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Make sure the 2D selection tool is in "Interactive Scaling Mode" On the Mode Bar it's the one with a single set of diagonal arrows. hth michaelk

In the OIP for the line set the Plane pull down to "Screen Plane" hth michaelk

Thanks, Kevin. I was trying to get fancy and have the report distinguish among different lamp wattages using as few criteria as possible and w/o using different symbols. All went well until I flipped one unit upside down. michaelk

Ray's correct. You have to duplicate it first. If you need it again after performing a solid subtraction, you can always double click into the solid, copy, exit the solid subtraction, and paste. hth michaelk

I suspect this may be a bug, but before submitting it and looking foolish, I thought I'd take the opportunity to look foolish here as well. In VW2010 Spotlight selecting "Set 3D Orientation" in the OIP (doesn't matter if any values are entered) of a fixture makes it invisible to =COUNT((INOBJECT & INSYMBOL & ('Light Info Record'.'Inst Type'='insert inst. type here'))) [also =COUNT((INOBJECT & ('Light Info Record'.'Inst Type'='Source 4 19deg'))) - INSYMBOL doesn't seem to matter] Deselecting "Set 3D Orientation" makes the instrument reappear in the count after recalculating the worksheet. Is there something really obvious I'm missing here? Example attached. michaelk

And did the instrument symbols, label legends, and record formats come from an earlier version... michaelk

I agree w/ the comments on the tastiness of the glossy screen. But if your signature is still correct you will be very sad trying to run VW 12.5 on your new computer.

I make that mistake a couple times a day. Many users assemble their own workspace that includes all the cool tools they like from all the workspaces they have (and "legacy" tools that exist in the software, but are not assigned to any workspace). Just make sure you don't edit one of the original workspaces. Start w/ a copy of one of them. michaelk

update video drivers???

Make sure you are in the Architect workspace.

I've never seen this before. The only obvious connection between christalcat and sancho is VW2009 and Vista 32 bit. Makes me suspect you may have a video driver issue or a newer version of Quicktime than Vista/VW2009 is happy with. michaelk

James I think you need to change the field data type of Lighting Device . Fixture Cost to numeric. hope that works.... michaelk

What happens if you turn on full screen cursor?

What happens when you tab in and force the cursor to go to a coordinate? Does the curser go to a spot 5mm above the coordinate or on the coordinate?

Have you tried =B1 ? michaelk

That would drive a person nuts... It would be helpful if you could add your VW version and system info to your signature. It would also be helpful if you could post a screen shot of the problem. michaelk

Jon You happened to pick one of the few cases where this is an issue. The fix to go back to hybrid after your done the roation is easy: From the Resource Browser, Edit > Edit 3D. Once inside the edit space, switch to top or top/plan view then draw the lines and rectangles you want to be used in 2D. Exit the symbol. {This means, of course, you can't rotate the symbol again!} Try to edit the 3D part of the symbol again, and the 2D stuff you just added will be gone. They found their way home to the 2D part. One way around this is to take a 3D only truss, rotate it to taste, and create a 3D only symbol. Then insert that symbol (as just a 3D symbol) onto your drawing. Draw 2D geometry over the top of it. Select both the 2D geometry and the 3D symbol and create a new symbol. Convert that second symbol to a light position. Now you can still change the orientation of the truss in the original 3D symbol and it will change in the 3D part of the position object - without having to keep going back and forth from hybrid to 3D. Hope that makes sense.... michaelk

I don't know of any way to do that. Does the barn door have a different size gel frame than the instrument? michaelk

Not a good way. You can fake it by setting the two-fer object to gang by dimmer and then putting the two channel labels on top of each other. I don't think Sam Jones has a tool for this. Good item for the wish list. michaelk

I agree w/ Benson that the shell tool is crucial. Here's another way to approach it: 1. Draw the 2d shape. (Clip and add surfaces or draw individual polylines and use the paint bucket mode on the polygon tool.) 2. Switch to a front view. (make sure the polyline is in screen plane mode) This part is a little weird. But it's a great short cut: 3. Select the polyline. Model>Extrude (extrude 0") then Modify>Convert>Convert to Nurbs. It's a quick way to get to a nurbs surface. (There's a probably a more kosher way to do this, but I like it because be done w/ just keyboard shortcuts.) 4. Switch to an isometric view. 5. Double click the nurbs surface. (3D reshape tool becomes active) Select the "Move U Vertices Mode" and "Y Axis Constrain Mode". In the OIP set Move: to U Vertices. In the U Degree field enter 2 (or more - the higher the number, the more complicated you can make the curve). 6. Use the left arrow, right arrow, and middle buttons (labeled "Edit U" and "Edit V" in the OIP) to navigate to one of the center vertices. 7. Make sure the Weight field is "1". Enter a value in the Y field that is twice as much as you want the curve to be. Or just grab a vertex and drag. 8. Use the shell tool to set a thickness... The middle steps are a little convoluted, but creating the curve of the shape as a nurbs surface after mapping the profile as 2D geometry gives you a lot more control over the perforations and over the final shape of the curve - and it keeps the angle of the cutouts perpendicular to the face. I'll attach an example... michaelk

Is this what you guys are seeing?

Now I see what you're describing. That is weird... michaelk

Oblique projections don't affect rendering mode choices on my machine in either design layers or in viewports on sheet layers. What rendering modes are missing for you and where? michaelk

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I've had good luck converting a string to numbers w/ the Value( ) command. See attached picture. What is the cost index code? I've seen it in the data tab of the wall style preferences, but what is its function? Annoyingly, entering "cost index code" or "wall preferences data", etc. into help doesn't shed any light on the question.