[markers for keynotes]

here is my keynote. "C1 WATERSTOP 03 15 13".

the marker is "C1" so when i want this keynote on my drawing i want to place "C1" on the drawing and then have "C1 WATERSTOP 03 15 13" in a column on the same page. also the column list of my notes needs to be organized alphabetized first then numerically.

example:

C1 WATERSTOP 03 15 13

C2 CONC. SLAB CONTROL JOINT 03 15 00

C3 CONSTRUCTION JOINT 03 15 00

can i do this w/ the notes tool?

[wgr for classes]

now that symbols can be wgr we should consider doing the same to classes. that way all core classes can be controled by a master file.

also we need to have a way to "dump" classes we may get from a site plan into a sub "folder" to keep them out of our class list.

[Organizing architectural details]

have your details as symbols but clean. no dims or text. then use these to build your building section. then vp building section to get details. my drawings contain only plans, elevations, building section. once my building sections are done then i check it w/ my plan and elev for errors. elevations are drawn over my sections. my elevations also have symbols. i only draw once and then use symbols. i avoid all 3d work for construction drawings

since my details are symbols, my building sections go together fast.

[two lines in the window cannot be changed]

i can change all the line weights of a window in plan except the two that are in the same plain as the wall (window fits wall thickness). the lower part of the window frame, which would be a thinner line anyhow, is too thin and we want to change it. i use no sill. just a plan window.

[help in adding avatar]

how do i add an avatar? i do not understand the following. i do not have a web site.

"URL to your avatar (72x72 max pixels, may be smaller) (.gif, .jpg, .png accepted)"

also some of you add pictures to your posts. how do you do this?

thanks

[dwf files]

i thought 12 was able to read dwf files. how can i read these files?

[VW12: How do Users Manage Details in Drawings?]

travis do you think that classes should also be WGR?

[hand rails for ramp difficulty]

i draw a polyline down the center of my 2d railing

then i convert it to NURBS

then i draw a 1.5" circle and select the NURBS and extrude along path and it works

then i do edit path and move the vertices verticaly to match the ramp slope & any landings etc

when i exit it tells me can not be done etc

what am i doing wrong?

[Users Guide or Manual]

it should be on your "upgrade companion" cd

[Creating Blueprint for building already constructed]

islandmon, i appreciate your technical expertise. i wish you were on the east coast. i would like to meet you.

""thousands of "As Builts"" you must be really old. : )

[Creating Blueprint for building already constructed]

as to drawing existing conditions.

it might be good to start with drawing rectangles of your rooms and overall dims. if you start in one corner of the building with wall tool and work to the other you will have an accumulation of error by the time you get to the other side of the building. then you will face the dilemma of "do i make my walls fatter to make up the difference?"

hence its best to work it out with rectangles first and start with the biggest dims and work to the smallest, this allows you to spread the error out so you can achieve standard wall types.

IF you are also doing more than one floor, it would be best to work out a 2d section first. this will help you iron out errors in the vertical dim. especially stair wells.

i had to do this for a recent job and im glad i did. the stair well went to 3 floors and my plan measurements had small errors in them. if i just did the plan and stacked the layers, the stair well would have been misaligned.

if you want to see a pdf of what i did, just email me.

[.CBT]

i print all the time from pdf and have my print res. set to 300 dpi. everything comes out fine.

i thought pdf was set up by adobe, who made it for high end graphics people to send to the printers. am i missing something?

to spend time viewing drawings on an autocad viewer to see if everything went well is asking for trouble & time consuming. i would not even assign this task to my most diligent checker. i would find another printer. maybe kinkos.

[.CBT]

why cannot your print shop print from pdfs? converting to dwg for printing sounds scarry. how do you check it to make sure the conversion went ok?

[advanced roof modeling]

this is all great feedback. thanks.

so... how does one show an attic plan w/ all this 3d stuff. i have an attic plan with the roof cut at 4' AFF. : )

[alternative roofing]

thanks for all your help. it makes more sense now

[alternative roofing]

why can not the things we draw in 3d show up as a 2d object in Top/Plan View? as if we used the Roof tool. hence no rendering.

i am currently adding trim to my roof and realize that the roof is too fat at the rake so i have to get rid of the roof object or make thin roof "slabs" at all the gable ends. why am i even using this tool?

the only way to do it right is to build it in 3d but then it would be nice for it to show up as 2d (class color/line weight) in top/plan. like making a hybrid symbol w/o having to make it

[DTM cutout for foundation]

"Objects from Polyline to turn the polys into Site modifiers."

you mean "massing model" ? i dont see any "Site modifiers"

[stair tool U shape]

the problem is, there is no seperation input box as far as i can see. VW 11 had one but i cannot find it in 12. i must be over looking something.

[DTM cutout for foundation]

vw 12 does not have "Class= Site-DTM-Modifier" any more. it is now a plug in. what ever that means.

thanks any way.

[stair tool U shape]

i have a u shaped stair w/ no separation. i can not seem to get the upper stair to overlap the lower stair. i think the old stair tool could do it. am i missing something?

[DTM cutout for foundation]

how can i cut a DTM at the foundation line?

it would be like a big polygon w/ a smaller rectangle cut out of the middle.

i viewed the DTM movie and saw the massing model and fences features. do i use these but have them dig me a hole instead of building me a pad?

[Titleblock issue in VW 10]

im not sure what you mean. have your tried making your title block a symbol?

[advanced roof modeling]

islandmon, thanks for the information. are the plywood patterns the actual 3d model? if you change the 3d roof do the images above change? like a hot section. : )

[advanced roof modeling]

thanks for all your comments.

the reason i mentioned modeling a "corner of the roof" idea was because i do not really see a roof dialog box doing everything we might think up.

if there was a way to model such corner roof fussiness and then know that one could still use the model in 2d paper drawings this would be great.

tools like the new "section view" have a great value since it allows you to extract valuable information and present it in 2d.

the roof above, while impressive, does not show it's paper counterpart. it does not address the issues, eave trim, rake trim, rake returns etc. modeled in 3d and then used for 2d prints.

its basically a really good hip roof which VW already does a fair job on.

(purpose was to make a point and not to offend)

also, how do we control the line weights of a 3d model in 2d? it would be great to be able to select each line in hidden line render mode and change the weight for that line in that view or turn it off.

[advanced roof modeling]

while the new roof tool has some good features, the fact is that detailed roof eave and gable returns are not possable. what if we approched it by modeling one corner very well, make it a symbol, and then copy it around. this would mean that there would need to be a way to hide the lines that would show up.

any comments