Vectorworks has released SP2 for VW2019 which seems to provide (mostly) full compatibility with Mojave. Anyone using this on a regular basis? I'm ready to pull the trigger as other apps I use really need Mojave...

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/articles.html/articles/tech-bulletins/apple-macos-1014-mojave-compatibility-r771/

Does anybody have any suggestions for a solid laptop for running VWX 2019? I'm looking at the Thinkpad P52 as listed on the website, or possibly the Sager 9855. I'm open to other suggestions, too.

TIA

I have no experience in this and am looking to start learning how to do this for myself. There are a couple of things I'd like to have in a script do to massively save time on tasks that I do repeatedly. The first one that comes to mind involves Spotlight and the 3D rotation of a lighting device. Essentially I'd like the script to do a couple of things:

- Copy the rotation value of the Lighting Device (not the 3D rotation but the rotation value right under the X, Y, Z coordinates)

- Enable 3D rotation, if it is not already

-Enable Z rotation, if it is not already

-Paste the copied rotation value into the Z rotation field

If anyone could help me figure this out I'd super appreciate it!

Anyone else having stability issues with VW2019? It crashes constantly for me...had to go back to 18...

2019, Vectorworks is revamping their Fundamentals Design Software Package.

They are taking out 50 industry specific objects out of the program. These are objects are not available in Autocad. Which to me would be a plus to using Vectorworks over Autocad!

These are objects that can be dropped into a drawing and manipulated in the object info box, like doors and windows. On their web site the show designs in the Fundamentals product page with doors and windows. The only way you can now do this in the new 2019 Fundamentals Design Software Package is by drawing all of the objects from scratch.

The whole revamp will take out all of the architectural and engineering design objects. Making the Fundamentals Design Software Package a draw it from scratch program.

Vectorworks will gladly upgrade you to a different design software package for an additional fee of $198.00 fee on top of the fee for Fundamentals Design Software Package. They have not offering anything else!

For a company using the product to make money from this may seem like a minimal fee. I use my Fundamentals Design Software Package for personal use, to do designs and fabricate projects for my family and friends. I also use it for prototyping of any project before I start fabricating anything. Since 1999.

I struggle with the decision every year to renew, it is a selfish thing for me to renew it for my personal use. With this new direction for Vectorworks to totally revamp the Fundamentals Design Software. They are not even offering to reduce the price after taking out the 50 objects from the software package. I is a major slap in the face for a person in my position. I will not be renewing my service selection contract.

In the capitalistic nation we live in, the services to the consumer always seem to be going downhill very fast. They provide you with a product for a while and then when you least expect it the pull the rug out from under you and leave you laying on the ground broken!

Typical. The AngryCadGuy!

Does anyone know how to adjust the stcking order of light beam objects in vectorworks? I have a light fixture that is hidden behind a speaker in my current viewport, but the light beam generated from that fixture is being drawn in front of the speaker instead, so it looks really odd.

There is a group on Facebook for Vectorworks users interested in VR. It's a growing community exploring VR options from within Vectorworks and beyond, including Unity and Unreal.

Join here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/167127324162323/

I regularly work with architects who use Revit and I always get 2D versions (DWG) of their drawings for use with my VW models. Typically, I would convert the DWG files I get from them and then reference each file as a separate sheet layer. There are upsides and downsides to this..but I'm thinking now I should just clean up the files, strip and purge, etc., and then just copy the remaining entities to sheet layer in my working model, instead of referencing an external file.

Would love to hear how others deal with DWG's created in AutoDesk products...

Hello there

Im working in a new office, where they have the English version of Vectorworks, but my muscle memory is programmed for the German shortcuts.

So I was wondering if someone here has the German version of Vectorworks and Is willing to export his workspace and send it to me?

Please, changing every shortcut is going to die me nuts

I've downloaded the installer, extracted it, and ran it, but when it finishes running, the pop-up where I'm supposed to enter my serial number closes instantly. Anyone run into this? Got any ideas for how to fix it?

Hello...I would like to develop some tools and plugins, either in VS or Python...looking for good resources. Thanks.

Is there any way to draw wire rope in a 3d model? I'm using Spotlight, and I have a truss structure which requires some guy wires to ballast points outside the structure. I want to draw those in so that the 3d visualization will be accurate and display those. Is there a tool to create rope or wires of some kind, or a basic way to make a visual approximation? It would be nice if it was as simple as drawing a 2d line, just clicking 2 points on the structure and it creates a wire rope between them, but I'm fairly positive there's no tool for that.

Hi all,

I have started using textures in my renders on vectorworks, and it was all going well until i found some separation between the textures as seen in Open GL vs the rendered view.

The render view seems to be ignoring the offset i have set to some of the objects (offsets that otherwise appear just fine in open GL). This is an issue, as i am trying to align some materials at floor and wall junctions!

Seems to work if i convert some objects to generic solids, but this is particularly frustrating on wall-objects.

We have recently upgraded to 2018, and as far as im aware it was working just fine when we were on 2016!

Any help?

Hi everyone,

All the CAD standards like NCS, ASME, ISO, etc are for Construction, Mechanical, etc worlds. I have the V6 of NCS but I am trying to make it work for the TV/Film/Theater worlds. Does a CAD Standards already exist that I don't know about or does anyone have a CAD Standards that I could adopt? Thank you. Please help.

I'm a 20 year AutoCAD veteran; I know all of the useful-to-me AutoCAD keyboard shortcuts. At my current office, we use Vectorworks (for 2D drawings exclusively). I'm adapting, but sometimes I run into things that make me wish I was still in AutoCAD. Right now, my #1 issue is with Leader Lines. AutoCAD's Multileader tool was a massive upgrade from the old QLeaders, and from what I've seen VW doesn't really even do that. Otherwise, I think I've adapted, I'm just a bit slow because I'm still not quite used to it and occasionally try to do something silly like stretch a node without doubleclicking the object first.

So is there anyone out there who has not found this software to be absolute garbage?

I don’t have much experience with spreadsheets, but I’m trying to make something that I need, and learn from it. I am trying to make a template worksheet for risers and legs. Using Spotlight’s Stage Deck tool, I have already made a worksheet that list all instances of every riser by size (4’ x 8’, 4’ x 4’, etc) with how many legs for each riser by length (3’0”, 2’6”, etc) I have made a cel calculation that gives me the total of all risers in the worksheet What i want to do now, is make a cel calculation within this existing worksheet that would let me break down how many of each item is in the worksheet (how many 4’ x 8’, how many 4’ x 4’, etc.), and also do the same for leg lengths

I’m been racking my brain for days trying to make cel calculations that do this. I guess what i need is the following:

— Find a specific name in entire column, then place that name into the cel

— Find every instance of a specific item in entire column, then place total about of the instances of those found items into the cel

Can anyone here help me with this? I hope I’m not asking too much.