Cammareri Landscapes Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) Hi I am needing some help as my 3D mode is green only. I was adding a window and after that this? I have an entire plan in 2D here but as soon as I swap to 3D it is green and a grid. If I have my cursor touch the areas it highlights walls in dotted grey outline. Any advice as to what I have done? However, I can see it as a top or bottom view but no side view (green screen is all I see) Edited June 10, 2021 by Cammareri Landscapes added information Quote Link to comment
Boh Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 You have likely drawn all your 2d on the screen plane. If you change it to layer plane then you should see it in a 3d view. Quote Link to comment
Cammareri Landscapes Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 Thanks Boh, I have had a look at it and it is saying layer. Is there somewhere else I may have clicked something similar? Quote Link to comment
Cammareri Landscapes Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 @Boh I have checked on that after your suggestion and all seems to be saying layer. Is there another area I could have accidently done something similar? It is weird as I can see it as a top and bottom view but no 3D to a side view Quote Link to comment
Boh Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Can you post the file? Happy to have a look to see what’s going on. Quote Link to comment
Guest Wes Gardner Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 @Cammareri Landscapes - maybe a Vectorworks Preferences thing - General-Background-3D Views - in the attched image, mine is set to white... Wes Quote Link to comment
Cammareri Landscapes Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 @Boh Thank you I really appreciate it. I have attached the file. Would love to know what I have done. 🙂 CL_Teralba_Lot2319_V2.vwx Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) @Cammareri Landscapes you have a door object floating really far away from your building. Like -3.2808398950131e97 feet away from the orgin far. Zooming to fit objects results in your model "disappearing". Delete the door, deletes the problem. Edited June 10, 2021 by jeff prince Quote Link to comment
Cammareri Landscapes Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 @jeff prince Thanks Jeff, If I zoom to fit I can see the point and when I double click the door settings comes up but I cannot seem to delete. How do I kill it? 1 Quote Link to comment
Cammareri Landscapes Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 @jeff prince Is this what you mean the small point in the lower left. I cannot seem to select it and delete. Quote Link to comment
Cammareri Landscapes Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 @Cammareri Landscapes @jeff prince OK I did it. Thank you I hit clear and it deleted. It was not working when I hit the delete button. Yay 3D view again Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) @Cammareri Landscapes sorry, missed your questions. A trick for finding that small stuff in the future: select all the stuff you want to keep and CUT. Then zoom to fit objects. If items are way out in space you'll see the view change. Then pull a selection marque to grab any offending objects. Hit delete. Finish by Paste In Place and all your stuff is back. I imagine there are other ways to do this, but I have found it is quick and easy. I suppose you could purge items outside the printable area if you set the printable area up appropriately, haven't tried that though. Edited June 11, 2021 by jeff prince 1 Quote Link to comment
Cammareri Landscapes Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 @jeff prince Thanks that is a quick solution. I am not sure if there was a setting on that door that was the issue as I replaced it and it did the same thing. Changes the style of the door and boom...all working. It is the little things that can drive you insane. Thanks everyone for their help, I am a newbie to the forum and very helpful 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
Boh Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Glad this looks like it's sorted 😉 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Andy Broomell Posted June 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 5:11 PM, jeff prince said: A trick for finding that small stuff in the future: select all the stuff you want to keep and CUT. Then zoom to fit objects. If items are way out in space you'll see the view change. Then pull a selection marque to grab any offending objects. Hit delete. Finish by Paste In Place and all your stuff is back. I imagine there are other ways to do this, but I have found it is quick and easy. One way to approach this without having to Cut anything, is to select the objects you want to keep, then go to Edit > Invert Selection (which I've customized as Cmd+I), then zoom to selection, or just delete. 5 Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 @Andy Broomell thanks, something new everyday to learn 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
Cammareri Landscapes Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 @Andy Broomell Nice one! I like that too. Thanks for your help everyone, very helpful indeed😀 Quote Link to comment
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