["Required resource was unavailable"]

Greeting, sometimes, luckily more not then yes, when we spool a VW Architect 9.5 file to the plotters

(HP DesignJet 1055 CM) we get this message:

"A required resource was unavailable" in the middle of the VW dwg and then it keeps repeating it till the program shuts down, or chrashes etc.

Usually the file is a big one with many sheets and when you spool a few of them, it happens with the last one. Sometimes it happens even if you spool one sheet only. What's crazy about this is that maybe the next day, everything goes fine, same file. We restarted computers and plotters with no luck.

I noticed that the problem happens when I have some layers/classes grayed-out, like in a roof plan that shows the walls below grayed.

VW 9.5 Architect Win 2000

[Error while spooling]

Thanks Mickey. Which layer you had to delete?

In my case the one that is grayed or the regular one on top of it?

[Duplicate offset]

Hi everybody. This is something I should know by now, but I couldn't figure it out. Can the user set a distance for the duplicate command when the offset option is active? It seems that the offset distance varies in a proportionally inverse amount to the zoom ratio at which the user looks at the drawing.

Thanks

[Error while spooling]

I noticed that the problem happens when I have some layers/classes grayed-out, like in a roof plan that shows the walls below grayed.

[Silly VectorWorks Question]

Use Win XP

[Error while spooling]

Greeting, sometimes, luckily more not then yes, when we spool a VW Architect 9.5 file to the plotters

(HP DesignJet 1055 CM) we get this message:

"A required resource is missing" in the middle of the VW dwg and then it keeps repeating it till the program shuts down, or chrashes etc.

Usually the file is a big one with many sheets and when you spool a few of them, it happens with the last one. SOmetimes it happens even if you spool one sheet only. What's crazy about this is that maybe the next day, everything goes fine, same file. We restarted computers and plotters with no luck.

VW 9.5 Architect Win 2000

Thanks for any help

[Workspace mistery]

Where are the shaft break, update date field /date stamo tools? They used to be in drafting aids, but no longer.Also it seems that when I try to add a command( in this case the "Position symbol" ) to the workspace in the tool menu I don't see it then in the menu itself. Is this a bug?

VW Architect 9.5 on WIn 2000Thanks

[XP compatibility]

Totally agree with replies. XP is the best from Microsoft.

[Dimensions]

In the obj info palette would be ok. The user

could make it a custom dimension style if it was possible to have 2 different markers on the same dimension string ( or line). There is no a specific name for it that I know, but you need it when you are dimensioning from a corner of an exterior wall

(face of stud for example) to center line of an interior wall. To make that evident in a 1/8" scale plane two different markers ( arrow for the face of; slash for center of) would help contractors read plans.

[Changing Record fields]

Size of wondows will change but the rest should match. If you can have that script I'd really appreciated. If it's too complicated or time consuming for you, then I'll erase the common window record fields in the record itself and retype them and that will save me some time.

Thanks a lot anyway.

[Dimensions]

A dimension style which can have an arrow at one end and a slash to the other will allow use of architectural standards. I need it when I want to dimension from the center of an object to the face of another.

[Hidden Records]

Thanks for trying solving all my problems today!

The problem is always that you cannot select (automatically or clicking on all of them) things that are inserted in walls.

[Changing Record fields]

The windows are inserted in walls, so I cannot select them all at the same time. The scripts you are mentioning would work fine. Do you have any ready or easily modifiable?

Thanks

[Changing Record Fields]

Yes, but what about the instances already in the drawing?

[Updating record fields]

Thanks for your reply. It's a solution but has the limitation that different groups of doors symbols share the door record and they may need different fields at times.

I remember seeing a script to attach record to symbolsin the learning exercises on the NNA web site. Wouldn't that work for my case and how does it work? Would it leave the ID info intact and change just the fields I want?

Thank you

[Changing Record fields]

Maybe you code smart guys have a solution for this.

I have many doors/windows inserted in walls; most of them are instances of the same symbol.

The automatic schedule reads their door/window records reporting sizes and IDs after I've used the ID tool.

Now in the DD stage of the project I'm ready to add more info, frame materials, ratings etc.

How do I do that for every instance without having to select them one at a time and type always the same fields info again and again?

What's the point of using an auto scheduling feature if it becomes slower then using an Excel spreadsheet where I can easily repeat cells info from row to row? At least I manually type the same info just once, instead of 100 times if I have 100 doors. The change record fields tool only updates symbols in a folder yet to be inserted, not the existing ones. The replace text will look into record fields but only if you already have some text in them.

Using symbols ( so that maybe you can edit one and change all) won't help because the record fields are independent from the editing unless you create a report/schedule that reads inside symbols info, but then you won't get the ID # info which is different from instance to instance.

So what do you guys do? Why use the auto scheduling instead of importing an Excel sheet which at least won't show ghost info that you cannot manually edit ( a subject I wrote a lot about it with no feedback from NNA or users)?

If you have any suggestion, please help! Pretty soon my bosses will want an updated schedule and I don't know how to quickly proceed! :-(

Thanks.

[Updating record fields]

I have many doors/windows inserted in walls; most of them are instances of the same symbol.

The automatic schedule reads their door/window records reporting sizes and IDs after I've used the ID tool.

Now in the DD stage of the project I'm ready to add more info, frame materials, ratings etc.

How do I do that for every instance without having to select them one at a time and type always the same fields info again and again?

What's the point of using an auto scheduling feature if it becomes slower then using an Excel spreadsheet where I can easily repeat cells info from row to row? At least I manually type the same info just once, instead of 100 times if I have 100 doors. The change record fields tool only updates symbols in a folder yet to be inserted, not the existing ones. The replace text will look into record fields but only if you already have some text in them.

Using symbols ( so that maybe you can edit one and change all) won't help because the record fields are independent from the editing unless you create a report/schedule that reads inside symbols info, but then you won't get the ID # info which is different from instance to instance.

So what do you guys do? Why use the auto scheduling instead of importing an Excel sheet which at least won't show ghost info that you cannot manually edit ( a subject I wrote a lot about it with no feedback from NNA or users)?

If you have any suggestion, please help! Pretty soon my bosses will want an updated schedule and I don't know how to quickly proceed! :-(

Thanks.

[Changing Record Fields]

I have many doors/windows inserted in walls; most of them are instances of the same symbol.

The automatic schedule reads their door/window records reporting sizes and IDs after I've used the ID tool.

Now in the DD stage of the project I'm ready to add more info, frame materials, ratings etc.

How do I do that for every instance without having to select them one at a time and type always the same fields info again and again?

What's the point of using an auto scheduling feature if it becomes slower then using an Excel spreadsheet where I can easily repeat cells info from row to row? At least I manually type the same info just once, instead of 100 times if I have 100 doors. The change record fields tool only updates symbols in a folder yet to be inserted, not the existing ones. The replace text will look into record fields but only if you already have some text in them.

Using symbols ( so that maybe you can edit one and change all) won't help because the record fields are independent from the editing unless you create a report/schedule that reads inside symbols info, but then you won't get the ID # info which is different from instance to instance.

So what do you guys do? Why use the auto scheduling instead of importing an Excel sheet which at least won't show ghost info that you cannot manually edit ( a subject I wrote a lot about it with no feedback from NNA or users)?

If you have any suggestion, please help! Pretty soon my bosses will want an updated schedule and I don't know how to quickly proceed! :-(

Thanks.

[Positioning doors and windows]

Are you using the offset insertion mode tool? That is available when you callout plug-nis or symbols and allows you to use any point as a reference and depending on which mode you choose to grab your symbol( left edge, center etc)you can precisely locate the door jamb relatively to any portion of the wall you choose as a reference.

[Area Calculation]

Thanks. It really sounds complicate but I'll try it. I don't understand why for so many commands there is no explanation in both the VW and the Architect manuals.

[Area Calculation]

Hi there, in VW Architect 9.5, what does the Net Area Polys command do? Is in the VW Architect Menu.I'm looking for a way to calculate areas of polygons linked to a record and schedule, so that a change in the polygon area will be reflected in the computation.

Thank you.

[3D ribbons]

Hi there, I'm not very sure of what is the final shape needed; in VW the only way to do that is exactly what you are trying, extrude along a path and combine pieces. If you want, you could e-mail me more details or the vw file and I'll see what I can do during the week end, I like 3D challenges.

moxda@earthlink.net

[Hidden Recorded Objects]

Door/windows records and schedules: when new users start using these features, they do all kind of mistakes. They accidentally click with the ID tool on objects close to the door plug in instead of the door itself, or they don't ID doors not supposed to be on the schedule yet they leave the On schedule button on, etc. Result is a schedule with empty rows with just the ID number or rows without ID but with door record info such as size. I cannot eliminate manually these rows, (the schedule won't allow me), so I look for these objects and I use the custom selection tool for object with door record attached. It sometimes works but it won't select doors/plug-ins that are inserted in walls.

I need the capability to look throughout every layer and class, no matter if they are off, and search for these 2 conditions: doors plug ins that have a door record attached but no ID, and objects with a door ID (and therefore now an empty door record)but that are not doors plug ins.

On big floor plans, the search for these "ghosts" is taking hours, and sometimes I have to delete portions of the plan and check the schedule to find out in which area the "ghost" objects are hiding. People hate this scheduling system.Any script would do this? Thank you very much for any support.

[Hidden Records]

Hello Script masters, maybe you can help me. Door/windows records and schedules: when new users start using these features, they do all kind of mistakes. They accidentally click with the ID tool on objects close to the door plug in instead of the door itself, or they don't ID doors not supposed to be on the schedule yet they leave the On schedule button on, etc.

Result is a schedule with empty rows with just the ID number or rows without ID but with door record info such as size. I cannot eliminate manually these rows, (the schedule won't allow me), so I look for these objects and I use the custom selection tool for object with door record attached. It sometimes works but it won't select doors/plug-ins that are inserted in walls.

I need the capability to look throughout every layer and class, no matter if they are off, and search for these 2 conditions: doors plug ins that have a door record attached but no ID, and objects with a door ID (and therefore now an empty door record)but that are not doors plug ins. On big floor plans, the search for these "ghosts" is taking hours, and sometimes I have to delete portion of the plans and check the schedule to find out in which area the "ghost" objects are hiding. People hate this scheduling system.Any script would do this? Thank you very much for any support.

[9.5 update slows to a crawl]

For my experience this system:

"mac 233 75mb ram allocated, system 8.6"

is unfortunately way obsolete for VW 9.5.

This program to be smooth and not crash requires much more ram,(3 times) a G4 or P4 and the latest OS.