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Aug 3, 2024, 12:44:11 AM8/3/24

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The issue is intermittent, but when it occurs it gives you a really weird feeling - "Did I just erase that symbol...I can't have....where did it go?". Until you finally realize it's a bug playing tricks on you.

Hi! I'm a new vw user and I have VW2021 with the same problem. Suddenly one or two symbols dissapear from work and resource manager. Is this a bug or what happend? Its really frustrating..... And this happens with all my projects...

Yes, in the OPI it says that the symbols are page based units. What is the difference and when would I use each type? Did I choose page based instead of world based without knowing it while setting up the symbol?

Page Based symbols are designed to always display at the same size on a page. So if you have a drawing label of some type, it will display the same size on a page at 1:1 scale as on a page at 1:20 scale.

World based symbols adjust based on the scale of the layer they are on to always be the same "drawing world" scale. So if you have a toilet to proper scale it will display properly in both the 1:1 and 1:20 scale and look much larger in the 1:1 layer.

You can right click on the symbol in the drawing and choose Locate Symbol in Resource Manager. Then go to the Resource Manager, and right click on the symbol definition and choose Edit Symbol Options. From there you can change the symbol from Page to World (or visa versa). You might want to try in a test file first to figure out what scale you want to be in when you make the change to get it to work right for you.

Black symbols are scaleable, Green Symbols are page-based symbols and as a rule of thumb, should only ever be used when drawing at 1:1 on a sheet layer. All green reosources in Vectorworks are non-scaling. This means that what you see on the screen in front of you is what you will see in real life when the object is placed on paper/screen. This means that a green symbol in a scaled viewport will probably look much smaller because it hase been scaled down by the viewport....

Its a bit of a minefield I'm afraid, but when you get the hang of it, it makes perfect sense. Its also all about what scale you draw in on the design layer, which is quite a contentious issue here and elsewhere!

Ultimately, hybrid symbols are worth including in your designs because sometimes a simplified representation of an object prioritizes necessary information. And, using these more nuanced representations will help simplify conversations with consultants, contractors, and more.

Not only can hybrid symbols provide you with a Top/Plan and 3D representation of the same object, but also 2D representations for multiple views of an object. Below are the following representations your 2D hybrid symbols can have:

Different 2D representations can prove useful in different circumstances. For example, when a section cuts through a hybrid symbol, the 2D cut graphic can be used instead of generating a cut from 3D. This is useful when the cut is located at a non-orthogonal position on the object and a generated cut would make the object look skewed or bring too much attention to the object.

In addition to the 2D views of different faces of an object, each 2D representation and the 3D object itself can display different levels of detail, allowing the same object to be displayed differently at different scales.

I am new to using Vectorworks for lighting purposes, and I need some help with symbols and their meaning.

I know have have the Source 4 LED Series 2 Lustr+ fixtures. I know that Vectorworks lists these fixtures under sybmols "Light Instr ETC Source 4 LED2" along with the lens tube degree. I do not know what "LED2DS", "LED2LS", or "LED2TS" mean, however, and would appreciate some clarification.

One of the several themes that recurred in their responses was that important information such as lighting position, instrument symbol and critical labels, which should have been the most prominent elements of the drawing, failed to command the necessary prominence on the Light Plots that were displayed. They gave several tips as to how this information might be emphasised. The following instructions should be adaptable to earlier and later versions of Vectorworks, but apply directly to the 2013 version.

The light plots under discussion featured symbols and the information drawn in the thinnest of lines and with a non-prominent font. Often extraneous elements from the set are too prominent and the lighting elements sometimes in the wrong stacking order. The sample at left illustrates all of these deficiencies.

The Savvy Section plug-in object eliminates the tedium of tweaking dimensionally accurate 2D sections of your lighting instruments, with a built-in catalog of ETC symbols, including the hanging angle, yoke, angle, clamp type, and accessories. With this object, you no longer need to ungroup and rotate your section symbols, or look for symbols of various components. All the following features are combined into a single object!

If you have tried all these steps, and your registration code still produces an error, there will be a 5 digit code next to the registration field. Please follow this link and enter it into the troubleshooting formfollow this link and enter it into the troubleshooting form.

When you insert a Savvy Symbol Section into a document with existing Source Four Savvy Section (v1) objects, the plug-in will convert any existing Source Four Savvy Sections and attempt to upgrade your Section Parts library.

After drafting a plot in Vectorworks using multiple lighting symbols and then using the Augment3d Plug-in to export the data, not all of the fixture types are appearing in the source file list to map to the correct fixture personality.

While there is a property called "Instrument Type" in the Object Info box when the fixture is selected, the field that is actually being used by the Augment3d Plug-in comes from the Light Info record attached to the symbol called "Inst Type". The "Instrument Type" is treated by Vectorworks as a descriptive field, while the "Inst Type" is treated as a fixture identifier.