Deform Tool and Multiple Objects

[Kevin McAllister]

I would like the Deform Tool to create a solid addition instead of individual generic solids when I deform an extrude that has multiple pieces to start with. See this thread for an example - https://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=203480#Post203480

Kevin

[PVA - Admin]

Submitting request now.

[PVA - Admin]

While on the subject, do you feel that when multiple non-connected/touching objects are extruded, they should become one extrude, or multiple separate extrudes?

I have often had trouble with objects created from multiple separate objects being extruded together.

[Kevin McAllister]

I love that multiple objects extrude to become one single extrude. I use this constantly. Did you know that its as simple as ungrouping them to make them a collection of individual extrudes? Simple example of how I would use this - table legs - so you can quickly adjust table height all at once.

Kevin

[PVA - Admin]

Then I will leave it alone

[Diamond]

Hi Jim,

Regarding this, I have been pushing the bounds on this. I have been experimenting with a 3D symbols of a facade containing about 60,000 3D polygons.

A couple of comments;

1. The deform tool converts the 3D polygons to class of the symbol, not the classes contained with the symbol or the object. For my multi class facade, I had to split it up class by class, deforming each individually.

2. Large facades are slow. Any way to have this tool support multi-processors?

3. Is there a way to have an options dialogue to select the option stated above, or use contained classes, etc?

Thanks.

[PVA - Admin]

1) I will submit a request for this shortly.

2) As far as I understand this is already going to happen, but I do not know when. The large chunk of the work was moving everything to 64bit, modernizing everything else will apparently be easier now.

3) Combining into the request for #1