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P Retondo

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  1. @FBernardo FB, I described my method in this thread: Matt, I wonder why the interest in applying different textures on the same 3d object? That does not track with physical reality. I would look more in the direction of finessing the extrude to do what you want. For example, it is possible to model a simple frame with 5 extrudes to achieve the results we want. That first image is OpenGL, with lines only at the boundary of the frame, while the wood texture is applied to 4 extrudes with lineweight = 0. The second image is the same set of extrudes in hidden line view.
  2. Good point, Matt. This is an issue we deal with in drafting all the time. A solution would be awesome!
  3. Matt, the only object I can think of in these tools that cannot be built from extrudes are the stringers and railings of a circular stairs. I would construct those virtually from an extrude-along-path, which could again be something the user could modify. I think too much is being made of the complexity. Think of it this way: how are these things actually built? In the vast majority of cases, they are constructed of linear materials with profiles that can be defined by a 2d object. They should be modeled in the same fashion. Then when you want to apply a wood grain texture to a window sash, for example, it would look like an object in the real world instead of an embarrassing kludge.
  4. @Matt Panzer I understand, but at the same time I would like to observe that 1) I often create custom stairs completely out of extrudes, it takes very little time, and could be easily automated from parameters and, 2), the solid objects from which windows and doors are constructed, though not meshes, are not easily modified if the objects are ungrouped. I am specifically advocating for extrudes only, because only they have accessible 2d primitives that can easily be manipulated.
  5. @Matt Panzer Thanks for your response on that. I have had similar issues with the stairs object, and the weird thing is that the red rectangles persist even after removing or moving the stairs object. My fervent recommendation, as mentioned several times in the past: Do not construct parametric objects as meshes or NURBS! Construct them out of extrudes. Why? Because after you ungroup an object for custom editing, extrudes are the easiest things to modify. So much could be improved just by following this one rule. While you are (hopefully) rebuilding the stairs and door and window PIOs to be better, why not do it that way? If the parameters of previous versions of these objects are resident in their files, it should be easy to convert those to the new system. I would pledge to continue my Service Select for another 3 years if that can be done!
  6. I see what you mean. Have you tried putting the site model into a different file, and including it as a reference? I think you can then have different z = 0 elevations.
  7. Not sure if this works in both directions. If you move your model down using 3D move command, and increase the "Start contour offset" field in the General tab of the Site Model Settings dialog box, you can preserve the contour elevation labels.
  8. In my VW2020 site model, if I move the model vertically (using the Move 3D command), the contour labels do not change.
  9. I can see you have Unified View turned on, and it looks like no layers are grayed (from what I can see of your layer list) and that you are in Top/Plan view with 2D Plan. So I would guess it is the graphic content of your symbols that needs to be made consistent.
  10. @Pat Stanford I always use the Adobe PDF printer. It has an architectural D sheet. My methods have not changed. The only difference is VW 2020 instead of VW 2017. To add to the weirdness, I have a bunch of sheets set up, all architectural D size. They all appear to flip over to that 8 1/2 x 11 tiled layout, but only the initial sheet shows the page breaks – the other ones look normal, but if I edit them, they all show multiple horizontal and vertical pages in the dialog box.
  11. Hi Wes, thanks, I always have "show page breaks" on. The problem is that when I close the program the sheets are like this: And when I open it the next morning it is like this: I have to go into the sheet printer setup to correct the problem every day. I believe this is a bug. I just wondered if anyone else experiences it, because I'm pretty tired of doing all the work required to file a bug report.
  12. Yesterday this sheet was a D size architectural sheet. Today, it is this: Is anyone else having this experience, or does anyone have any insight?
  13. Try this: edit the roof planes (select and < cmd+[ >), and drag the peaks of the each polygon beyond the junction. Then join, making sure you are using the second mode as shown in the screen grab above (Dual Object Connect Mode). If that does not work, just create a new roof from a rectangle, you should be fine.
  14. This has always been a problem. I just drop the door height by 1/8”, which buries that plane in the floor. We’ve been asking for major improvements to the tools for years, all falling on deaf ears as apparently marketing and MBAs control.
  15. Try joining the two roofs, using this tool in the modes shown:
  16. @superekon Please tell us what version of VW you are using. I have never experienced the problem you describe, for what that is worth. I'm not saying your problem isn't a real thing, just that it doesn't appear to be widespread, and there might be some explanation. If you want someone like Pat to help (Pat is probably one of the most knowledgeable persons on this forum, so it's worth it), you need to describe in detail what procedure you are doing to switch between layers, and other details about your situation.
  17. Wes, it must be too early, I don't understand what you are saying!
  18. Now this form of instability. First, the zoom tool (<C>) gets really slow. Then, when I draw a rectangle in Top/Plan view, the view switches to OpenGL. Then the program freezes. This has happened twice in the last 30 minutes. Never happened in 25 years of using Vectorworks and many, many conversions of files from previous versions. As a one off, I could understand. Combined with all the other glitches, I have to wonder how these things come to be.
  19. I actually cannot make this work. Manipulating component styles sometimes causes only the structural component to show. Now I have to show components in 1/4" scale plans, not very professional.
  20. Is this a Mac thing? I'm not seeing this on my PC.
  21. @Vlado I posted 6 items that need to be fixed. Some are more important than others. The key thing to realize is that surveyors mark their drawings with bearing notations that can be pi radians different from what the tool assumes, and that is very common. Often, the bearings are copied from an adjacent co-linear or parallel property line. Also, the assumption about arcs always is that they are tangent to the straight segments at either end. The notation "back tangent" is not going to be helpful to most users, and given the above assumption, is probably not something users need to be aware of. The tool should automatically draw arcs tangent. The red circle is helpful to know which end of the polyline is where the next segment starts (but automatically displaying the closing line is confusing). When editing a property line, however, the red circle is ambiguous, and the actual segment being edited needs to be distinguished. I'd reckon that if you can easily recreate this boundary, you will have solved most of the problems (bear in mind that like many surveys, this one does not close): Property line.pdf To understand the context of this survey, I have attached the document from which it was derived. We often have to work from this kind of information (the parcel is at 7027 Shirley Dr.). At times I've had to work from a metes and bounds description, which is a verbal recitation of the segments of a boundary. 48D7296.02.PDF
  22. I posted a request in the wish list forum to fix the tool. Apparently, there haven't been many complaints?!! I reckon that most people try to use it once, and just give up.
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