http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php Vectorworks Wish List Requests Vectorworks Community Board - UBB.threads(tm) http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165836#Post165836 Posted by Kizza:
Try placing a drawing label, do you get [url=http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165835&#Post165417]this issue[/url] with the above font? I tried using ISONorm and it worked fine i.e. alignment with drawing label was correct. ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:54:25 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165830#Post165830 Posted by AndiACD:
Benson, Kevin, not wishing to detract from the importance of knowing where one stands with constant feedback from the App running, but as a Mac user a quick check in "Activity Monitor" usually gives much more reliable info on what's going on with the S L O W E R (take note NV) products in ones arsenal. Any failings like "Not Responding" are immediately visible. Yes it's a pain to have to rely on something other that the item of current interest, but it does supply a modicome of tranquility knowing that despite indication to the contrary, VW, RW or both, is still actually doing something. :) Hope this is of some help Still doesn't excuse the lack of accurate info offered, though.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:57:25 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165808#Post165808 Posted by Tom Klaber:
When I scale a symbol using the provided settings, the wall hole component aspect of the symbol does not scale with the rest. Being able to scale the symbol is real time saver, but not as handy if I cannot use these symbols in walls.]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:37:32 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165797#Post165797 Posted by AndiACD:
Totally agree! Forgive me for sounding like a stuck record, but these are among the very basic standards that should just happen without the intervention of the "Users" complaints to buck-up "TPTB". After all, it's been pointed out often enough . . . . . Please NV take note . . . .]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:24:26 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165791#Post165791 Posted by Chris D:
I think this again illustrates a point about BIM that I've said before...BIM is all or nothing: In 2D, lines and arcs can draw anything you could ever want to build, but in the BIM workflow, if your door tool can only do a very limited range of doors, the workflow breaks down and you're in to workarounds - non-intelligent, non-parametric, non-reporting, different-scheduling dumb symbols made from primitives. That then isn't BIM. So, despite it's miniCAD origins...CAD for the smart sized firm...etc etc...you can't do BIM on the cheap and Nemetschek should recognise that. If you're going to sell a BIM tool it has to do the job. ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:08:47 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165747#Post165747 Posted by Christiaan:
Nice one Chris.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:42:23 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165717#Post165717 Posted by Ozzie:
And the Hatch Creation Tool needs a total rebuild – it should be: - easier to create hatches – perhaps more graphical rather than rocket science - able to use gradients as background fills for hatches - able to use repeating or tiled images as backgrounds for hatches with a really decent library of images provided - 2D and 3D representations of fills, hatches, renders whatever correlate - possible to snap to lines or geometry in a hatch as an option - the Attribute Mapping Tool at least for Hatches is a tad clunky – useable but clunky - able hatch in 3D properly Wonder how long; how many of versions of VW the current hatch tool has been hanging around for? ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:17:27 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165700#Post165700 Posted by CipesDesign:
Yes. I filed this as a bug/wish list item a while ago. Seems like an easy thing to add. Hopefully soon...]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:38:24 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165688#Post165688 Posted by Chris D:
yup]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:53:32 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165674#Post165674 Posted by AndiACD:
Excellent suggestion Chris D. NAG would be very unlikely to comply though as it might take their "Module Selling Power" away from them. They'd be pushed into a Designer only based product which probably gives them their edge. Love the idea though . . . . .]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:38 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165665#Post165665 Posted by DWorks:
[quote=Christiaan] * Same again with the Tile object. As of v2012 there is only the ability to have a solid fill. [/quote] You can have other fills by drawing a rectangle with any fill you like as the repeating background.]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:15:41 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165663#Post165663 Posted by Mauritz de Vries:
Turn Spotlight to Architectural lighting. In Europe the fixtures company distribute to no cost programs as Dialux or Relux. As a Mac and VW user you get crazy using this programs. Make something good. I instant need for indoor and outdoor, and you may skip the street light calculating. Links: http://www.dial.de/DIAL/en/dialux-international-download.html and http://www.relux.biz/]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:23:21 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165661#Post165661 Posted by Tom Klaber:
One of the main reasons I am moving to VW scheduling is so the window tags and the schedule will always correspond. I fear that if I make a window a symbol, I will lose the ability to have each window have its own tag. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:55:52 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165649#Post165649 Posted by Christiaan:
Agreed, not logical. Semi-related to this wish list item of mine, in that we generally need more means to vary the parameters of repetitive plugin objects without having to create an entirely new definition of that plugin object: http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165612]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:57:15 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165615#Post165615 Posted by Christiaan:
+2]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:17:50 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165580#Post165580 Posted by Benson Shaw:
Yes, Please. -B]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:03:14 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165535#Post165535 Posted by Bryan G.:
quick area would be nice.]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:15:41 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165517#Post165517 Posted by Andy M:
Thanks Kevin.. I have checked this out.. Not bad.. Though it doesn't list the Symbols and the Instrument type in its legend it list the Model type .. So I have put a request in there for a mod.. Ill keep waiting. Andy]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:36:52 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165506#Post165506 Posted by AndiACD:
Gets my vote Brian. Though i am more for a general makeover of the RB as it really has, like so many other major aspects of VW, been overlooked for far too long . . . . . a Keyboard Shortcut for accessing any open doc is a great start. Nice one!]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:58:13 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165499#Post165499 Posted by CipesDesign:
Totally agree. It's the main reason I never use the autogenerated section lines. That and the lack of true and total graphic control. ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:35:11 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165498#Post165498 Posted by CipesDesign:
I'm not positive but I seem to recall that the (frontal) center of the Section VP is keyed to the middle of the Section Line as drawn during creation (or as later modified). If this is true then you can gain control of the placement by editing the section line appropriately. Sorry I am away from my computer for a few days so I didn't test this theory. Let me know if it has any validity. P]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:19:15 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165497#Post165497 Posted by Christiaan:
Same again when we paste a Callout from one Design Layer to another.]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:43:17 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165466#Post165466 Posted by grant_PD:
Is there a way to send to a new file sheet layers with their viewports and corresponding layers/classes? I often times want to send parts of a larger file to people.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:26:42 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165454#Post165454 Posted by walzo:
Thanks for all the thoughts guys. It's true, encountering randomly missing features in a fairly expensive product DOES make me want to upgrade, but it also makes me want to gripe. I'm basically locked into VW because of the industry I'm in (entertainment), but I'd certainly explore other options if I were able to. I hope the CAD industry in general gets a little more of the spark from faster, cheaper, nicely designed, user-friendly software vibe going around other spheres of production software. Jumping from Illustrator or Lightroom over to any CAD package feels like stepping back in time 25 years, when the user was expected to adapt to the software, rather than the other way around.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:54:26 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165443#Post165443 Posted by blackdogarch:
From a recent escapade, I would wish for: - Something in the Properties, OIP or whatever to allow you to start the grid from a particular location, a la the framing tool; - Something in the help/manual to correctly say how to adjust the grid (yes it is simple ONCE you know), but it should also note to select the correct MODE; - Something in the knowledge base, even a 30 second YouTube video, for the same reason; - the ability to move or delete an individual grid line; - The ability to have lighting symbols snap to or even insert into and move with the grid. Imagine being a cad jockey on a large office project where your grid moves a bit. It would be nice to have it move together (BIM, anyone?); - for that matter have the smart edge tools act on the lines between grids, and even the center of a grid rectangle, not just the object itself;so you could accurately drop in lighting or other objects(yes you can snap to an intersection if your symbol is made that way or if the fixture is]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:02:41 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165428#Post165428 Posted by DWorks:
Spaces should be bound to walls like slabs. And make sure that spaces can also be bound by slabs and roofs so we can have spaces under a roof that aren't a box.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:56:12 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165424#Post165424 Posted by Vincent C:
I would like to have the option to always show text/font sizes in page millimeters. As it is now I need to calculate the corresponding mm size every time I place a text.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:39:46 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165418#Post165418 Posted by bcd:
perhaps this is a bug]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:09:20 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165405#Post165405 Posted by Greg Crockett:
I am working on a gable roof which has two separate pitches. The only way I have been able to make this work is to add two roof faces to the facia of the roof object. I need to put dormers in the roof faces which is a royal pain. It would be nice to have a multiple pitch roof object or the ability to combine a roof face with a roof object. Think pagoda!]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:47:33 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165374#Post165374 Posted by Benson Shaw:
Good idea. -B]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:17:42 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165363#Post165363 Posted by Vincent C:
It would be nice if we could turn the X-ray fills mode on and off permanently.]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:45:47 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165362#Post165362 Posted by Vincent C:
One thing I find irritating when using associative dimensions is that new dimensions snap to existing dimensions insertion points not to the object I want it to be associated too, this needs to be addressed! (Is there a way to toggle through multiple screen hints?)]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:43:36 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165356#Post165356 Posted by Kizza:
[quote=Vincent C]Just wanted to state that in my experience VWs 2012 is one of the most stable and compatible versions[/quote] Missing functionality aside, I would have to agree.]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:50:40 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165343#Post165343 Posted by AndiACD:
[quote=Christiaan] This is standard drafting practice around the world. It should be a standard feature of any 3D BIM app that purports to make elevations from the model. It's no good saying VW has different methods. VW shouldn't be re-writing the drafting book, it should draft the way we want to draft. Much like we now have a fantastically implemented wavy insulation tool I hope we get line thickness control in elevations too. [/quote] This is my complaint about the current general direction of NAG's reproposal of drafting techniques. They seem hell bent on forcing us to accept and think along lines set out for us by them(read Layer/Screen Planes). Think different is always good, think twisted gets you into trouble.]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:06:26 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165232#Post165232 Posted by Christiaan:
As part of adding aluminium sills to the window (and door!) tools a window sill board component will need to be added for the inside.]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:29:37 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165231#Post165231 Posted by Christiaan:
[b]Plugin Object[/b]: Window and Door Tools [b]Setting[/b]: "Interior Wall Detail" and "Exterior Wall Detail" [b]Option[/b]: "Number of Components" This feature needs to work in 3D as well as 2D. ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:25:47 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165186#Post165186 Posted by Benson Shaw:
That could be helpful! -B]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:52:10 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165182#Post165182 Posted by Tobias:
+1. I still use the "custom" stair tool all most all of the time.]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:36:53 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165149#Post165149 Posted by Kizza:
and have the option to always show contents of loupe in wireframe regardless of the line weight of the objects...]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:38:17 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165143#Post165143 Posted by Nikgwolf:
Thank you Michael, I'll take a look at this. Nik]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:19:51 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165141#Post165141 Posted by AndiACD:
[quote=Bruce Kieffer]I totally agree. It would be nice if Help was actually helpful too. [/quote] Another one we totally agree on Bruce! :confused: i have never reached a satisfactory solution to anything i ask the "Help" in VW. You'd think that the fact that Nemets have bothered to make use of something like Air to run the Help they'd at least have taken the trouble to see if a Search got an expected result. Having said that, it doesn't give much of a result with Photoshop either. So maybe it's Air that is the "spanner in the works". :)]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:04:41 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165093#Post165093 Posted by bcd:
We can extract vector data from PDFs utilizing cmd K (convert to Group) and subsequently ungrouping. It would be nice if this would also apply to vector EPS files which, when imported, remain beautiful but tantalizingly illusive.]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:09:21 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165073#Post165073 Posted by grant_PD:
Yes. Have snap loupe be a toggle rather than a hold down, and do the same for X-ray as well. Also, I think that the snap loop applies too much zoom line thickness when louping. Is there a way to control this?]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:40:33 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164968#Post164968 Posted by AndiACD:
?? perhaps you could clarify . . . . .]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:15:20 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164898#Post164898 Posted by DWorks:
I think also. I have different text classes for the different kind of texts I have in my drawings. It would be so much easier if we could change the texts through the class! Think about class text overrides. If in one viewport, the text for my doors are much more important, then I could override the text size to really let them stand out. This should be in the next version! Or better: in a service pack of this version.]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:50:44 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164780#Post164780 Posted by AndiACD:
Cheers Will, yet another comprehensively complete conglomeration of confirmed configurations to conduct a course of creative completion in clay(virtual)! Clearly! Just have to see if i can remember it all next time i need it! :)]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:20:04 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164760#Post164760 Posted by yardstick:
It would be good to be able to re-size a tag in the same way you can a callout- if the info for the tag is expansive so it can be listed in the schedule as such it becomes troublesome to work around.]]> Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:01:03 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164759#Post164759 Posted by DWorks:
We also need to be able to lock a certain story elevation. When you have a restriction that the roof have a maximum elevation and you want to change a floor height, the roof story needs to stay. Because of it's current implementation, we can't use the automatic reassigning of story elevations.]]> Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:07:02 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164746#Post164746 Posted by Benson Shaw:
Yes, please. Or if this is some hidden user pref, indicate the place for users to control it. -B]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:34:21 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164697#Post164697 Posted by willofmaine:
Gets my vote.]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:51:08 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164417#Post164417 Posted by AndiACD:
Seasons Best Everyone . . . :)]]> Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:03:11 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164362#Post164362 Posted by BuildingDesignConsultant:
Here wishing NNA tidy up their worksheets and data export? Data simplification and optimised presentations (Maple syrup) along side rendering (VW noodle style)....sweet http://www.maplesoft.com/products/mapleplayer/?p=TC-2204]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:11:57 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164344#Post164344 Posted by Bruce Kieffer:
I called on 11.30.11 to ask for help with problems I'm having with one file. Today is 12.21.11 and I have gotten no help. Many emails from me to them, little back from them. Only one person is working to solve this... ME!!!!]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:20:05 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164332#Post164332 Posted by Tom Klaber:
John, Thanks! I have just started to use tiles - I never would have thought about using them like this. I appreciate the tip! ]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:55:35 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164247#Post164247 Posted by grant_PD:
2nd it! ]]> Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:08:50 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164245#Post164245 Posted by willofmaine:
Ah, great. Thanks!]]> Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:07:53 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164223#Post164223 Posted by DWorks:
For symbols and pio's, the walls will be cut in 2D by 2 2D loci. In 3D this happens through a 3D object. I think in 2D, the hole should be made by a path. Only this way we will be able to get true corner windows (in 2D) and all other forms of openings.]]> Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:56:14 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164219#Post164219 Posted by grant_PD:
If you take a look at c4d's heads up display, it's a cool thing. You hit a key (v I think) and the menu's pop up around the cursor. So navigating to the correct next move is less looking up, less mouse work. I've always wanted the mode bar to do this. ]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:35:50 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164206#Post164206 Posted by AndiACD:
Yes Christiaan, i have 12GB of Ram too and VW doesn't even look at most of it or the many cores up for grabs. VW only seems to make use of a very small percentage of these or the Graphics card but the SSD has made an improvement to most aspects. Still not the whizz i had hoped for.]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:24:30 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164148#Post164148 Posted by DWorks:
1) We should be able to have the existing and the new dtm at the same time in the drawing. The stair tool can display 2 pieces on two different layers, so the dtm should also display the two on two different layers. Now we need to recalculate the dtm for each to have our viewports updated accordingly and we can't use the two situations at the same time. 2) The dtm should be a solid, so that section viewports doesn't need to depend on the current attribute settings and for other stuff. We then can also take the dtm, transform it into a solid and do stuff with it. 3) We need to add and subtract solids from the dtm. The way we build, we never can get the dtm like it will be in real life. I'll attach an example in section of what I mean. 4) Dtm modifiers should be able to overlap each other. It's too much work and frustrating to 'almost' touch each other and see that it doesn't work the way you want. 5) We need class control for all settings of the dtm. This c]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:56:00 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164147#Post164147 Posted by DWorks:
Also let us set the text size of the Name/Size differently then the segment lengts.]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:38:26 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164129#Post164129 Posted by mike m oz:
I sincerely hope both of these Crop object wishes get implemented. Crop objects should be intuitive and easy to manage. Currently they are not.]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:31:27 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164085#Post164085 Posted by taoist:
Need to be able to select number of Jack Studs (Header Support). Also need option for cripple studs (Sill Frame Studs). Above 2 items maybe in opening options. This way you can set parameters on an opening by opening basis if needed. Need more options for wall corner studs and partition wall intersections. Windows need options for header size in Settings or in OIP. taoist]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:12:35 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163998#Post163998 Posted by Kaare Baekgaard:
I can never remember how to rotate a HDRI map correctly - should it be minus or plus 45°? A lot of trial and error goes into it. I am sure there is some way to visualize this in the Edit Image Environment dialogue, and it would be helpful, so I wish for that. The second wish may be tricky to grant: It is often quite difficult to get the horizon of an image environment right. It is either too low or too high. It would be very helpful to be able to move the image map up or down by as much as 25%. The only workaround for this is to tilt the model, which is not practical.]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:20:51 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163992#Post163992 Posted by AndiACD:
[quote=Benson Shaw]Andi - I know! Prime directive: Make the existing stuff work better. But I guess fulfillment of any wish is diluted by potential for development of any other wish, so may as well list them all and see what strikes the fancy of the developers. -B [/quote] Unfortunately -B . . . . . Toooo right matey! :grin: ]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:56:32 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163972#Post163972 Posted by Ozzie:
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ ]]> Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:29:16 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163968#Post163968 Posted by grant_PD:
surprising to me that the whole worksheet capability is not a completely separate module, like renderworks. What we have now seems to be a "lite" version. I could see in a full module some great improvements, like automatic updating and drag and drop functionality. If one can drag and drop a texture/symbol, then why can one not drag and drop a record onto an object. Similarly why can one not drag an object into a worksheet and have it count/ display information? At least this way the odbc would be tied into software that Nem controls rather than letting Excel have all the glory (hardship).]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:44:59 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163950#Post163950 Posted by AndiACD:
[quote=propstuff] Enabling the Push Pull tool to work on non-planar surfaces would go most of the way there wouldn't it? [/quote] Yes it would help if P/P worked on ALL the various "Extrude" Tools resulting object. The Push/Pull Tool is still extremely limited]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:06:45 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163896#Post163896 Posted by bcd:
Font mapping is a necessary compromise when importing files with fonts which are missing on the system. Once mapped, the fonts will continue to preserve this mapping and there is no way I know of to review & edit what mappings are active for a particular document. So - If I make an undesirable mapping choice which I cannot recall the only way to undo it is to delete the entire mapping set and re-import. That's why I've taken to making a screen-shot each time FM is invoked - but a document-centric mapping subset would eliminate this workaround. Or is there a better way? ]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:49:53 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163895#Post163895 Posted by CipesDesign:
gokarch, How does it work? ]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:46:31 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163842#Post163842 Posted by GWS:
You cannot associate 3D dimensions on a design layer or a VP. Please prove me wrong.....please]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:36:54 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163753#Post163753 Posted by AndiACD:
[quote=Christiaan] I think a lot of people need to take their rose tinted glasses off and realise how badly things have gone. [/quote] Welcome to the "Bootlace Effect!" :)]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:32:35 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163734#Post163734 Posted by gbland:
Bryan, will do. My simple tests worked, but when several pads get involved the DTM quits showing proposed contour lines... It still shows the 3D model correctly, but not the 2D. hmmm.]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:08:10 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163705#Post163705 Posted by Jershaun:
I agree. This should have been put ahead of "stories" in the priority list.]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:50:08 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163675#Post163675 Posted by Tom Klaber:
Thanks, Andi I will take a look.]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:20:30 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163665#Post163665 Posted by Joe-SA:
I'll give this workaround a shot, Benson. It looks promising as well. Either way I'm left longing for a complete revamping of EAP's. Joe]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:37:26 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163659#Post163659 Posted by Vincent C:
Very good idea Chris! I see them replacing components completely, in Walls, Slabs and Roofs etc. i.e. One set of materials(components) to be applied in all PIOs and completely editable as a resource. (apply any hatch/tile etc. to be shown in each situations i.e.. define a specific hatch/texture/tile/repetitive object for each of the sections, plans, faces views etc. imagine the possibilities and the amount it would simplify our workflow!]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:22:11 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163643#Post163643 Posted by Bruce Kieffer:
Must have move by points working on 3D objects in elevation views.]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:26:51 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163599#Post163599 Posted by Chris D:
[quote=willofmaine] I wish multiple doors and windows (and other PIOs?) could be edited (with the "Settings" tab) at the same time. [/quote] What we need is our longstanding wish for Door Types without having to symbol them. ]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:14:18 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163594#Post163594 Posted by willofmaine:
Yes, it would be great if Section Lines (and Column Grids) were 3D entities with 2D representations (instances) that could be displayed as desired in section viewports, especially for building elevations, and for building sections, too. Also, it would be nice if portions of any single section line instance could be disassociated from the actual cut plane and adjusted for the specific viewport: the literal cut plane that works for one floor plan drawing can wreak havoc on another floor... ]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:05:35 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163573#Post163573 Posted by CipesDesign:
Right, I noticed. But how many buildings use those sorts of (curvilinear) shapes in the way you have used them? Unless you're lucky enough to be designing cathedrals, airports, trade centers, etc... And to work for very open-minded people with enough $$$ to pull it off...]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:37:41 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163442#Post163442 Posted by oppomix13:
............]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:52:21 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163407#Post163407 Posted by Vincent C:
Auto join lines option please, I use it in Revit and it is as useful as the auto join walls option.......]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:17:28 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163319#Post163319 Posted by Tom Klaber:
Hidden line is much improved. Still a long way to go to even come close to matching what I can do with sketch up and the free maxwell plugin.]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:52:37 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163274#Post163274 Posted by maarten.:
If you're on a mac, you can use esc as an short key (select the Selection Tool in the Workspace Editor and hit the esc-button). If you're on windows, you can do this too by changing the workspace file in a text editor (be very aware of what you're doing, make backups before messing with files). I'm having the esc short key for the selection tool for years now and I love it!]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:40:22 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163250#Post163250 Posted by Vincent C:
Revit has auto join lines as a standard settingsimilar to our auto join walls, it's a nice intuitive time saving touch! ( sorry, slightly off topic).]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:38:45 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163240#Post163240 Posted by Chris D:
Time for Lion full screen compatibility methinks]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:54:49 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163127#Post163127 Posted by DWorks:
Yes please!]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:03:48 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163116#Post163116 Posted by DWorks:
Good one. The resource browser needs a major overhaul! * Drag & drop ability * Folders for each type of resource * Maybe custom icons for symbols * ...]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:49:02 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163083#Post163083 Posted by AndiACD:
i'm for this. RB thumbnails have been a longstanding "Gripe" of mine one way or another. Thanx for bringing it up again.]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:58:34 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163070#Post163070 Posted by maarten.:
Ones you get the hang of creating hatches, it isn't that hard (and no, i'm not a math geek :) ). Navigating in that dialog on the other hand is just a nightmare...]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:55:47 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=163000#Post163000 Posted by Tom Klaber:
I may have to just accept that Renderworks is not built to be a true full service rendering option. ]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:16:59 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=162973#Post162973 Posted by Tom Klaber:
It would be great if base trims could be someway associated with a wall. We commonly do flush bases. This is quite hard to model as you have to create a wall recess, then apply the base. I think it could be part of the wall style as a component or better yet, an additional option that is separate from the wall type. A you could have a few predefined options - and the ability to choose a custom profile. ]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:49:29 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=162914#Post162914 Posted by Christiaan:
Agreed. Component Join should be a mode, not an entirely separate tool.]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:15:49 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=162913#Post162913 Posted by Christiaan:
[quote=Vincent C]My first reaction is 'oh no' not another half baked tool that gets us part of the way, My second reaction is: ....the technology and tools are already in place! = Extrude along path! Just enhance this tool to cope with these type of demands! It should be a natural development (one would think) to make a simple adjustment where the 'extrude along path tool' automatically uses the roof edge as an (editable) path and have a library of gutter profiles to choose from![/quote] Which doesn't reflect well on what you think of NV's ability to design user interfaces. I'd like to see a specialised tool because it's more intuitive but I share your reservations that it would end up being half-baked.]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:12:44 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=162864#Post162864 Posted by Xsasinator:
There is also the framing member tool, make a 2D polygon of the capping, and then change the type to custom profile and you have your roof capping with all the options of the framing member tool.]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:53:54 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=162702#Post162702 Posted by AndiACD:
RJMullin has been trying to show NV the error of their ways for years, but it would appear they have created a beast that not only Raymond has difficulties keeping fully trained. :) His "Reshaper" Plug is an eye opener.]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:32:59 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=162700#Post162700 Posted by AndiACD:
Fourthed.]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:00:30 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=162681#Post162681 Posted by Jim Smith:
Good idea! Perhaps we could have a more intuitive way of snapping to wall components while we're at it. It's easy when a wall is being laid out to have, say the stud align with a grid line but when a wall is shifted It can be a real bear to snap the inside face of stud to a tertiary Grid or other object.]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:43:25 EST http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=162652#Post162652 Posted by Jim Smith:
I want to be able to show Hidden Line & change the Opacity of Classes. Thanks a bunch.]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:51:40 EST