plug-in for Window Tool

[AAB]

Hi,

 

I am using vw2022 int.

 

Unfortunately, the window tool is very mundane!

 

In the German version it's a bit better. Here the link: https://www.computerworks.de/produkte/vectorworks/2022/index.php

 

Can I purchase a plug-in or additional software in order to have the same range of functions? 

 

Thanks for the tips in advance!

[Mitchell (the other one)]

In VW 2020 go to Help > Install Partner Products > Windoor.  Once installed, check either the VW University or Youtube for some learning and see if that improves your window experience.  (I'm assuming Windoor is available in all countries)

[AAB]

On 12/4/2020 at 1:16 PM, Christiaan said:

 

Is it possible to have a statement on why the window/door tools are not on the Roadmap, apart from wall returns? 

 

From the outside it's as if VW doesn't understand the importance of these tools. But that can't be the case.

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/64381-window-and-door-tool-maturity/

 

Perhaps it's that there are other pieces that need to be in place first before changes can happen? If so, why is it taking more than a decade? Or perhaps your own canvassing of customers says windows/doors are not a priority? That would surprise me, but it's a big market.

 

Why is it acceptable, for instance, to continue releasing such an important tool year after year with a sill feature that doesn't do what it's designed to do, let alone what we need it to do? Or a window tool that can't schedule many common window sash types? Or a door tool that can't do a basic element of many buildings: bi-folding sliding doors?

 

Thanks very much!

 

Unfortunately, German windows, for example, look a little different.

 

Can the frame be offset with the WinDoor Tool as shown in the appendix?

 

 

 

 

[Pat Stanford]

I don't believe you can get the German windows unless you get a license for the localized German version of VW.

[zoomer]

As @Pat Stanford said.

 

No way.

Local distributors of VW do offer their localizations and extra features

at a higher price than VW US to get their development costs back in.

 

There are many Window and Door localized Tools outside that may be

interesting because being much superior in features vs the standard US tools.

But mainly they were mainly developed as a whole package to better meet

local building standards.

Similar like extra group adds lots of specialized features for the interior design

market with their VW Interior Version.