can I put a custom image into a library for Video Screen, Television Screen, etc?

[grant_PD]

Looking for a folder where I can put some custom images for the screens that I use all the time. I put some into the vw-2017-libraries-defaults-Video Screen-Screen Images.....no go.

[PVA - Admin]

The should work if you place them in: /Applications/Vectorworks 2017/Libraries/Defaults/Video Screen/Screen Images, save, then restart Vectorworks.

However, contrary to the fact that they are "images" they have to be a Renderworks Texture, then they should be picked up as a default selection in the Edit Screen Image dialog.

[grant_PD]

Silly me, going through the windows explorer.  Make a file, put the texture in it, save to the correct location. Got it!

[Pat Stanford]

1 hour ago, JimW said:

The should work if you place them in: /Applications/Vectorworks 2017/Libraries/Defaults/Video Screen/Screen Images, save, then restart Vectorworks.

However, contrary to the fact that they are "images" they have to be a Renderworks Texture, then they should be picked up as a default selection in the Edit Screen Image dialog.

 

Would it not be better to put them in the User folder   ..../Libraries/Defaults/Video Screen/Screen Images rather than in the Applications folder? Less risk of them being overwritten by an update or a reinstall of VW.

 

Another option would be to create a workgroup or project folder if these "images" need to be shared with others.

 

Default content can be located in any of the above locations (Applications, User folder, Workgroup folder). Workgroup folder can be located almost anywhere you want. Applications and User folder are fixed paths. Check the Help for the exact paths required for Mac and Windows. The only trick is that once you get the Defaults folder, the folder names for each content type must be exactly the same as what is used in the Applications path for the resources to be found.

[PVA - Admin]

6 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:

Would it not be better to put them in the User folder   ..../Libraries/Defaults/Video Screen/Screen Images rather than in the Applications folder? Less risk of them being overwritten by an update or a reinstall of VW.

This is MORE correct than my original answer.

[VinceK]

On 7/19/2017 at 12:08 AM, Pat Stanford said:

 

Would it not be better to put them in the User folder   ..../Libraries/Defaults/Video Screen/Screen Images rather than in the Applications folder? Less risk of them being overwritten by an update or a reinstall of VW.

 

Another option would be to create a workgroup or project folder if these "images" need to be shared with others.

 

Default content can be located in any of the above locations (Applications, User folder, Workgroup folder). Workgroup folder can be located almost anywhere you want. Applications and User folder are fixed paths. Check the Help for the exact paths required for Mac and Windows. The only trick is that once you get the Defaults folder, the folder names for each content type must be exactly the same as what is used in the Applications path for the resources to be found.

I'm new here. Does the image needs to be in vwx. or any others?

[Pat Stanford]

Yes the images need to be Renderworks Textures saved in a VWX file. You can have as many textures in a single file as you want, or you can split and put each in a different file. Personally, I would probably put as many in a file as I could to make file management easier. So all the similar images for a show in one file and then possibly a separate file for the next show.

[VinceK]

2 hours ago, Pat Stanford said:

Yes the images need to be Renderworks Textures saved in a VWX file. You can have as many textures in a single file as you want, or you can split and put each in a different file. Personally, I would probably put as many in a file as I could to make file management easier. So all the similar images for a show in one file and then possibly a separate file for the next show.

 

That's answer my question. Thank you Pat. Very much appreciated.