halfcoupler Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Hi @all, this is something that I'm often asked to do but can't find any solution or workaround with VW: My guys on the building site want to have an isometric detail view, printed on paper or as PFD. So It should be kind of isometric elevation view between two sections. No way to do that with viewports on sheet layers, so I have experimented a lot with viewports on design layers, but it seems that there is defintetely no way to do this simple thing with VW. Any ideas ? Quote Link to comment
markdd Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Is this what you are after? Quote Link to comment
halfcoupler Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 yes, precisely ... The image I created was done with the split tool. How did you do it ? Quote Link to comment
Popular Post markdd Posted April 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) Use the Clip Cube. Display the amount of model you want with the clip cube, highlight a surface you want to section and then Right click on that surface and at the bottom it will say create section viewport. It should generate a section viewport which you should put on a separate layer from the model. Play with the advanced properties tab if you want to change the depth/height. I've included my file. Clip Cube SECTION.vwx Edited April 19, 2017 by markdd 5 Quote Link to comment
halfcoupler Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Yes, I did that already, works only on a design layer, but how do I get that on a sheet layer to have it printetd out with sheet boarder ... ? Quote Link to comment
Popular Post markdd Posted April 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2017 With a Sheet Layer Viewport. Set the design layer to the view you want to show on the sheet, in screen plane, draw a rectangle crop around the view you want to display on the viewport, select it, then run the Create Viewport command from the view menu and place the viewport on a new sheet layer. Voila! You will need to mess about with the right scale of the viewport as well as the dpi settings of the sheet layer to get a smart result but its pretty straightforward forward after that. Example attached Clip Cube SECTION.vwx 6 Quote Link to comment
halfcoupler Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 ok, yes, that`s it ! I Never had the idea to make a viewport out of the designlayer with the isometric viewport... kind of viewport with embedded viewport.... But thats the right way . MANY THANKS !!!!! Quote Link to comment
joey altalef Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I've been wondering how to do this for a long long time..thanks! Quote Link to comment
markdd Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I'm not sure its been completely possible until this last Service Pack Update or at least when the Top view was enabled from a clip cube. Anyway, it seems it just may be an answer to some of the many threads on the forum about this....... 1 Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) @markddthanks for this clear explanation. To everyone,If you like someone's answer don't forget to tick the up arrow to the right (like). Edited April 20, 2017 by Alan Woodwell Quote Link to comment
Markvl Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) @markdd this is just plane awesome. Took a little bit to get the gist of it. But it worked great. This in my mind ups the anti when it comes to 3D details. Kudos on this one. Thanks for sharing. Your right @Alan Woodwell tick the up (green box) arrow on markdd's comment(s). Just a little stoked with this one. Edited April 21, 2017 by Markvl Quote Link to comment
markdd Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Thanks for all the positive comments. What I find incredibly good about membership of this forum is that when someone suggests an idea or poses a problem that is outside of your normal working practice - it gets you thinking - so you try to find a solution. Ultimately I learn a new technique and so do others who will hopefully be encouraged to share what they have learned. This makes Vectorworks software more compelling and as a result more powerful. In that spirit, I thought I would re-visit this thread one more time to experiment with an idea. I would like to show the objects beyond the section plane greyed out (rather in the same way that objects display when editing within a group or symbol in OpenGL.) I figured that in the advanced properties of the viewport, if I assign the objects beyond the cut plane to a separate class (in the same way that there is a section style) then I would be able to grey the class in the viewport giving me the result I'm after. Not so! I can't get the objects beyond section plane class assignments to have any effect beyond the hidden line and shaded polygon styles. Enclosed is the file if anybody wants to have a go! Mark Clip Cube SECTION-2.vwx 1 Quote Link to comment
Stéphane Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 On 4/19/2017 at 12:05 PM, markdd said: With a Sheet Layer Viewport. Set the design layer to the view you want to show on the sheet, in screen plane, draw a rectangle crop around the view you want to display on the viewport, select it, then run the Create Viewport command from the view menu and place the viewport on a new sheet layer. Voila! You will need to mess about with the right scale of the viewport as well as the dpi settings of the sheet layer to get a smart result but its pretty straightforward forward after that. Example attached Clip Cube SECTION.vwx 😍 Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 What am I missing here. I can't seem to get this to work. On the design layer, are you using the clip cube to get the view you want, or is it done with viewport crops? Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 @Ride this thread is old + the method described is no longer necessary assuming you're on VW2019 or later. Now you can create Clip Cube sheet layer viewports just by activating the clip cube on the design layer, get it looking the way you want, then running the 'Create Viewport' command + choosing the sheet layer you want the clip cube viewport to be placed on. Make sure 'Display with clip cube' is enabled in the 'Create Viewport' dialog. Right-click on the resultant VP + choose 'Edit Camera' + you can edit the clip cube + change the view. 2 Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 38 minutes ago, Tom W. said: @Ride this thread is old + the method described is no longer necessary assuming you're on VW2019 or later. Now you can create Clip Cube sheet layer viewports just by activating the clip cube on the design layer, get it looking the way you want, then running the 'Create Viewport' command + choosing the sheet layer you want the clip cube viewport to be placed on. Make sure 'Display with clip cube' is enabled in the 'Create Viewport' dialog. Right-click on the resultant VP + choose 'Edit Camera' + you can edit the clip cube + change the view. Ok, thanks for the reply. This makes sense now. Quote Link to comment
hollister design Studio Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 2/19/2021 at 10:52 PM, Tom W. said: ...Right-click on the resultant VP + choose 'Edit Camera' + you can edit the clip cube + change the view... When I go to 'Edit Camera' mode any camera changes work fine and 'stick' - but changes to the clip cube don't stay once I click 'return to viewport' Do I possibly need to check a box somewhere for this function to work? Quote Link to comment
Andy Broomell Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I think the Clip Cube has to be edited via "Edit Design Layer" rather than "Edit Camera." Haven't confirmed though. Also you have to make sure that the Edit settings are set to Return to Viewport. If it just takes you to the Design Layer and leaves you there, you can't edit the Clip Cube for the viewport. 1 Quote Link to comment
hollister design Studio Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 @Andy Broomell This worked! 'Edit Camera' for camera related changes 'Edit Design Layer' for clip cube changes. My edit design layer went straight to a 'return to viewport'. 1 Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 @hollister design Studio @Andy Broomell you're right thanks for clarifying that. You can also make view-related changes if you 'Edit Crop' 1 Quote Link to comment
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