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Check the criteria. You may be counting windows in viewports. hth mk

Did you import a dwg into the drawing? mk

Select both objects Model > Subtract solids > use the arrows in the next dialog box to select the piece you want to remain > OK hth mk

Here's another method..... There's probably a way to get the unit count to work too, but my brain is too slow this morning. mk

James I think this will do what you want. I thought I could get clever and bury the sum in a concat, but it refuses to update. At least in 2011 it doesn't. If you change the units on a position and recalculate the worksheet the concat doesn't update, but the regular cell does.... hth mk

No, I mean when editing the criteria for a database using the GUI. If you have 5 criteria and you want to delete the 3rd criteria, you are out of luck. You have to delete the 5th, 4th, and then 3rd. I have been able to drag columns in the past, but lately it just refuses to go. The little grey line appears where I'm about to drop it, but then nothing happens. mk

Can't believe I forgot this one: - Allow for criteria to be subtracted from the non-final criteria on the list.

Another one: - fix the bug that stops the scroll wheel from scrolling up past the database header. James I can get the hand, but it doesn't actually move a column of a database. Surprisingly, if a column is selected, you can get the hand on any other column and it appears to try to move the non selected column. But then nothing happens. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.... mk

Nice list, James. Here's a couple more: - formatting buttons on a bar at the top of the worksheet. Replace everything in Format Cells... with icons, pulldowns, etc on a bar. The goal is to have the effects of formatting selections visible immediately without going in and out of the Formatting Cells... window. - formula bar: more characters and wrap contents of bar - Drag & drop reordering of columns and rows - make ALL attributes of ALL objects (or as many as possible) accessible. (like insertion point of symbols (different from coordinates and centers), bottom z, top z, rotation, extrusion - if it can be entered or viewed in the OIP, I'd love to be able to put it in a worksheet.) - a more user friendly way to access the drawing revision data - a function similar to Pat Stanford's script that lists all possible fields of record formats, parametric objects, and all attributes of other objects. - a page break feature and database headers that reapply themselves after page breaks. - make all fields with numeric data values easily calculable. (ie. fields in stock schedules that start with 11_) - when editing data in a database in a sorted column: After new data is entered and the "return" button is pressed, move the curser down one row and then reorder the database. The current behavior results in the curser skipping a row every time the database is reordered. - Allow cell values that are pulldowns to be copied and pasted across individual cells or ranges of cells. - An addition to Select Item in databases: After an item has been selected and the drawing has zoomed to the item, allow the up and down arrow to select the next or previous item in the database. This allows users to graphically zip through objects in the database. - A reverse of the "Select Item" in databases. ie. right click on an object that is listed in a database choose "Show in Database" and have the database become visible and the row highlighted. This would be a huge timesaver. - symbols or other geometry in cells. (for keys) -Top and Left split scroll windows for larger databases and worksheets

So you've never been able to render w/ final/fast/custom rw in 2011? Have you tried opening a new file drawing an extrude and rendering? If that doesn't work, I would suspect a corrupt install of RW. mk

Do you see the progress bar running in the lower right hand corner? ie. does the render happen and you get a white screen or does it not even render? mk

James I share your frustration w/ worksheets. I keep thinking every year that this will be the year of the worksheet reboot. (Making a cell aligned center takes six mouse clicks!) There has been a trend w/ 2011 of making more fields that are values (like area or volume) be non-integer and non-real fields in default schedules. It's pretty to show the units, but it sure would be nice to also be able to add the values. If you want to start a new worksheet wish list I'll happily join in. Until then, could you change the values of the weight and wattage fields for the instruments you use, since you've already changed the field type in the record format... ? Are you just trying to calculate the dimmer load on each dimmer or the load per phase? 'Cause that would be cool. mk

Thanks for the link, Farookey.

I've seen strange behavior with some acad pdfs also. When this happens there is usually an extra group. Instead of the usual 3 objects: bit map, rectangle, and vectors - the vectors are grouped in with another rectangle. What happens if you import the pdf into 2010, close the vwx file and open it in 2011? mk

I've found it simpler to just chop the wall below the upper windows and make new walls that start at the top of the chopped walls and contain the upper windows. Place the higher wall on a new layer. Turn that layer off in the floor plan. hth mk

Take a look at design layer viewports. They can do exactly that. Or, if you are using an older version of VW, you can use layer links or symbols. hth mk

That is crazy. mk

I donno - it disappeared by itself. mk

I'm not seeing that in VW 2011. What version of VW? What instrument? Is the label legend info moving or the text in the symbol? Can you post an example of a fixture misbehaving? mk

It was added in VW 2009. Beware that the height of the actual instruments isn't being changed, only the position of the design layer viewport. So the draw beam feature won't work correctly. Ditto with turning on the beam to render. If that's important to you, then you might try classing the boom instruments by height. Then you can put them in the correct 3D position and use multiple cropped viewports to get the 2D position you want. hth mk

File>Document Settings...>Units is where you set the rounding precision. I don't have any trouble with walls not lining up using the constraints or align/distribute objects in 2011. hth mk

You create them like you used to in 2010 and before with an added step: In the 3D part of the symbol, make sure you have exactly 4 objects. Use groups if needed. The parts should be 1) body of the instrument, 2) yolk, 3) base or clamp, 4) 3D locus. Attach the Parts record format. Change the appropriate field to true for the body, yolk, and base. Make sure the 3D locus is in the center of the body. It will be the source of light and the pivot point for the body. Make sure the body is pointed straight down. hth mk

Anyone ever seen this before? I noticed this after editing a symbol while in a sheet layer, but it may have happened earlier and I didn't see it. A new sheet layer was auto created called __NNA_Temporary_Sheet_Layer What is it. Can I delete it? mk

This has been on my wish list for a while: Make a generic version of the Label Legend Manager in Spotlight for other versions that could work for all symbols with attached data. MK

What version, what OS? What rendering mode? Are you seeing blank white space or a red box? Double check your layer and class visibility settings in the viewport OIP. Make sure you haven't moved objects in the drawing beyond the viewport crop. One way to figure out what is going on is to take one viewport, make all the layers and classes visible, delete the crop object and update. hth mk