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The dialog box remains at 88% will the updater
install/updates the file
there should be 2 windows
which can take between 15 to 30 minutes depending on the speed of your connection
make sure you move the 88% window and you may find
VW successfully installed
the 88% never goes to 100% it just goes away
if you click OK on Installed successfully
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If you create a symbol for your title blocks
add a loci or a small marker at the bottom right corner that puts the sheet and tb at the correct spacing for plotting (trial and error)
then place the symbol on the sheets using the loci
or the marker
we do not use VW title blocks
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Patterns are printer specific and will change
trial and error to only way to tell
if you use Hatches you can size and scale the brick pattern
and have background fills on for presentation work
and
hatches can be dowmloaded at www.Vectordepot.com
and manufacturers such as Cultured Stone also have hatches
and VW12 does come with hatches
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If you need scaling you should try using
hatches rather than patterns
hatches can be scaled
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which toolbar
can you add a screen dump?
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try backing up the CD
or
if on a network
copy a successfully instaled version from pc to pc
copy the whole VW12 folder
it will ask for a serial on the new PC when first started
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Since you did not say in what field you are in I will give my 2 cents from an architects perspective
Use the line tool sparingly
learn the wall tool which has many features
especially inserting symbols and plug-in for doors and windows
which heals the wall automatically
and use the heal tools available to link them together
learn about the loci tool and smart cues to place walls etc..at specified distances
etc......
if you are not designing building
learn to use objects such as rectangle, polygons
think about what the object would be in a 3D world
and use that to draw in 2D
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To delete the registry entries
Start/run/regedit
it opens the editor
look for Vectorworks
you should find 2 instances
under current user and local machine
del the Key for VW12
restart winxp
and reinstall
either over the existing folder or
a new folder
save your custom worksspaces/ plu-ins and templates before reinstall
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The sheet layer(s) = paper space
you create Viewports that will reside on sheet layers
you print sheets
the work is done on Design layers
you can then export seperate sheets (only) if you need to
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my 2 cents
when one does a lot of site visits and one talks to
the people that actually use the drawings to build things
the keynote system is the LOUDEST complaining that you will here on a job site
the call out that actually spells out what
things are is always appreciated on a job site
even by the contract administrators that have
to review the work and answer questions.
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are the sheet that you are trying to print
all set up to print to the same printer
and
all the settings all the same?
the sheet settings is used after the first page
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check to see if the font has been mapped
does it open with the same font on another machine would be the check
or
delete all the font mappings that are suspect.
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I think that you are missing the print capabilites in VW
in vw 12 you need to learn how to set up sheets and then use viewports to set up your work on a sheet
and learn how anotation can be used especially for drawing titles (using the tool) since it will give you the scale fo the VP.
the title blocks should be 1:1 scale on the sheet layer
you then print a sheet to a printer
you have not said what printer you have access to:
but the printer is defined when you set up a sheet
you can also print to pdf using many free versions
such as cutepdf; pdf995; etc..
most are downloadable at http://www.download.com
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if you are familiar with editing the registry
then delete the 2 entries for Nemetschek VW12 before you reinstall VW12 -
(if you have 11 still installed leave those alone.)
Start button
Run
regedit (File - Export will save a copy of the Registry in case you mess up)
Edit
Find
Vectorworks 12
delete the key for Vectorworks 12
close
and restart winxp
reinstall from CD and upgrade to 12.0.1
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If you sheets and VP's
and use batch print
why would you need a script?
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we found that most of the files older than 10 years old
have very little value. too much has changed and usually not as built drawings anyway.
When we work on such projects we build in the value of reconstructing the drawings in our fee proposals
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Use the pre-callout method
Use a simple text or text box
angle the text to match wall using rotate tool
add 2 lines - with one of the lines use the arrow from attributes palette
group the whole thing
copy and rotate for next segment
edit group to revise the text
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if the rotate tool is in your basic palette (or a palette)
select object
double click the rotate tool
insert 45 or -45 from keypad
done
it remembers the entry
so multiple rotation by double cliking is easy
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There are a few versions of VW on both platforms
which version was installed on which platform.
for the differenet versions see
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which verion are you using
if 11.5 or above
you need to learn about Sheet Layers and Viewports
The title block goes on the sheet layer (which is always 1:1)
and viewports are created for the sheet at whatever scale
you want
advanced properties has scaling of text ....
and if you insert the drawing title as annotation
you get the correct scale of the viewport
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what version of VW - MAc or Win
what printer are you using what is the setup of the printer
are you using Viewports and Sheets?
what are the sequence of events that you doing to Print
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copy and paste in a text block
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12*12+9
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check to see if the sills class in on
VW 12 to AutoCad - all classes become one layer?
in General Discussion
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in dialog box
Export as DXF layers
select "Classes"