Daniel Dickman Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I have a DWG from an outside vendor that I have imported. There are a number of devices that came in as groups and not symbols. Is there a function in spotlight where I can select a group and then replace with a symbol? Looking at the online VW manual, it seems that this function exists for Landmark and Architect. https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2020/eng/index.htm#t=VW2020_Guide%2FSymbols%2FReplacing_objects_with_symbols.htm&rhsearch=Replace Objects&rhhlterm=Replace Objects&rhsyns= Is there a similar workflow for Spotlight users? Quote Link to comment
Daniel Dickman Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 I was hoping for a somewhat more automated process as this still sounds pretty click intensive to locate each group and manually place my new symbol and delete the group instance. But it is what it is. Thanks for the response. Quote Link to comment
markdd Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 You can make a multiple selection of groups and use the Replace with Symbol command from Modify>Convert>Replace with Symbol. This will replace each selected instance with a chosen symbol. You will need to be wary of insertion points though as the symbol will insert at the centre of the bounding box of the grouped geometry. If this command is not part of your workspace, then you can add it using the Workspace Editor. Its not a Landmark only command and is available in my version od Spotlight. 1 Quote Link to comment
Daniel Dickman Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Thanks guys, I must have been blind earlier... I found the Replace with Symbol function and that did the trick. Quote Link to comment
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