Let me start by saying I am fairly new to Vectorworks, however I have been drafting in Autocad for 17+ years now. I am trying to create a Block or "Symbol" in Vectorworks that allows me change that symbols appearance from a predetermined list of other symbols or appearances. For example in Autocad if I was drawing a part that used all three types of screw heads; Phillips, Flat and Hex I could create a one block that has all three of the those 2D representations nested in it, then use a visibility state to switch between them. In Vectorworks I have noticed a few plug-in objects that has this same functionality, however I can't seem to find a way to create one. Is this even possible in the current scope of Vectorworks for the user to create this kind of Symbol or is this something that has to be scripted in by the software developers? Any advice would greatly appreciated, Thanks.
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Let me start by saying I am fairly new to Vectorworks, however I have been drafting in Autocad for 17+ years now. I am trying to create a Block or "Symbol" in Vectorworks that allows me change that symbols appearance from a predetermined list of other symbols or appearances. For example in Autocad if I was drawing a part that used all three types of screw heads; Phillips, Flat and Hex I could create a one block that has all three of the those 2D representations nested in it, then use a visibility state to switch between them. In Vectorworks I have noticed a few plug-in objects that has this same functionality, however I can't seem to find a way to create one. Is this even possible in the current scope of Vectorworks for the user to create this kind of Symbol or is this something that has to be scripted in by the software developers? Any advice would greatly appreciated, Thanks.
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