I've noticed the presence of corrupt objects becoming an increased problem with Vectorworks 2014. It's always been an issue to some extent in earlier version but it really seems to be getting out of hand now.
So far I've noticed the only way to identify a corrupt object occurring in the file is when you select the 'zoom to extents' option instead of zooming to the extents of your drawing the drawing shrinks to the size of a thumbnail with a bounding box indicating some strange mystery objects on the periphery that can be very difficult to single out.
Since this seems to be happening all the time now my wish list request for Vectorworks is that it include an Audit Function to detect corrupted objects like these. It's a feature that could be organized similar to the Purge Function or even incorporated within it.
AutoCAD has had this option for at least 20 years I would guess (if not since it's inception). It's about time for Nemetschek to add it to Vectorworks. I have already wasted an unimaginable amount of time trying to filter out these corrupted objects. So far they are usually the result of PIO's such as the stair tool or wall tool end caps that have gone wrong.
I would suggest that an Audit Function have at least the following basic features:
1.) Identify which objects are corrupted and isolate them into a temporary selection group.
2.) Ask if you want Vectorworks to try to resolve the corrupted objects.
3.) [assuming option #2 fails] Prompt you to delete the objects and notify you you of the need to recreate them.
4.) Prompt you to send an error report to Nemetschek (not to Apple or Microsoft but specifically to Nemetschek).
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I've noticed the presence of corrupt objects becoming an increased problem with Vectorworks 2014. It's always been an issue to some extent in earlier version but it really seems to be getting out of hand now.
So far I've noticed the only way to identify a corrupt object occurring in the file is when you select the 'zoom to extents' option instead of zooming to the extents of your drawing the drawing shrinks to the size of a thumbnail with a bounding box indicating some strange mystery objects on the periphery that can be very difficult to single out.
Since this seems to be happening all the time now my wish list request for Vectorworks is that it include an Audit Function to detect corrupted objects like these. It's a feature that could be organized similar to the Purge Function or even incorporated within it.
AutoCAD has had this option for at least 20 years I would guess (if not since it's inception). It's about time for Nemetschek to add it to Vectorworks. I have already wasted an unimaginable amount of time trying to filter out these corrupted objects. So far they are usually the result of PIO's such as the stair tool or wall tool end caps that have gone wrong.
I would suggest that an Audit Function have at least the following basic features:
1.) Identify which objects are corrupted and isolate them into a temporary selection group.
2.) Ask if you want Vectorworks to try to resolve the corrupted objects.
3.) [assuming option #2 fails] Prompt you to delete the objects and notify you you of the need to recreate them.
4.) Prompt you to send an error report to Nemetschek (not to Apple or Microsoft but specifically to Nemetschek).
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