Third-party plug-in security
Vectorworks teams with partners to ensure the plug-ins they develop to run within Vectorworks are safe to use. When you launch a new session of Vectorworks, a check of all third-party plug-ins is automatically completed. Vectorworks reports all plugins that originate from an unknown developer and disables them by default, as they might pose a security risk. You are given the option to manually enable them, but the alert dialog box displays with every new Vectorworks session. If you have plugins from an unknown developer, we recommend that you leave them disabled. Instead, you should contact the source of the plugin; they can request a partnership with Vectorworks so the plug-in can be reviewed and marked as secure.
To manage plug-ins from unknown developers:
Launch Vectorworks.
If plug-ins from unknown developers are present, the Unknown Developer Plug-ins dialog box opens.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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List of unknown developer plug-ins |
The list displays the name, security concern, load status, and the path where each unknown developer plug-in is saved |
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Enable/Disable |
Enables or disables the selected plug-in; all listed plug-ins are disabled by default for security reasons. The settings here persist to the next session, but the dialog box opens at the start of each session anyway so you can re-evaluate. |
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Open File Location |
Opens a folder to the location where the selected plug-in is saved |
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Revert |
If you changed the status of a plug-in during this dialog box session, reverts the load status of all plug-ins to their initialized setting |
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Continue/Restart |
If you didn't enable any plug-ins, Continue proceeds with a normal launch, and verifies whether you deleted any unknown plug-ins from the file location. If you enabled any plug-ins, you must Restart Vectorworks to load them correctly. |
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Quit |
Quits Vectorworks |
Select any plug-in you want to change, and then click Enable, Disable, or Open File Location to complete the action.
When using Vectorworks, you can manage currently enabled developer plug-ins from the Plug-in Manager's Developers tab; select Tools > Plug-ins > Plug-in Manager.
Click Continue, Restart, or Quit to complete management of the plug-ins and either launch or quit Vectorworks.
