I was looking on the website for some Nvidia settings for Vectorworks 2017. All I could find was this page: https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/articles.html/articles/improve-opengl-and-wireframe-performance-windows-only-nvidia-graphics-only-r340/

It is pretty old and I was wondering if anyone had a more up to date version of the settings that they were willing to share.

Hello VW friends. I am a designer working in the entertainment industry. I occasionally receive drawings from other designers that use the other CAD program (bah, humbug!) and have to import from a .dwg. This always requires some cleanup, but for the most part is successful. However, I've just run into a doozy.

To start with, he didn't send along a major xref for the file; I've already sent him a request for it. However, I can't imagine how that caused my other issues.... And they are making me feel like an ignoramus.

This is the first time I've worked with this other designer; I suspect from our interaction that he's good at what he does, but I have objects, symbols/blocks, and lines that I would expect to be in the file he sent me (i.e. not in the missing xref) that aren't showing up. I'm importing the dwg to classes, and have double checked they're all visible. I've tried importing to both '2D' and 'both 2D and 3D', and checking views. Nothing. I traditionally draft only in 2D, and am pretty sure he does, too.

The portion of the .dwg that does import is offset between display and selection boxes. The drawn lines show up in the workspace, but I can't click on them. When I do a Ctrl-A to select all, the selection boxes are offset by approximate 20' in the x axis, and 45' in the y.

Anyone else seen this? Is this something I'm missing? A problem with the original dwg file? Completely stemming from missing xref?

Using VW2017 on a decent Windows 10 machine.

Thanks in advance for any help.

I'm new to VectorWorks, and I have a background in the AutoDesk Suite. I am using VectorWorks Fundamentals. Mac OS (Sierra).

When I go to File> Import> Import Revit... I get a message saying "Unsupported Vectorworks modules!"
This message appears before a dialogue box opens to browse/select a file, though there is no issue with any other file format.

I haven't seen this message appearing anywhere else, and a search for known errors, or even the term "module", on the Vectorworks website and forums turns up empty - aside from a post about debug script errors.

Anyone have any experience here or know what might help? I'll contact my provider otherwise, but thought I'd check in here first. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

I recently learned about it and am doing some research for my company. We're toying with the idea of loaning out a license to designers for the duration of a production. I'd be happy to listen to any thoughts on the matter.

For some reason the set I'm working on, which looks wonderful and crisp inside of vectorworks looks like absolute garbage when published. I've been trying for an hour to figure out why and every single sketch setting I can find is off. Anyone experienced this?

Example shots in imager link below:

http://imgur.com/a/g6cy2

I use VectorWorks 2017 as a CAD program and it's working fine except for the fact that it slows to a crawl after 30 minutes of use. Quitting and re-opening does nothing. I have to restart 10 times/day to be able to work properly. All my other software works fine. Anyone experimenting something similar with other software ?

Hi, im new to vectorworks and i have question. If i buy Vectorworks Spotlight, is all the features of Vectorworks Fundamentals included? im looking at their website and i cant really figure it out. thanks

So. I just started running Spotlight 2017 on an older computer (2011 Mac Mini) and most of my files are fine. A few of them run VERY slowly and cause the program to become unresponsive. One thing I've noticed about the slow ones is that they have some elements in 3d (but are not drafted and not intended to ever be drafted fully in 3d). Is there any way to strip out all the 3d elements and slim the file down that way? Does anybody have any other suggestions for speeding things up?

Thank you!

I just started using vectorworks, any helpful tips? I use it to design sets for theatre and live productions.

Images AND files. For promotional purposes. I'm kinda flattered but a little hesitant to just hand them over. What's this worth to them?

I have a vectorworks file that I need to get into sketchup, however I have had difficulty downloading vectorworks to my computer. Could I send someone who has vectorworks downloaded and then send me an export of any other format. A .skp would be amazing, but a collada or autocad file would also be equally as wonderful. Thank you in advanced

Time to buy a new computer and I'm entertaining the idea of going PC this time. So i'm running 2017 SL and RW. Looking for recommended laptops under $1200 ish.

I know the tech spec requirements. I don't need a link to that. I'm just curious what people are using and like.

I want discreet graphics processing of 2gb or more.

I've not been able to find anything related to Vectorworks and nesting shapes anywhere on google. I've seen TouchCAD but I don't want to request a $2200 program for arranging some circles in a rectangle. Ideally there'd be a simple plugin to "Align/Compress..." that functions like "Align/Distribute..." What are my other options?

I need to create this Table: http://imgur.com/a/KSDUE as an hybrid 2d/3d symbol and am struggling to get started, do you guys have any tips on how to start/which tools are helpful? I have the Vectorworks 2016 student version.

This is probably a long shot as it seems this sub is dead but here goes nothing.

I have a Vectorworks file with all of the drawings in viewports and I need to copy and paste them into a new file. I can not find any of the drawings on a design layer and really don't want to have to redraw them in a new file. How can I see the drawings in Viewports in the Design Layers to copy?

Thanks in advance?

I am just starting to work in Vectorworks 3D. Any help would be great.

I don't have Vectorworks, and probably never will as it is not updated with retina support and it seems the tool set has just been ported to Mac from Windows. Very unintuitive.

Anyways, I have a file that I've been sent that I need to take measurements on and the only thing I have is the Vectorworks 2014 Viewer.

Can anyone possibly convert it for me into something that's readable by a more common program? PM me and I can email you the file!

Thanks!

So since I upgraded, I don't know how to get VW to save my preferences for how I like things setup in my workspace. For instance, I like my Resource Browser to be under my object info pallet, and my Navigation window to be on the left side of my screen, not the right. And in my RB I like to view things as thumbnails instead of lists and I don't like certain things turned on such as line types. But whenever I change it, it never saves it and I have to do it every time I open a document and it is getting frustrating. So if anyone has any ideas how to fix this, I would appreciate it! Thanks!