VectorGeek Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 We have numerous customized PIOs that we use daily. Some of them are "linear" objects, such as a grid bubble with a line extending off it. In previous versions of VW, our users could select multiple instances of this object, drag one line end, and all line ends would follow (similar behaviour as if one selected several 2D line objects, and stretched one). That functionality seems to have gone away in VW2021. Drag one and only it moves - the others stay put. Not sure if this is a regression, a setting I am missing, or perhaps if the PIO needs additional work to make this happen. Any input would be appreciated. V-G -- Vectorworksing since Clinton was el presidente. Quote Link to comment
MullinRJ Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 @VectorGeek, How is your Interactive Mode set? If it's not on the 3rd position, as shown here , then you cannot scale multiple objects at the same time. Use the U key to move positions when the Selection Tool is active. If that doesn't help, wait for @PatStanford's answer. 😉 HTH, Raymond Quote Link to comment
MullinRJ Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Second thought, if you use the Reshape Tool and draw a marquee around the ends to be moved, can you resize multiple PIOs then? One is scaling, while the other is moving, so they're not the same but it might be useful. Raymond Edited January 13, 2022 by MullinRJ Quote Link to comment
VectorGeek Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 Hi Raymond: Thanks for your response. Yes, interactive mode is set to "multiple object" mode. Multiple Reshape does work, so that is a good option. Interestingly, if I try the stretching process with an NNA linear PIO (say, the "Clothes Rod" for example), it works fine. So it must be something in our custom PIO. The only difference I see is that our PIO is not "Event Based". When I turn that parameter on, the thing goes quite wonky. I have no experience with event-based objects. V-G Quote Link to comment
JBenghiat Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I'm seeing similar behavior. Looks like a Vectorworks bug. Being event-based shouldn't come into play. If you're code isn't structured to handle events, this should be off. Quote Link to comment
VectorGeek Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 Thanks Josh - that's pretty much what I thought. Strange regression - I will buglist it. V-G Quote Link to comment
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