Fergy Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 This is strange. Just trying 22 for the first time this AM, testing a file for an upcoming show made in 20. In Spotlight, Soft Goods tool works fine for Pipe and Drape and Border, but normal Curtain only creates an insertion point. Nothing is created in 2D or 3D mode other than an insertion point. Adding Track or Pipe inserts that object at the proper length and Z. HOWEVER, once I've cycled to a Viewport, and then back to the Design Layer, the Curtain AND Border options no longer appear other than insertion point. Pipe and drape option forces it to appear. Classes are all set to be viewable. Just for grins, opened same file in 21, and then 20 (Initial file was made in 20). Problem is the same on all. Worked last week before installation of 22. Just some strange coincidence? Literally opened the file to discover all of my softgoods were missing, just in time to confirm my rental order. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee jcogdell Posted September 20, 2021 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 20, 2021 I can't reproduce this in 2022 or 2021, could you send me the file so I can figure out what is going on? (send it by DM if the show is confidential) Quote Link to comment
C. Andrew Dunning Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Is the issue w. the Spotlight version or the Landru Design version? 1 Quote Link to comment
Fergy Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 It was in Spotlight version. A reboot solved it, but was really strange. I bounced back to 2020 to get the revisions done. Just opened that same file into 22. Started in Design Layer, was able to add curtain as needed, or convert it between P&D, Curtain, Border. Switched to Sheet Layer, and it disappears. Check classes, and they are viewable. Double-click viewport to go back to edit Design Layer, and curtain objects are no longer visible; only insertion point is there. Closing without saving and then reopening the file makes it visible again, but shuts down as soon as I repeat the flow to Sheet Layer and back. Create a new drawing with just two objects in it, and I cannot get it to repeat. Will try to dig in more later and will send a DM. Could just be an old file that's been beaten so many times that something is hinky in it. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee jcogdell Posted September 24, 2021 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 24, 2021 @Fergy I followed your work flow as described in the previous post, the only thing I noticed was that I had to turn on the event-scenic-curtains class in sheet 1's viewport, before the drape was visible there Please let me know if you are still having problems Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee jcogdell Posted September 24, 2021 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 24, 2021 Also forgot to ask what mac OS are you currently running? If you are using an OSX older than 10.15 Catalina that may be part of the reason for the problems since 2022 requires OSX 10.15 or 11 Quote Link to comment
Fergy Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 Sorry I haven't replied; I'm not getting alerts to posts, despite my settings. OS 11.6. No issues with the VW2020 version. Maybe the 22 version is not holding my defined class settings. Just haven't had time to get into it again. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee jcogdell Posted November 9, 2021 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted November 9, 2021 One thing to consider regarding softgoods in 2022 is that the tool has had a number of upgrades including the ability to save softgoods tool settings as styles. In your file resources have you checked the style settings? (accessed by right clicking on the style and selecting edit) It may be that when your file was converted from the 2020 format that the style was not correctly configured during the import process. Quote Link to comment
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