Bas Vellekoop Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) Hi all, This week I was working on a little renovation project. I wanted to create a window and door style but couldn't find out how in the resource browser. They don't seem to be available when clicking on 'new recourse' Am I missing something? And it is not possible to only show the door or window styles when searching for those?, see pic 2. Edited January 19, 2018 by Bas Vellekoop Quote Link to comment
Marionette Maven Marissa Farrell Posted January 19, 2018 Marionette Maven Share Posted January 19, 2018 I usually create my window styles by inserting a window in the document and choosing "New Plug-in Style from Unstyled Plug in..." in the OIP style dropdown, then I edit the style resource (red symbol) from the Resource Manager. Quote Link to comment
Bas Vellekoop Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 @Marissa FarrellThanks for your quick response. Is there a logic reason that this is not possible? Quote Link to comment
Marionette Maven Marissa Farrell Posted January 19, 2018 Marionette Maven Share Posted January 19, 2018 I'm not certain, styles are still a new concept to me (and probably a handful of others) so I couldn't say. Plug in styles are similar to Symbols in many ways, and you cannot create those from the RM, so I would assume that's why the option is not there. Quote Link to comment
Bas Vellekoop Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 For me they are new too, but knowing that you can create roof- slab- wall styles I assumed that creating a window or door style through the rs-browser would be possible as well. Feels to me a the same kind of action/object. Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) A while ago I also noticed they aren't there and hinted the forum. I think beside the other Styles, Doors and Windows are internally still labeled as Symbols or "universal" PIO Styles. And so far it looks like VW 2018 doesn't like these at all, when created in VW 2017 and have been migrated. Edited January 19, 2018 by zoomer Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 @Bas VellekoopHi, the rough image that you have up looks nice, would like to see the final render, its a real teaser. Quote Link to comment
zeno Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 On the Italian Version (we use the “architect window/door tool), if you need to create a door style you can do it inside the tool’s dialog. Begin from a simple window or door and than search where you can save it like a symbol or something similar. So you will add your style on your file resources. attention: i used often this styles. I noted that if you make several chang settings on the style, every time you will wait a liitle bit for effective changings on the scene. I readed that it’s a single core process : if you see that the file is “freezed” that’s because the changing is in progress. For example sometimes i needed to wait 3 minute for 5 windows-changing progress, all comes from a single windows style. Exept the time, this is a very great instrument. Remember that you can lock/unlock what you need. Quote Link to comment
Bas Vellekoop Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) Hi guys, thanks for all the answers. @Alan WoodwellAttached some pictures of the render, no photoshop used. It is a fairly small and simple renovation with some custom made furniture. Edited January 24, 2018 by Bas Vellekoop 2 Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Another vote for it being confusing to have Window Styles under 'symbols/plugin objects' in the resource browser. If it's a 'style', and behaves in concept like other 'styles' then put it with the other styles. If it doesn't behave like other styles don't call it a style. It baffles me how decisions like this get made. It's like it's done to deliberately wind up users. Edited August 13, 2018 by line-weight Quote Link to comment
sjm_htc Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 1/19/2018 at 7:01 PM, Marissa Farrell said: I usually create my window styles by inserting a window in the document and choosing "New Plug-in Style from Unstyled Plug in..." in the OIP style dropdown, then I edit the style resource (red symbol) from the Resource Manager. Hi Marissa, I have created a new door style in the method you have suggested here. But when I try to edit the door style in the resource manager, it does not let me. More correctly I mean, it reverts back to original data after I have edited it and clicked OK. I am trying to edit a few of parameters in the data section. Please can you help? The door is not locked. Quote Link to comment
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