Plants in VW2022 have cubes under them!

[Tom W.]

Used plant tool in VW2022 for first time just now + I get this:

 

 

Where have these cubes come from + why + how do I get rid of them!

[ParkerJames]

I see a small cube at the base, but when I deactivate after insertion, it goes away.

 

[zoomer]

I think that is new, and likely to be turned off by special Classes.

 

AFAIK

1. Needed Volume to dig out

2. Area of Plant's Roots you should not destroy

[Tom W.]

26 minutes ago, zoomer said:

I think that is new, and likely to be turned off by special Classes.

 

AFAIK

1. Needed Volume to dig out

2. Area of Plant's Roots you should not destroy

Aha of course! Will 'dig deeper' (sorry)

[Tom W.]

'Show' parameter for 'Root Ball' + 'Planting Excavation' in 'Root Zones' pane Plant Settings. Cool!

[ParkerJames]

8 minutes ago, Tom W. said:

'Show' parameter for 'Root Ball' + 'Planting Excavation' in 'Root Zones' pane Plant Settings. Cool!

Where in the world are you finding that stuff?

🙂

[Tom W.]

 

 

And to think my immediate reaction was oh no not another glitch!

[ParkerJames]

I must be blind or need more coffee--but I find no plant settings dialog.

[Tom W.]

The wrench + pencil icon in the tool bar opens the 'Plant Preferences' dialog. The 'Settings...' button in the OIP opens the 'Plant Settings' dialog. Or there are various ways to open the 'Edit Plant Style' dialog. All of which contain the 'Root Zones' pane. Are you using Landmark? And VW2022?

[ParkerJames]

Architect 2022 and there is no wrench/pencil icon when using the Rendermall Plant tool from the visualization set.

I tried everything.

[Tom W.]

Aha Rendermall plants are a different beast. The VW Plant Tool only comes with Landmark/Design Suite 

[ParkerJames]

6 minutes ago, Tom W. said:

Aha Rendermall plants are a different beast. The VW Plant Tool only comes with Landmark/Design Suite 

Ha! I figured when you asked. That was a semi-wasted effort. But thanks, for a few minutes, I thought I was losing it. Of course my wife, would have said--that happened years ago.

🙂

 

Well--at least I have site modifiers!

Edited December 7, 2021 by ParkerJames

[zoomer]

6 hours ago, ParkerJames said:

Where in the world are you finding that stuff?

 

 

I know I was not meant but ....

(I use VW Architecture and have no experience with Landmark Tools at all),

I think I had it just in the back of my mind from reading VW 2022 + SP

release notes or watching VW marketing videos 🙂

[ParkerJames]

1 hour ago, zoomer said:

 

 

I know I was not meant but ....

(I use VW Architecture and have no experience with Landmark Tools at all),

I think I had it just in the back of my mind from reading VW 2022 + SP

release notes or watching VW marketing videos 🙂

Makes sense---or u have a photo memory.

Anyway--thank you for your help.

I am really liking the new wall component facilities....cool new stuff.

[zoomer]

25 minutes ago, ParkerJames said:

I am really liking the new wall component facilities....cool new stuff.

 

For me the highlight is just that Walls and its Components are real Solids now.
(Looking forward to future Slab's adaption to Solids)

And that VW is Apple ARM native already and a few more things.

 

Therefore VW 2022 for me the greatest upgrade ever ....

 

 

25 minutes ago, ParkerJames said:

Makes sense---or u have a photo memory.

 

 

Yes it's always the most unnecessary things (only) I can always remember 🙂

If I get a trigger ...

Edited December 7, 2021 by zoomer

[Tom W.]

11 hours ago, zoomer said:

For me the highlight is just that Walls and its Components are real Solids now.

 

I'm not sure I understand what you mean...

[zoomer]

Until VW 2022, Wall Geometry was build by some kind of Face Geometry.

So when exporting to DWG you did not get Solids in and basically had

no chance to Stitch these faces together. So you could not do much with

imported VW Walls.

 

Now with VW 2022 you can ungroup Walls and get true generic solids

to edit with direct modeling tools.

And now they export fine as true Solids to DWG.

 

(I also see that Columns also export as Solids, without unwanted geometry

rests from deactivated column features and Windows are mostly Solids too.

Just the Slab's Components are still a construct of Floor Objects and Stairs

still produce terrible geometry for Exports)

[Tom W.]

Ok many thanks for explaining. I never export to DWG so that doesn't affect me but I was completely unaware of the fact you could Ungroup a VW2022 Wall + be left with textured solids!

 

What I would really like however is to be able to use a command like 'Add 3D Object to Slab...' (+ subtract) on a Wall to be able to '3D model' a Wall without having to turn it into Generic Solids...

[zoomer]

I think you can do it my inserting a Symbol with Cut Wall option

and cutting Geometry.