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Do you mean within the Resource Browser or in a Finder window?
It does work in the Finder - showing VW file previews and also in Quickview. It would be very cool within the RB but I guess that's for NNA to 'emulate' an Apple technology or somehow call on the Finder to become the RB.
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Except floors cannot have varying thicknesses?
It seems that producing a max. width stairs composed of 2 flights : straight & circular. Ungrouping and editing along the lines brudgers recommends would produce the result easily.
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Ok - so it's rough and unsteady, but here it is:
(did someone mention 3d constraints?)
Simple 3d Animation
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Ok - here's a simple example - It does look very possible to achieve this.
Open GL doesn't work with this example but perhaps if it's include within the script the party can begin.
(nope - the board doesn't support .mov files)
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the steps on the upper curve need to radiate from its center
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I looks like the files in the Extras>Goodies folder may provide a better starting point.
I'm looking at Box and Crank
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I'd draw in 2d plan, keeping the tread going constant along the centerline.
extrude each tread by it's thickness
Set bottom z height to suit or better yet set the first and top step z-height
then in front view Model>Align Distribute.
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You don't have a sketch style on by any chance?
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Wow thanks Bruce, I didn't realise my Intuos mouse had 5 buttons I've been working with 3 for months! - Found them & now it's time to play.
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Right click - Activate Class before extruding.
A step more than you want but faster than changing class after the extrude.
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Yes Peter, that will certainly work, it would be doable but very tedious.
I'm thinking of trying to break into the Geneva Mechanism PIO and using that as
a template to move my parts in 3d.
It seems plausible, what do you think?
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Hi all. Does anyone have experience using VW to produce simple 3d mechanical animations. I know the Goodies folder includes the Geneva mechanism & am looking for something along this vein but in 3d.
Thanks
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I would re-order your questions.
Fourth
Second
Third
Fifth
First
BTW - welcome to Vectorworks - once you get going you're going to have a lot of fun with it.
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Depends if you're using external monitors though. I have on to my right so the dock needs to live on the left (or bottom).
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Yes islandmon thanks for replying, I forgot to mention the pdfs which I rotated & saved in Acrobat all come in fine and remain so, this was one which I hadn't & it was fine for a while until it transformed itself.
If you don't have a problem with it on a PC I expect it is a Mac issue.
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Has anyone noticed this:
Import a PDF.
Rotate it to correct its orientation to landscape.
Later in the session the contents rotate back and
'scale to fit' the landscape frame.
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I use an external numerical keypad - works well.
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If you duplicate your DTM. Modify>Convert>Convert to mesh you can the happily AEC>Fit Walls to Roof. (why is it still roof?)
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HI Jeharch.
Great question lots of ways to solve it. I'm wondering about the connection detail between the rafters & ridge beam. Assuming (falsely) that neither rafters nor beam have cross-sectinoal area and that the beam is straight in plan I would do the following - but taking account of the material thicknesses & soffit & gable overhangs etc.
In Front view, Draw a polyline representing the curved beam.
Move to height & Modify>Convert>Convert to nurbs
In Plan View - Draw two lines representing the paralell walls Modify>Convert>Convert to nurbs
In the OIP - edit Vertices - Cycle through the vertices and enter z values for each of the corners.
Switch to an isometric view
Draw a Nurbs curve (degree 1) from ridge to corner & repeat for other wall
Loft Tool>Birail Sweep (keep curves checked).
Select Ridge - Wall line - Rafter - click green check box
Repeat for other side
Plan view draw walls - set height to something small eg 2'
Select walls - AEC>Fit Walls to roof.
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repair permissions
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No. Do you have any external drives plugged in?
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OK - here it is.
Texture - Horizontal stripe
Problems with Walls
in Architecture
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Enabled Connected Walls mode allows you to move joined walls in Top Plan without losing the join. For me, when switched off, you can move the walls independently.
It also works in a 3d view but it's important to select the wall with the 3d selection tool (Shift X) otherwise they just move about the screen plane.