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Automate (and make dynamic) 'Viewport Name' | Overhaul 'visibilities' interface


Amorphous - Julian

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ISSUES & SUGGESTIONS 

(1)
Currently, when creating a new viewport, you have to enter a 'drawing title' as well as a 'viewport name'

 

This shouldn't be done twice over. 

 

The 'Viewport Name' should simply be automatically populated by

[sheet #/drawing #/drawing name] 

And this ought to be Dynamically Updated.

 

(2)

Currently, to toggle 'visibilities', you enter a list of checkmarks against 'Viewport Names'.


Because they are not automated, and are not dynamically updated against anything, we are basically presented with a list of useless garble. 

 

Unless we get someone in the office to rename every single viewport in a drawing set, (now, no right minded person would do this) we can't make out what these ‘Viewport Names' refers to.

 

Hence the importance of point (1).

 

Our suggested method of organising Sheet #/Drawing #/Drawing Name (as seen the enclosed mockup) can make controlling visibilities so much easier. 

 

 

Current Vectorworks Viewport Organisation.png

Proposed Vectorworks Viewport Organisation.png

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2 hours ago, Amorphous said:

ISSUES & SUGGESTIONS 

(1)
Currently, when creating a new viewport, you have to enter a 'drawing title' as well as a 'viewport name'

 

This shouldn't be done twice over. 

 

The 'Viewport Name' should simply be automatically populated by

[sheet #/drawing #/drawing name] 

And this ought to be Dynamically Updated.

 

^ This is has long been a wishlist item. A few of us use scripts that rename the viewports (also available in these forums). I am quite hopeful this particular item has been addressed in VW2019 since it fits well within the theme of "quality".

 

Kevin

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