http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php Vectorworks General Discussion Vectorworks Community Board - UBB.threads(tm) http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144531#Post144531 Posted by Mark Flamer:
Here's another hint! http://www.youtube.com/vectorworks ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:34:41 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144529#Post144529 Posted by mjnyc:
Please pardon the angry rant. I know it's not productive.]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:07:51 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144528#Post144528 Posted by Pat Stanford:
Good luck. The PC Mag review says it has only a 854x640 native resolution. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363052,00.asp ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:55:26 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144521#Post144521 Posted by StaticDOS:
[quote=Jeffrey W Ouellette]Excuse me, Daniel, but did you ever think it may be an Adobe Acrobat display issue? Lines that are diagonal appear to be rendering incorrectly at full Zoom. But if I look at the SAME pdf in Apple's Preview app, the PDF line weights look perfectly fine. [b]This is NOT a Vectorworks problem[/b]. [/quote] Well there's a first.]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:24:51 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144496#Post144496 Posted by MattG:
Is there a way to import a .step file into vectorworks? Matt]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:22:50 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144493#Post144493 Posted by Jeffrey W Ouellette:
Submit a bug using the "Bug Submit" link to the right under "VW Community Links". You will be asked for the file to submit and an engineer can see what the problem is. ]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:52:44 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144488#Post144488 Posted by islandmon:
Any data you can capture with VW worksheets ... you can export to Filemaker. Those images you export from Viewports / sheets can be displayed in FM, too. And the entire process can be automated via scripts.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:44:20 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144474#Post144474 Posted by Vincent C:
You can try with a new file and see if it happens, otherwise post the file and I can have a look.......can't promise any miracles ;)]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:27:48 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144471#Post144471 Posted by orso b. schmid:
You'll love it, Kevin. VS is great power. It allows you to work less while producing like you were a team. Login in the VS-list (not the forum here, which is too basic), you'll find many advises and many friends. Nearly all questions have been asked there before. Someone will always help you. Read all, read the history. welcome, Kevin... :) o]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:55:25 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144469#Post144469 Posted by Shaun:
One of the most irritating thing I find in vw is while panning, part of the screen that you want to pan to, remains white until the mouse is released. Imagine you're zoomed in to a part of a drawing. Then you pan from the bottom left to the top right. Now, virtually the whole drawing isn't visible until you release the mouse. This way I don't know whether I going in the correct direction. Looking at the video on the architosh web site, it looks like 2011 hasn't fixed this problem. The top of the tower appears after the mouse is released. Other software don't behave this way. When will this be fixed? ]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:53:09 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144462#Post144462 Posted by tamarindi:
again I'm struggling with elevation or section VP.... As far as i can see there is no way to put hatch on the sides of a floor, like a texture. That means that it needs to be edited in VP annotation. Am i missing something here? or should it be on wish list?]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:23:35 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144458#Post144458 Posted by Vincent C:
Works like a charm! http://www.balmuda.com/en/laboratory/numberkey/]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:24:31 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144451#Post144451 Posted by Yoginathaswami:
Aloha, Ray: I recreated the roof! Next time I'll try changing pitch and bearing height. It would easy if we could rotate the roof from various view as need... Thanks!]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:35:14 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144450#Post144450 Posted by Yoginathaswami:
Aloha, Bruce: It really helps when you are running several applications i.e. application like Photoshop etc. which takes up a lot of memory. Macs are so stable...most user don't reboot them very often. I noticed my iMac's speed improves with at least once a week reboot. ]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:32:09 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144446#Post144446 Posted by Kevin McAllister:
Cinema 4D just became the new Renderworks... which should simplify all of this. http://www.nemetschek.net/cinema/ KM]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:58:13 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144445#Post144445 Posted by Doubledge:
This is going to be an interesting decision I am going to have to make. I moved to VW from AC when I moved to the Mac platform. Almost all of the issues I have with VW revolve around having to work with AC users which is just about every project. It's going to be a tough decision to make. I feel like I just got my workflow in VW to happy place too. I'll wait to see what people think of the Mac version first but the draw to switch is great. ]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:54:13 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144439#Post144439 Posted by Assemblage:
Will stick it on the Wish List..]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:21:19 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144432#Post144432 Posted by Melinda Stockmann:
Thank you for your quick response. I am just wondering...if I change the hatch settings in the viewport's advanced properties tab... I will have to do this every time I have a differently scaled viewport, right? Is there another way to set the hatch... so as to avoid having to reset in advanced properties tab every time? ]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:30:14 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144413#Post144413 Posted by arqui_barr:
Just got a magic mouse tonight. Works great with MagicPrefs. Thanks for the pointers (haha). ]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:32:35 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144411#Post144411 Posted by Benson Shaw:
More info on the big 3d printing. http://d-shape.com/tecnologia.htm]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:39:57 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144385#Post144385 Posted by willofmaine:
Theoretically yes but, at least in VW 2008, there appears to be a bug such that the line style can't be changed simultaneously for multiple windows. You can select all of your windows using Tools > Custom Selection. Then, in the Object Info Palette, click on "Settings" and see if you can change them all at once. In VW 2008, it seems to only change the first window selected...]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:08:12 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144362#Post144362 Posted by Vincent C:
There is a tape measure tool, there is an advanced tape measure tool plug-in (Vectorbits I think), you can set a grid and secondary grid which can be snapped to in the preferences. Otherwise just create your own guidelines that lie in their own layer or class that subsequently can be turned off....... ....there is a trim tool (as opposed to erase tool) which can be used to trim/cut/erase bits or whole lines/objects in different ways......]]> Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:21:02 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144360#Post144360 Posted by orso b. schmid:
Never heard of such a thing. How weird. Please delete your user preferences: * quit Vectorworks * open the folder containing your user preferences, in your case it should be named "Vectorworks/12/Settings". I don't recall the path for XP, I am at the Mac right now. * delete the file "SavedSettingsUser.xml" * restart Vectorworks Now look if this fixed. orso]]> Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:26:55 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144356#Post144356 Posted by michaelk:
Right clicking on row headings makes them come back one by one. Then they all reappeared when I wasn't looking. ... problem is now intermittent ... any ideas? mk]]> Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:02:21 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144341#Post144341 Posted by Kevin McAllister:
Glad to hear I was able to help. Cheers, Kevin ]]> Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:49:44 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144321#Post144321 Posted by Jeffrey W Ouellette:
Are the windows custom geometry symbols or are they made using the Vectorworks Window PIO? ]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:51:50 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144302#Post144302 Posted by Mat Caird:
Hi All I have just installed 2010 and notice an annoying change from good ole' 2009.... When editing a text block, previously I could position my cursor in the middle of a word, then double click to select the entire word. This behavior is consistent across all windows apps, except VWA2010. Anyone found a fix for this? Thanks, Mat]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:58:19 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144298#Post144298 Posted by Benson Shaw:
The U key is default for mode changes in tools with modes. G key sets a cursor Datum point. These actions would need to be reassigned to different keys before your new hotkey definition can be saved. So, cmdU and cmdG don't work for you for group and ungroup? Or you are just trying to get them down to a single key? Just curious. -B]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:09:46 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144270#Post144270 Posted by mar schrammeyer:
I had that problem today I made a a new 3D-Model layer turned on all my mod-design layers set a camera view (everything okay) made a VP found the view several meters to high, the problem lay in the new 3D-Model layer z hight that was set to a hight instead of zero when I corrected the z height everything was fine.]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:12:29 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144265#Post144265 Posted by Steve Dubai:
Bingo! Problem solved! Thank you all! I was working in Classic workspace. I changed to Spotlight and now "import PDF" is an option. Now my pdf's are clear as day. That's a fix. Thanks. Steve.]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:18:07 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144246#Post144246 Posted by Robert Anderson:
The cursor in Vectorworks will change depending on the active tool you have selected. Other than the full-screen cursor preference, these are all set within the program and cannot be changed by the user. For example, when you change to a drawing function, the cursor changes to a small cross. For most standard picking operations, the cursor is an arrow. You can make changes to some of the interactive cursor settings, such as how visible and in what color you would like to see your snap and pick boxes, etc. Look at the "Interactive" tab on the Vectorworks Preferences dialog.]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:33:15 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144236#Post144236 Posted by Vincent C:
Put it on the wishlist Shaun, I for one wouldn't mind :).]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:13:47 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144221#Post144221 Posted by fargo3:
Ok, we have been playing with Workgroup Referencing in preparation for a large project and some things are not working. I have a file: "WG_Model" that contains a very simple model of a one story building. I have a second file "WG_Section" that contains a reference to WG_Model. In WG_Section we created a section viewport. In this viewport something showed up...just not what we were expecting. Most of the building shows up, except for walls that extend into the attic space and the rafters. Also the "Section Style" class was not created automatically as it usually is. [url=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9430736/GrayscaleMe%20How%20To/WG_Section%20veiw.png]WG_Section Viewport[/url] So then I went back to the WG_Model file and took a section viewport. Voila! Things show up as expected. [url=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9430736/GrayscaleMe%20How%20To/WG_Model.png]WG_Model Section Viewport[/url] Has anyone else run into this? It seems that the entire point of Workgroup Refe]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:07:30 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144220#Post144220 Posted by Damon Design:
Thanks Jonathan, I installed StoneCad (or, rather, re-installed but it is still called StoneCad 5 so don't know if this is an update or not; I have only used this App. before by saving the stone textures as images into a folder and then accessing the folder from the resource browser and selecting an image as a new texture, I have never used StoneCad to directly send/save textures or hatches to VW), selected the Vectorworks Icon as the target destination for the selected hatches, and the custom path as Macintosh HD:Applications:Vectorworks:Libraries:Hatches and the hatches are installed as individual .mcd files in the target folder; when trying to access them from the resource browser the .mcd files are grayed and not accessible as a resource, leaving me with the same dilemma as before. If you (or anyone else) have successfully used this, could you please tell me how to direct the StoneCad App. to send/save the hatches so that they would show up in the VW resource browser as hat]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:15:49 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144219#Post144219 Posted by fargo3:
Alora, Glad to hear it! Good luck.]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:39:40 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144203#Post144203 Posted by J Lucas:
I have been using SP4 since it came out and have not had the experiences you describe.]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:39:38 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144197#Post144197 Posted by michaelk:
I do this all the time. Change the iBook resolution to 800x600 and all the palettes will come home. Then change it back. Or plug another monitor into the iBook. hth mk]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:40:10 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144160#Post144160 Posted by Assemblage:
[quote=tamarindi] other elements like sanitary fixtures [/quote] In case this helps with your sanitary fixtures (helped me). http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144138#Post144138]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:20:39 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144158#Post144158 Posted by Sarah Darlington:
Hi I need a large monitor for using Vectorworks and I'm thinking of the Dell 2209WAB Ultrasharp 22 - Inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor. Any comments or advice? Sarah]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:01:48 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144146#Post144146 Posted by Xsasinator:
Ok not to sure why I didn't do this first, but I just created two basic files from scratch , and just put an extruded square in each and then did what I was trying to achieve and it worked, so must be something with my files that I'm using. Handy to know that it can be done though, cheers.]]> Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:27:51 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144134#Post144134 Posted by Ray Libby:
Just to get you to click into their site, either for ad hits or give you viruses.]]> Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:24:58 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144131#Post144131 Posted by Kim:
You might be right actually Peter. When i first got this mac, even though the screen was far crisper than my previous 20", the menus and especially all the tools in VW, many of which were new to me as I updated from 11.5 at the same time, where impossible to decipher, far to small for my old eyes. But just now I've been playing with the resolutions and yes I have to agree, everything is crisper on full res. Even the smudges I've got forming in the top right of the screen ... I'll qualify my first post. Although OSX isn't resolution independent yet but if the UI elements/text are too small for your old eyes, try changing your res settings, it won't be as crisp, however you may be able to read them without leaning forward ... I don't think the work space actually changes, you see what you see ...]]> Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:48:38 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144128#Post144128 Posted by MattLXdesign:
Hi Ray I have neither large amounts of menu pallets nor edited the menus in my work space (if that's what you mean??? i'm not really sure). But i have just noticed both myself and J Lucas are using 64bit Operating systems and maybe this has something to do with it. Thanks for both replying. Cheers, Matt]]> Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:54:10 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144097#Post144097 Posted by Ray Libby:
Blind luck, just poking around for things out of the ordinary. This was the first thing I tried.]]> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:21:39 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144093#Post144093 Posted by billtheia:
As I thought - can't do it with the new stair tool. I did model it with the old (custom) stair tool but it leaves a bit to be desired. The object, itself, is slow (takes time to regen when you move it,) the handrail is buggy, and the PIO seems to crash VW from time to time. We really DO need a single, comprehensive stair tool that is quick and stable. I'm beginning to worry that we won't ever get one, though. Requests for a improvements to the stair tool date back to when Moses was a kid. I've been using VW since VW2008 and am now using VW2010. The stair (now custom stair) tool has only changed in minor ways in the last three versions of VW. It's still just as buggy and broken as it was in 2008 (and I suspect before that.) I was encouraged when I heard that VW2010 would have a new stair tool. I was hoping for quite a bit more than we actually got. Instead of fixing the existing stair tool (which has several useful features - including the ability to link to layers and ]]> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:07:52 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144087#Post144087 Posted by Christiaan:
Based on recent release cycles 2011 is due soon in any case. September.]]> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:20:41 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144074#Post144074 Posted by Ray Libby:
Hard to tell, VW 12 is not supported on Windows 7. Here is the Knowledgebase article: http://kbase.vectorworks.net/questions/729/Windows+7+Support]]> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:42:43 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144051#Post144051 Posted by Benson Shaw:
Looks like you solved it or at least worked around it. I meant that object extents could be out of the view. For instance, an arc could show in the view you want, but it has a really big radius, the center might be waaay off screen, so that the calculation of the center for all objects is quite different from the page or view center. Some dwg imports have text boxes about a mile long containing only a few words. These screw up the combined object center. I see the occasional drawings which prevent panning. I think they contain some corrupt object. Are you seeing the problem in all drawings? -B]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:35:05 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144043#Post144043 Posted by domer1322:
your response gave me encouragement. I struggled with this (off and on) for a couple hours. Next thing i know, the mighty mouse works the way I wanted it to, on the Mac side. I have no idea what I did. I suspect changes I made before didn't take affect without a restart ... otherwise .... there is no explanation. Typical computer glitch ..... at least in the old days, I could tell when my pencil was broken .... ]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:13:53 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144023#Post144023 Posted by islandmon:
Are there any external resource references ?]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:04:51 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144022#Post144022 Posted by CipesDesign:
Two ways: 1) Use the 3d reshape cursor and pull the corner wall vertex down to where you need it. 2) Use the "fit walls to roof" command. Find more about both of these in VW's Help.]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:03:50 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144014#Post144014 Posted by Pat Stanford:
[quote=John van Birch][quote=Pat Stanford]I gave you the wrong formula for Column a of the database. Try changing it to: =2* WALLAREA_GROSS You could make the formulas as complex as you want to automatically round up to the nearest yard or quarter yard and to include a factor for spillage, etc. It just depands on how accurate you want to be. Pat [/quote] That worked! I'm assuming I can add individuals formulas towards the wall worksheet that was produced in the drawing? Is it feasible to possess a separate worksheet for every layer? I drew the footings on 1 layer and also the walls on 1 layer, however the wall report is becoming produced from the two layers. Thanks once again Pat..truly! I just require to tweak it now. John[/quote] Did this come from a different thread? I think I am a little lost here. What do you mean by "add individuals formulas towards the wall worksheet"? You can certainly have a different different database for each layer. They c]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:53:45 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144012#Post144012 Posted by Ray Libby:
I'm sorry, not Edit Preferences, I should have said Edit Profile.]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:21:23 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143980#Post143980 Posted by Kevin McAllister:
Ok, so I thought they were resetting themselves because of something I was doing, even though it seems a little random. Perhaps there is a bug here, but I am not sure how to reproduce it consistently. Its still a mystery where their default values come from. Kevin ]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:00:05 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143944#Post143944 Posted by Rossford:
Francois, Thanks for sending that one along today. Tell me, do you often have conversations with your own self? (insert smiley)]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:47:10 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143930#Post143930 Posted by Nik:
I'm currently using the Bamboo as well. My biggest problem is that there doesn't seem to be anyway to turn of the "momentum" when 2-finger zooming/scrolling. While this is a great feature on the iPhone its a bit aggravating when trying to zoom in just that little bit. It would be great if VW could incorporate the "pinch to zoom" feature. This would also free up two finger swiping for panning, where momentum wouldn't be such an issue. This would also help with consistency across apps. Can't tell you the number of times I've tried to 2-finger zoom in Excel... Three finger saved view switching, or layer changing would be nice. As would two-finger Rotate plan... -Nik]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:35:06 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143924#Post143924 Posted by Vincent C:
VW doesn't import chain dimensions!?! VERY disappointing...... another big plus for ArchiCAD........]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:30:09 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143902#Post143902 Posted by don:
I am looking for resources that demonstrate the use of the pads and fences. I have not been able to generate accurate contours and I am guessing I am doing something wrong. Are there any written or video resources??]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:55:12 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143889#Post143889 Posted by JeffPPI:
THanks Kevin, I will try that in the future. I was able to recover my uncorrupted file from a system backup, and only lost about 3 hours worth of work. I thought that my sheet layer/viewports had become corrupt, and had given up on finding the problem when I searched out my backup.]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:58:16 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143881#Post143881 Posted by Rossford:
I am involved with a landscape project where the other main designers use ACAD. When his drawings come in, I notice that there are many items right on top of each other. I also notice his spline lines come in very vertice heavy. (hundreds or even thousands) I have my preferences set to bezier lines and high smoothing to keep count down. He called today and said MY objects were at first low vertices, but if he changed views, they went to high vertice counts. Is it something in his settings for spline lines that causes the vertice counts to go up? Something in file transfer settings (we use a Files to Go site) Any help would be appreciated.]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:03:04 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143858#Post143858 Posted by Bruce Kieffer:
I have a symbol folder in my resource browser titled "Symbols/Plug-in Objects," and another titled "Symbol Folders." When I drill down into a subfolder in the Symbols Folder, the title appears as the other folder titled "Symbols/Plug-in Objects." Then when I go back to Top Level, the folder titled "Symbols/Plug-in Objects" is open, even though I had it closed before. Is this some type of file corruption, or is it intended behavior based on how the folder titled "Symbols/Plug-in Objects" is named? I'm pretty sure this folder titled "Symbols/Plug-in Objects," and all the symbols in it came from someone else, and I imported it into my VW file.]]> Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:46:28 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143846#Post143846 Posted by maarten.:
[quote=Chris D]The plane from the corner of the brick face, to the window frame, is called a "reveal" in british english.[/quote] Thanks Chris, that was the info i needed :) .]]> Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:27:46 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143841#Post143841 Posted by Bruce Kieffer:
Can the order of items be changed in the resource browser? I have Textures, Symbol Folders, and VectorScript Palettes, in that order so obviously alphabetically is not how it's sorted. How would I change that order?]]> Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:02:47 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143835#Post143835 Posted by Bruce Kieffer:
Great stuff Pat. Thanks. Got it working like I want now.]]> Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:48:03 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143815#Post143815 Posted by Assemblage:
[quote=Donald Ward] when moving objects in 3D use the 3D selection tool instead of the 2D selection tool [/quote] Yes. I've been still pushing things around in orthogonal views..a 2D draughting hangover. This is much better. Donald, does it work if you use Move by Points?]]> Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:35:05 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143803#Post143803 Posted by Benson Shaw:
Is the line weight too fine in some print modes? or in some of the file cabs? Or is there a corrupt object in the drawing? Symbol especially? Paste the file cabs into a new fresh VW file and see what happens. Then paste in some of the other objects until the print fails. -B ]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:49:59 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143786#Post143786 Posted by Bruce Kieffer:
I will work on this. Thanks for the help.]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:55:01 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143736#Post143736 Posted by cheechm:
Many thanks. Worked a treat.]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:01:27 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143726#Post143726 Posted by bcd:
View>Rendering>Open GL Options|Use Shadows :Softness High]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:06:09 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143724#Post143724 Posted by JPA:
2 server dongle can not be in the same network. If you can change one into a different subnet that will do it.]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:54:17 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143711#Post143711 Posted by angwns:
[quote=Jeffrey W Ouellette]Or you could use the Wall tool, set the Wall Style to be the glazing, then use the Mullion tool for the vertical mullions and the Framing Member tool to do the horizontal mullions. That way you can insert Doors and Windows (e.g. "vents") and even custom symbols for spandrel panels. Refer to the images in a Flicker set: [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwouellette/sets/72157624093433532/]Flickr - VW 2010 BIM Methods - Curtain Walls[/url] [/quote] Do you know if you use this method to create horizontal Mullions in 2009? I have found that my Vertical Mullions are limited to three in the 2009 WindowWall Tool. Is stacking windows the only solution? Also, in 2009/2010 will this mullion method work on a Curved Wall? Thanks]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:28:11 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143710#Post143710 Posted by Ozzie:
Much more reliable in my view and VW 2011 should be out soon I had many problems with VW 2008 and with plants particularly still with 2009 and 2010 but we have a script to fix that apart from that issue 2009 and 2010 I use external DLVP references constantly and find them to be very stable]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:47:23 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143708#Post143708 Posted by tamarindi:
GREAT !!! This is exactly what i was searching for... :-)))]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:02:34 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143705#Post143705 Posted by Hugues:
Jim, Looking at your worksheet, I see there are many floating cells (cells with text floating into adjacent cells). These types of cells have caused performance issues on the Mac. These issues were fixed in VW2010. Try to reduce the number of floating cells to a minimum. Hugues NNA ]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:38:07 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143703#Post143703 Posted by Chris D:
[quote=bhagood] Oh, and lets not turn this into a "Metric is better than English" discussion please: I already know that. ;-) BH[/quote] I've never understood why you say 'English' for Imperial measurements. We English use metric, thank you very much. ;-) ]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:10:07 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143689#Post143689 Posted by StaticDOS:
But I would also like any changes to update in the viewports which doesn't leave me with many options.]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:41:01 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143681#Post143681 Posted by StaticDOS:
Well theres the textures library taht comes with Vectorworks which is ok, or you could just create your own which I find much better.]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:10:03 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143678#Post143678 Posted by James Russell:
Has anyone made a workspace that has all tools and all commands available? I'm a little sick of finding out that although I am working in one mode there are tools that would help in another, for example I work most commonly in the Spotlight workspace which means the site planning tools I love are hidden. I have moved a majority across into my custom workspace but in doing so I am sure I've missed several bits an pieces along with Icons and Tooltips. Anyone have a mega layout? Cheers, J]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:26:02 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143677#Post143677 Posted by James Russell:
Thanks Peter, a quicker work around than what I had. Still not ideal but that's okay. Cheers, J]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:20:47 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143652#Post143652 Posted by Benson Shaw:
[quote=JHEarcht]Should I draw the limit line vertically from locus upward, or horizontally at the upper end?[/quote] Which locus do you mean? I drew the 2d line in Front View, made the helix, and then switched to top view and created a cylinder as an extruded circle inside the helix. [quote=JHEarcht]Is there a way to rotate one end of a cylinder independently from the other end? I'm sure I've seen that done somewhere. I tried the Reshape tool, but no luck.[/quote] You can loft a couple NURBS circles on parallel planes, but it looks like a cylinder, even if the circles have relative rotation. You would see the rotation if the starting shapes have some irregularities, or if the planes are not parallel. Is that what you mean? -B]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:38:07 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143649#Post143649 Posted by Pat Stanford:
If the object you want to scale has "vertices", then you could create an Associative Dimension. Then when you change that dimension, the associated object should change also. Unfortunately, most scans do not have any "vertices" to associate the dimension to. ]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:54:02 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143646#Post143646 Posted by Ray Libby:
Please create a signature with your version of Vectorworks including updates and computer specs including OS. Click on the My Stuff link, Edit Profile. This will make it possible to help. Could you post a screenshot here? Click on the Switch to Full Reply Screen button below and use File Manager to upload an image.]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:27:13 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143624#Post143624 Posted by Bob-H:
I've been looking for a good free DWG file editor for cleaning up linework and autocad layers. So far there isn't any for the Mac -- yet. This is worth checking out: http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/draftsight-overview/#vid1 And I hear that Dassault will soon release a Mac version. At any rate, I'd rather have a free or inexpensive DWG editor than buying Autocad, which for me means paying for unneeded annoyances.]]> Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:04:44 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143602#Post143602 Posted by Yoginathaswami:
I believe you can send the file VW tech. support to have it converted to your desired version. I remembered reading one of moderator's comment a while ago. ]]> Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:38:04 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143596#Post143596 Posted by michaelk:
I don't have a lot of experience w/ the circular stair. On my rapidly aging laptop there is a little lag when pressing the "settings" button. But other than that, it seems pretty snappy.]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:58:26 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143591#Post143591 Posted by GWS:
Zbrush is a very good 3D computer modeller, and there are many others, but you would need to find someone who is already competent in order to make this a simpler task. I recently worked on a project where the sculptor worked in this program and I was able to take the model and build the the required structure entirely from his model. (it was an extremely organic shape) I have been involved in projects where objects/characters have been sculpted in clay and then 3D scanned by a portable scanner. The most useful files formats are usually IGES but 3D scans can export to many different formats. I see your based in Canada, maybe look to the film industry for the sculpting expertise.]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:51:42 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143587#Post143587 Posted by bcd:
I believe you can remote control your imac from the PB using ichat and a .mac account. http://lowendmac.com/ed/rosen/08ar/leopard-remote-control.html]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:27:58 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143571#Post143571 Posted by CipesDesign:
Here's what I know. If you submit a bug via this board you may or may not get any response or communication from the engineers at NNA. But rest assured that as long as you follow the proper procedure (which includes sending a test file which demonstrates a reproducible problem, along with a written description of how to reproduce it) your bug will be taken seriously. It is always in the company's best interest to fix as many bugs as they can prior to, and after, release (as SP's). So if you find 'em, send 'em in! ]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:43:54 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143551#Post143551 Posted by Roman:
This is the equivalent of an architect designing a stair but omitting the handrails from the drawing. I dont' know how many Fundemental users there are, but I use it for 2D drafting. Last I checked, isn't that what architects do? I think the division between Fundamentals and Architect should be 2D / 3D BIM. It makes me wonder what other things I'm using at 50% capacity... ]]> Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:00:12 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143539#Post143539 Posted by bradd:
I was posting in the Wish List section hoping for a feature in 2011 which is very similar (it seems) to the drawing coordination interface that was released with Designer 2010, and so now I'm thinking that if I upgrade from 2008 to 2011 (when it comes out) I may also go from Architect to Designer to get that feature, but I don't want to spend $500 if it doesn't do what I want. Has anyone out there used this tool? Can you link any reference marker to any viewport, or do you have to use a 3d model with section viewports (like the video shows)in order to set up the linked reference markers. Basically, I want to call out all drawing references in the Viewport Annotations, and link them to the appropriate Viewports so that if I move things around, rename sheets, etc. everything automatically coordinates. Can this feature do that?]]> Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:32:40 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143533#Post143533 Posted by Shaun:
NNA should think about hiring the guy that created AccuTrans 3D (http://www.micromouse.ca/index.html). For a $20 program it has faster and smoother navigation than vw. Download the demo and you'll see that the changes from wireframe to shaded views are INSTANT and it navigates around while rendered in ANY type eg. hidden line. I imported a 490MB dxf and navigation was effortless irrespective of what shaded view I chose. Please NNA, do something about the speed of vw. If a $20 program can do it, surely NNA can do it?]]> Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:13:49 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143528#Post143528 Posted by Christiaan:
[quote=adroney]I tried pulling the intersecting wall back so the exterior and interior wall centers align ... I get the same message as before.[/quote] I'll show you what I mean tomorrow. [quote](though that is not how we'd like to show the framing)[/quote] Realise that, just a point of interest really. [quote]If we cannot show the framing correctly, the tool is useless to us.[/quote] We use it, but our plans often look untidy because of it, as is the way with many of the 'intelligent' tools in VW.]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:41:47 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143523#Post143523 Posted by islandmon:
Indeed ...not possible to write to the CD . Copy those files to your Application directory and start over.]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:48:13 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143506#Post143506 Posted by rDesign:
It works fine for me in a new document in 2010, so I don't know what you are experiencing. I'd try it in a new, blank document and see if it's any different. Regards, Tim ]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:19:57 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143490#Post143490 Posted by Peter Eichel:
In order to offset the inside of an arc or polyline you must click inside the "closed" area, for an arc this includes the invisible radius lines.]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:19:08 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143483#Post143483 Posted by Jonathan Pickup:
make a copy of your project, then batch convert all the files for the project, using the replace in place option. ]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:53:03 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143471#Post143471 Posted by mleitner:
Problem solved: I was drawing in the "constrained single line" mode.]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:50:13 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143462#Post143462 Posted by Ray Libby:
Create a new document and turn off the grid lines and set any other document preferences you prefer. In the File menu choose "Save As Template" to the template folder in your user folder here: Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Nemetschek\Vectorworks\2010\* Windows Vista: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Nemetschek\Vectorworks\2010\* Macintosh: /Users//Library/Application Support/Vectorworks/2010/* *Libraries\Defaults\Templates Now create a new document and in the Create Document dialog choose "Use document template" and scroll down to your template. It will now be the default new document. The dimension problem is a known bug that happens to me every once in a while. NNA has not been able to reproduce it to fix.]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:34:04 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143449#Post143449 Posted by michaelsmadden:
Hi There, I have a building with various units which are categorised into types, thus each different unit type has many recurrences. However, with in each unit symbol there are door symbols which are linked to a text record. The door will be the same in each but the individual number of that door in the different recurrences of the unit symbol needs to be different. How is it possible to give these doors unique numbers without exploding the unit symbols in which they occur? I urgently require some feed back. ]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:20:49 EDT http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143445#Post143445 Posted by Jonathan Pickup:
Using very high detail smoothes out the model ]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:13:48 EDT