I'm new to using Vectorworks and am currently trying it out to compare to Revit as I want to move on from drawing exclusively in AutoCAD and get in to a BIM workflow. There's definitely huge benefits but where I'm having trouble is with adding records to symbols I have made to extract data in to worksheets.
Firstly when I apply a record to a symbol in the resource manager it's not applying to all instances of that symbol in the drawing. Why is that?
Secondly when I apply a record to a symbol theres no option to apply a value across all instances of that symbol. For example I have two different types of stand I want to apply the same record to. One is called Alpha one is called Beta. When I apply the record I want all instances of the Alpha stands to have the same reference number eg: A001 and all Beta stands to have the same reference number eg: B002. Should I separate the records and have them exactly the same but under different names so I can use the default settings? If that reference number changes in the future though will it be possible to change it across all instances without having to click in to each individual symbol or remake the record?
This is all the data I want to apply , am I better off separating them in to a same for every instance record and a unique each time record?
Data Required per symbol
Reference - Text - Same for every instance
Power Sockets - Number - Unique
Internet Connection - Number - Same for every instance
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CiaraMxx
Hi! Thanks for any help in advance
I'm new to using Vectorworks and am currently trying it out to compare to Revit as I want to move on from drawing exclusively in AutoCAD and get in to a BIM workflow. There's definitely huge benefits but where I'm having trouble is with adding records to symbols I have made to extract data in to worksheets.
Firstly when I apply a record to a symbol in the resource manager it's not applying to all instances of that symbol in the drawing. Why is that?
Secondly when I apply a record to a symbol theres no option to apply a value across all instances of that symbol. For example I have two different types of stand I want to apply the same record to. One is called Alpha one is called Beta. When I apply the record I want all instances of the Alpha stands to have the same reference number eg: A001 and all Beta stands to have the same reference number eg: B002. Should I separate the records and have them exactly the same but under different names so I can use the default settings? If that reference number changes in the future though will it be possible to change it across all instances without having to click in to each individual symbol or remake the record?
This is all the data I want to apply , am I better off separating them in to a same for every instance record and a unique each time record?
Data Required per symbol
Reference - Text - Same for every instance
Power Sockets - Number - Unique
Internet Connection - Number - Same for every instance
Location - Text - Unique
Print Number - Number - Unique
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