Phil hunt Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 i have used this to create plan and elevational viewports but am having problems with an isometric view basically i want to show the client a view from above with the roof of to show them the general layout i guess i could turn the class of but is there a way to do this with the clip cube thanks Quote Link to comment
bc Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 pull the top plane of the clip cube down until it completely sections off the roof. Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Clip Cube works well in 3D too for presentation and modeling. For houses with more than 1 Story, I have an own Layer for each Story and the floor slab and floor always included in that Layer, while the ceiling or roof is always on the Layer above. (Opposite to what many Revit users do) That makes it easy to work on one Story only with Layer Visibilities or to view the complete Layout from above. So my Wall Components will all stop at the ceiling slab but outer Components may extend downwards to cover the floor slab. This way you have a clear cutting boarder between Stories and a clean look. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted May 4, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted May 4, 2016 Clip Cube can also be included in Saved Views, once you set the slip cube up the way you like, save a view including the "Restore View Orientation" option (I think thats the one that controls it) and it will reshape and re-enable the Clip Cube view to the objects you had it focused on when you saved the view. Quote Link to comment
Phil hunt Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 jim attached is the clip cubed image i want to create a viewport to show the cutaway i am having problems i saved the view as you suggested and ticked the boxes but on my viewport i can't seem to see the clipped image i know its something simple but can't seem to make it work Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted May 4, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted May 4, 2016 If you want to have it in a Viewport you wont be able to use Clip Cube, it can create sections but to use the Saved View trick you'd have to use it in the design layer viewport and then make a second viewport of that viewport that resides on the sheet layer.. In a single viewport, I would just recommend disabling the classes for the roof and geometry covering the floors you wish to show as you mentioned initially. Quote Link to comment
Phil hunt Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 thanks jim i thought that may be the case and i can disable the classes i think i have posted this before any chance for a wish list to allow a clip cube in this manner? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted May 4, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted May 4, 2016 Looks like I got it filed in an existing request along with this thread: https://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=221132Post221101 I will add this thread to the request as well. Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Jonathon Pickup the CAD Guru can do this and I cant remember how, Maybe he will jump on and share. Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 You can generate a horizontal section from the clip cube - When you've got the clip cube active and set as you want, highlight the relevant cutting face so it glows red, and right-click to get the menu that offers "create section viewport" and create a viewport on a *design layer*. Then you should be able to create a sheet layer viewport, which is a view of that design layer viewport, which I think is what you're after. So we have to create a viewport of a viewport to achieve this, as far as I know, which is kind of typical vectorworks clunkiness but maybe some day this process will become more intuitive. Quote Link to comment
Phil hunt Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Thanks so can you then set a camera angle to show this in a viewport? Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Thanks so can you then set a camera angle to show this in a viewport? This is where it gets a bit confusing; the "viewport" on the design layer is not really what I'd think of as a "viewport" because it doesn't have a flattened, fixed view - it is more like a 3d object that you can rotate around etc. So, you can move around to get your desired view, then create your sheet layer viewport from this - which is then a snapshot of that view. This sheet layer viewport is a normal viewport - a fixed view on the sheet. As for how you then adjust the view angle - there is a clunky "set view" option in the viewport info box which doesn't seem of any real use to me. I think you can maybe associate the view with a camera and then adjust it by adjusting the camera...this is something I've yet to get my head around completely and maybe someone else can give you clearer advice. Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 A couple of observations: You are asking for a 3d clipped Viewport. This isn't possible. Yet. (see Jim's Response above) You can get the look you want by controlling the visibility of objects through classes. But, if you want a 3d perspective of a clipped object this can be done quickly and easily by creating a horizontal Section Viewport from an Front View and changing its Projection in the OIP to Perspective, Oblique Cabinet or Oblique Cavalier. Quote Link to comment
barkest Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Thanks so can you then set a camera angle to show this in a viewport? I believe (unless there is another way I am unaware of) that you can only get the section. Any added cameras would give you that particular camera view with no section at all (either from the camera angle or from an elevation). Classes to turn on/off only afaik Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 I might have misunderstood what the OP is after, but see attached which is a screenshot from a sheet layer, on which I've got 3 viewports, each showing a section view generated via the clip cube. 2 of them are the same vertical section cut but viewed from different angles. The other one is a vertical section cut, of the same model. Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 The right one is what many are looking for. There are also threads on the german forum. And there seem to be lacking a direct way in VW, while I also doubt the given example images brought by users where done in other Software in one go either. Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 I don't understand your post zoomer... can you re-word it? Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Your middle right example of those 3, the one with the horizontal section is something many people are interested in. In a Viewport, or at least somehow on a Sheet Layer. Similar to what the Clip Cube does in Design Layer Views. Something that I thought you have done by combining 3 Layers of Viewports for each ? Looks like I was wrong ? Just one VP from a Clip Cubed Section ? Didn't know you can Rotate a Section in a Section Viewport. Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 No, they are all viewports on the same sheet layer. Created as I described in post #227168 above. You make the design layer "viewport" on a design layer, and then you can choose your viewpoint, and make a sheet layer viewport from that. To check they are "live" I edited the model, adding in a few more doors at random....then going back to the sheet layer and updating those 3 viewports gives me this: Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Got it ! Computerworks (german VW localisation) meanwhile recommended the same steps : [img:left]http://www.vectorworksforum.de/attachment.php?aid=3695[/img] http://www.vectorworksforum.de/Thread-Schnitt-in-Isometrie-z-B-Rechts-vorne-oben-darstellen?pid=30297#pid30297 Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Got it ! Computerworks (german VW localisation) meanwhile recommended the same steps : [img:left]http://www.vectorworksforum.de/attachment.php?aid=3695[/img] http://www.vectorworksforum.de/Thread-Schnitt-in-Isometrie-z-B-Rechts-vorne-oben-darstellen?pid=30297#pid30297 Ich bin doch kein Engländer, sonst ein Schotte! Quote Link to comment
gester Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 hehe, and he is also not a german, but a bayer rob Quote Link to comment
barkest Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Not being smart here but I can't see how to get the viewport on the SL. I have the DL viewport but if I use View > Create Viewport from the DL viewport then it doesn't work - on the SL the section has gone and on the original object remains. What am I missing? thanks Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Not being smart here but I can't see how to get the viewport on the SL. I have the DL viewport but if I use View > Create Viewport from the DL viewport then it doesn't work - on the SL the section has gone and on the original object remains. What am I missing? thanks Have you checked it isn't creating the new SL viewport exactly on top of an existing one? This confused me for a bit. Maybe create a new blank SL and create it on there. Quote Link to comment
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