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Could anyone point me in the right direction, document or tutorial... I want to have a symbol or object that i can drop on the drawing, and it is sized based based on a few variables the user can change. for example a table, that the user can enter the length and width...

VW 2015 designer series

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What you are looking for is a Plug-in Object (PIO).

This is a special type of script that needs to be written in Vectorscript, Python or using C++ and the SDK.

If you have never programmed before the learning curve can be steep. Vectorscript is based on Pascal, so if you have experience there you are a leg up.

The first place to look is in the Custom section of the VW website:

http://www.vectorworks.net/support/custom/

From here you can get to the language documentation and some example code.

There is also example code in this forum and in the Vectorscript Sharing forum.

Robert Anderson posted a basic article about Vectorscript there some time ago that would also be a good starting place.

https://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=93218#Post93218

If you post with some additional information on what you are really trying to do (don't try to give us a "simple" version unless that is the result you really want), we can probably offer some additional guidance.

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