me it's easy as I am a one-man shop. Everything I do is mine and mine alone. Just gotta stay focused and attentive. Which should be part of a job well done anyhow... Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 All the rest behave really badly when inserted, like stairs, bath tubs, furniture. I would never think to insert these in walls. It just doesn't feel right to me. And like you said, most of the time, the only thing you need to insert in walls are windows and doors, or custom symbols to cut out/reshape walls. Quote Link to comment
barkest Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I have never been able to get the feature in the wall (projection) to work correctly either. You cannot texture it separately from the wall as 'use 3d object attributes' or changing it to an object does not work (or trying to texture it via a class for that matter). Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I have never been able to get the feature in the wall (projection) to work correctly either. You cannot texture it separately from the wall as 'use 3d object attributes' or changing it to an object does not work (or trying to texture it via a class for that matter). Those objects just doesn't work. It's far better to use symbols instead. Quote Link to comment
zuken86 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 I like to be able to insert custom structural posts/columns and objects to walls so that when I move a wall, the inserted structures will move along with it. That offers so much flexibilities when there are changes to the design. I also find constraints in Vectorworks are very limited and unstable. 1 Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 zuken, I agree. And so often in real life posts/columns are in corners. But unfortunately due to the way VW's is written having to do with walls and wall joins, etc. there is a severe limitation... Quote Link to comment
zuken86 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Is there a way to make "Enable Connected Wall Mode" to work with curved walls? Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I don't believe so. Round Walls as a feature needs work. Quote Link to comment
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