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thanks, wes. well, it's not the way it's supposed to be solved at all. is there any schedule for improvement completion? rob

hi, i've got a plot with 3 pads on different levels (all within 30 cm), surrounded by one boundary on a sloped terrain. when i try to do a site section i see no pads' levels, only some strange terrain behaviour. i've expected to see the 3 planes, all cut by the pads, and two slopes to the boundary. have i done anything false? or is it a proper view mode? i enclose relevant shots. thanks, rob

i still use the v2012. has the corner window functionality changed in the following versions? i'm interested especially in the bay window feature... rob

hi, i've created walls from spaces of the bigger function areas. now the task is to divide the big areas into room spaces, adding division walls. the auto-boundary feature with 'update boundary' button recognises only a particular single space, cutting out the rest. what is the right procedure to divide the whole pie into pieces? thx, rob

v-g and this is a good question: we have here the scale for the authorities which is mostly 1:100 for bigger projects, and the execution project is always in 1:50, the details in 1:20 to 1:2. i'm just trying to make the best setting for this. rob

thanks vincent, it's what i actually thought. the real reason i ask for the best practice procedures concerns the graphic representation of the architectural drawings, most of all the line weights and hatches (as patterns scale with). is there any recommendation, or is it really of no importance? rob

hi, in what scale do you usually draw in vectorworks (i mean the document settings, i use metric here)? i was accustomed to draw 1:50 in archicad, as it is the scale you can easily go lower or higher, and besides archicad can't scale text (i don't know if it's been improved recently). so the 1:50 seemed to be the universal size to work with. are there any best practice tips for vw in this case? thanks in advance. rob

wes, can you please save it in a v2012 format? thanks, rob

first they would have to port allplan on macintosh, then. rob

reece, thanks for your thorough insight. i'm still waiting with 2014 upgrade. the alternative is but still clear: archicad. i think nemetschek should sell it to trimble. rob

@sbg i did the same. and you think e.g. adesk are unhappy taking your money for the next revit release (or yearly subscription) facing the ifc import flaws? i can see them whine about it already. rob

wes i can't believe it. it's really turned off by default. sorry for the mess and thanks a lot. rob

i've just exported the conceptualisation model to an ifc file. the model contains only space objects, a few stairs and ramps and a terrain with some modelled levels, as parking places. all space objects are missing in the ifc solibri viewer. the spaces are 3d with defined heights. they are assigned to the ifcspace automatically and i've tried many export options (1st, 2nd level boundaries, visible objects a.s.o.). nothing happens. am i missing something? thx, rob

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My advice is to use Revit suite...why would anyone bother with DDS and scia is beyond me... I am not flush with funds and spare time to keep learning new software? and my advice is to think before you post. it's a vw forum, not adesk playground, and many of us use mac. rob

well, that's why i started this discussion on: space classing i gradually think the most flexible method of handling of the visual appearance of spaces is to put each space type into a different class. in your case you'd have to put each space type that you want to have different display method for (*), into the appropriate class. i can't figure out a simpler method to show the spaces as on your attached picture, though. (*) various transparency degree, visible or not a.s.o. rob

even the plain space objects can have colour fills, to be set in their 3d attributes, after giving them the heights. but i'm still on v2012, so maybe things have changed. rob

for over 20 years i'm resolving troubles on different building sites, even for other design consultants and surely for the contractors. now i can do it digitally on shared models, even in vw. so what's your point, sbg? rob

sbg, you could easily get a job delivering scripts for roland emmerich's movies. too late for what? wake up, dude, you think you're the only one leading the execution of the construction ventures? i lead a few myself, ipd-way, even with my vw virtual designs. and i don't need your catastrophic scenarios. rob

but i give it a try. the trouble is i work always on 2 computers with many open apps simultaneously, so the superego recording won't work with me. the application looks fine, though. thanks for the hint, robert. rob

yes, it requires discipline, at least not to forget to start the watch. as i've said, the activity termination is 3 minutes delayed, when forgotten. that's why i wrote about timeedition. it's a completely different approach, it's just to compare both. you can't stop recording time spent on a project when you don't do it manually in superego, too. it records blindly the whole open applications' time, no matter you work on them or not. rob.

i use for my projects timeedition , it's both on mac and win. i can manage customers, projects and tasks, reporting the time spent on into output spreadsheets. in order to allow for an accurate time measurement one must but start and stop the watch manually. i generally set a 3 minute period of the idle screen pointer. it's a bit more specific functionality than superego, but more project-oriented and controllable. rob

... I don't understand? How do you propose to present an idea (i.e.. concept for a building) using data? Data is used to reinforce Logos, pathos & Ethos in great presentations HTH i'm too terrified to fear it already... rob

how many windows appear in the take-off, then? rob

which other exchange formats work between 3dsmax and vw? rob