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Knobb

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  1. Awesome! that did the trick, thanks Mark!
  2. I am using 2012 sp4, mac os10.
  3. If you have actually used Revit you will find that it is far more supperior to VW. I am coming from using Revit since version 2009, and having to switch over to VW because I started a new position at a new firm. The major downfall so far of VW, it is lacking live anything. Meaning, live sections, elevations, and 3D. In Revit, I can have a 3D perspective open, and as I draw walls etc., into the floor plan, the changes happen instantly in the perspective, sections, elevations, etc. Granted I am new to the VW world, but I haven't been able to get instant feedback from my model in VW like I can in Revit. I haven't figured out all the in's and out's of VW, but I am finding it quite tiresome creating viewport after viewport, to see anything i have modeled, and then having to update each of those viewports after i make changes to the model. Anyway, I know we could get into one of those battles of how each program is better than the other, blah, blah, blah. Just my two cents... as invaluable as they may seem.
  4. Hello again... I am having an issue. Sometimes i foget to hit the tab key so that i can enter a length that i want a line, or wall to be. I am using the number key pad. When i forget to tab over, and i start typing a length, depending on the number i hit first it will switch to an isometric view, or a side view. When I switch back to the plan view to continue, and tab over to enter a distance, it won't change, and after i hit enter i don't get the red dashed circle showing the distance. how do i fix this? Thanks
  5. GOT IT!! Thank so much to everyone, you all have given me new hope.
  6. When setting up default story layers, and setting the elevation, and heights of them, what is the proper way to think of the layers? Do you enter the elevations and heights as if stories didn't exist, so they stack on top of eachother? Or do you set the layers up as if they are their own story, and then adjust the height of the story to what ever you need to. Does that make any sense? Thanks
  7. Great!! I will experiment that way as well, thanks you.
  8. ok thanks taoist! Here's another question... is it possible to reverse engineer stories? What I mean is are you able set up layers, and then assign those layers to stories?
  9. first off, let me say thank you!! i think i now have a better understanding of how these story layers work. My only question now is how floors are drawn. What i mean is, in Revit i would draw a floor system in one of the levels between the main floor and the second floor, for example. Also, the layer "slab" is the actual floor system layer correct? again, thanks for all the help all!
  10. Hi all, let me start by giving a bit of a background of my CAD experience. I started working for a company that used an Autocad based software called Build, a decision was made to go with a different CAD program. We looked at Vectorworks, Archicad, and also Revit. After some long discussion we went with Revit. Let me say I LOVE REVIT! Anyways, after being laid off for an extensive amount of time, and needing a job, I took a position at a company that uses Vectorworks. To be very honest, I am frustrated beyond belief because VW to me is STILL a 2D cad program. That being said, I know of it's capabilities to turn out 3D renderings etc. I need help! And I hope that I don't turn this into a comparison thread, because that is not my intention. I am trying to set up stories as I would in Revit. But it's not working out the way I am hoping. My drawings usually consist of levels for the following: - ceil'g of second floor level - from here the roof is drawn so in essence this is also the roof level. - Second floor level - this level is used to draw walls, windows, doors etc. With the -ceil'g of second floor level being the top. - ceil'g of main floor level - between this level and the -second floor level is the floor system. - Main floor level - same as the second floor level, wall, doors, windows are drawn here and the ceil'g of main floor is the top of this level. - underside of floor - same as the ceil'g of second floor, this is where the floor system is drawn. And if the house does not require a crawl space it is deleted. - foundation level - this level contains foundation walls, and wither the main floor or the underside of joists level are the top. - footing level - this is the last level, and contains the footings for any posts, and foundation walls. the foundation level is the top of this level. So... When I am drawing in revit I draw on the level that i want the walls etc, to show up on, as in VW. How can i set up a similar story system in VW? Also in a lot of the 'How To's' when drawing a floor or roof system I can't figure out what layer/ level they are being drawn on. What is the best way to do this? I hope i haven't bored anyone, and I really appreciate any help any one can provide! Tim
  11. thanks guys. So i have a drawing full of 2D topo lines. They don't have a Z hieght. Is there a way to convert them to 3D polylines, and then i could select them and enter their exact elevation. Thanks
  12. thanks for all the replies. turns out the surveyor's original export didn't have them in there for some reason or an other. Got them to re-export and he oncluded the topo lines. Thanks again! Now to figure out how to get a topo surface to generate in VW. I am a greenhorn for sure.
  13. Hi, I am trying to import a site plan from an autocad file. I have no issues except one. All the contour/ topography lines are missing. I have the original file from the surveyor, and have seen a print out of the site. My question is did i do something wrong when i imported the dwg? Is VW dumping some of the info as it does it's thing? Thanks for any help, and suggestions. Ooops, forgot to mention that iam using VW 2012 on a MAC.
  14. Thanks for the help! worked great for me too. The only difference was I had to click the 'option' button and then button number 3, to get it to work. I am using a Logitech M310. Just for anyone else out there that are looking for this function.
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