Datasmith File saving location

[AlanW]

I see that Datasmith export from Vectorworks goes to my C drive user location. Can i  change the location where the file is saved???

When working on a server at the office with lots of projects i need them saved into the project file location so others in the office can use the file.

Am i missing something.

Thanks in advance

[zoomer]

That would be great.

 

Similar to VW C4D Exchange,

which saves the C4D File and Textures in a deep system Temp Folder,

very hard to find.

Why not just offer an option to choose a path to a Folder in our individual

project folders or maybe a local Temp Folder in VW backup file save path

or similar.

 

As today I still do not now if these C4D Exchange files in a system Temp Folder

will get ever deleted or just fill my system after time.

[AlanW]

@zoomerHi I have no issue with C4D files as set i up a folder in the project file in the server and export the C4D from VW to that location and the texture file arrives in the same location automatically. All easy to control.

Datasmith no way to control the destination as far as i can see.

Edited January 20, 2022 by AlanW

[zoomer]

Yes, I did that in the past too.

First export a C4D in the Project Folder hierarchy and run real Exchange

(Send to C4D) afterwards.

 

But if you directly use C4D Exchange everything gets saved in any arbitrary

Temp Folder. Which you can only find via C4D Save As.

Like when you miss a image texture, which is not in your Project Texture Folder.

(Basically only needed because VW still renames my applied Image Textures .... )

 

 

But for Datasmith,

basically the same problem.

When you "export" as Datasmith, you can choose a Folder to save in.

I am not sure but so far I thought the same happens when using Exchange.

Maybe I am wrong or did not really use Exchange but Export.

 

Nevertheless a Workaround may be,

to "export" Datasmith at a location of choice and choose to append this file into

Twinmotion.

You have to export again datasmith from VW for all future changes, but for

me Twinmotion automatically updated from the updated Datasmith.

 

I am not sure if there is any difference in "Exchange" quality or reliability that way

versus using real Exchange.

[Dave Donley]

Hello all:

Vectorworks 2022 Service Pack 3 includes many important fixes for Datasmith/Twinmotion.  Please update to Service Pack 3 and let us know whether these issues are improved and/or resolved.  Thanks!

 

There is a new option to save the Datasmith files used with Direct Link to any location.  Note that Datasmith Direct Link still does not support syncing across multiple machines - Vectorworks and Twinmotion or Unreal Editor need to be on the same machine to perform a Direct Link.

 

[AlanW]

@Dave DonleyHI,

I have noticed that i can save my Datasmith file from VW to any location which is good but TM wont allow me to select another location of the file. I am using the current TM 202.2 Preview 1 to test.

Am i still missing something??

Still working with C4D exports.

Example of my work.