Nina Agelvis Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) Hello, I am having trouble editing any of the Signal or Cable Type txt in my User Folder. Currently my license is owned by the company I am working with, so I am unsure if I have administrative power even though the serial number/license is under my name. Any changes I make and saving over the original file would show a pop up (image attached). Is it because I am not allowed to make changes to any existing cables/signal types in the VW program? Or is there another reason as to why I am denied. Edited August 20, 2021 by Nina Agelvis Image was placed between a sentence Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Conrad Preen Posted August 23, 2021 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted August 23, 2021 Hi @Nina Agelvis You seem to be editing the application folder file. You can locate the current user folder by going to the Tools > Options > Vectorworks Preferences... menu. And you can navigate to the folder by selecting the button which I have highlighted (the name is slightly different on Win). I've attached a sample file as a starting point. It goes in <user folder>/Plug-ins/connectCAD_Data/ . A bit 90's I know. We are working to make this much easier! Conrad SignalTypes.txt Quote Link to comment
Nina Agelvis Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Conrad Preen said: Hi @Nina Agelvis You seem to be editing the application folder file. You can locate the current user folder by going to the Tools > Options > Vectorworks Preferences... menu. And you can navigate to the folder by selecting the button which I have highlighted (the name is slightly different on Win). I've attached a sample file as a starting point. It goes in <user folder>/Plug-ins/connectCAD_Data/ . A bit 90's I know. We are working to make this much easier! Conrad SignalTypes.txt 106 B · 0 downloads Hey Conrad, I tried following the steps but every ConnectCAD folder is empty. But when I access the user folder though my local drive then I see all the information in there. Is my user folder set up incorrectly? Thank you! -Nina Agelvis Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Conrad Preen Posted August 24, 2021 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted August 24, 2021 Hi @Nina Agelvis This sounds like you should call Tech Support. They can go thru the setup with you online and make sure it's all ok. Conrad Quote Link to comment
Nina Agelvis Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 On 8/24/2021 at 4:35 AM, Conrad Preen said: Hi @Nina Agelvis This sounds like you should call Tech Support. They can go thru the setup with you online and make sure it's all ok. Conrad Hey Conrad, The files are now there but I realized that Notepad on Windows is different than Mac. So even if I was typing in the new Connector and signal types that I want. Vectorworks doesn't register it even if I save and quit and reopen VW. Should I use a different txt app instead of Note Pad? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Nikolay Zhelyazkov Posted August 30, 2021 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/28/2021 at 7:45 PM, Nina Agelvis said: Hey Conrad, The files are now there but I realized that Notepad on Windows is different than Mac. So even if I was typing in the new Connector and signal types that I want. Vectorworks doesn't register it even if I save and quit and reopen VW. Should I use a different txt app instead of Note Pad? Hello @Nina Agelvis, Can you send me the txt files that you have made so that I can see if there is any problem with them? Best Regards, Nikolay Zhelyazkov Quote Link to comment
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