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  1. Bruce Kieffer
    Are you sure you are not copying an alias? Do a "get Info" on the file you are copying and see what it says it is type and size. If it is the real file, then try option dragging (hold down the option key when you drag) it to your portable drive.
  2. Bruce Kieffer
    This is what the conference table looks like. PDF attached. Conference_Table.pdf
  3. Bruce Kieffer
    We CNC routed the shapes today. All went well. I'm not sure what I did to make it work!
  4. Bruce Kieffer
    I'm pretty sure I heard this calling home thing is something new with VW 2011. I wonder if this means you have to have an internet connection to use VW 2011? I would bet it is the case, and if that is true, I can see it will be a problem for many folks.
  5. Bruce Kieffer
    Bryan, Did you have the tower running with VW booted at the same time? I'm pretty sure you can't run both at the same time. Don't erase the laptop install yet. I think this is best answered with a call to tech support.
  6. Bruce Kieffer
    Kaare. I will try your suggestion. I did get the one file he said was open fixed. I'm not sure what I did to correct that. I rebuilt the shape, and I was very careful to see that all the "connections" were closed.
  7. Bruce Kieffer
    I just opened the file in 2011 and looked at the polyline that my CNC friend said was open. It shows as closed in the VW 2011 OPI check box. I guess I will need to do more experimenting with the file and the DXF export.
  8. Bruce Kieffer
    Pat, To clarify, I am not afraid of the bugs, I am afraid of the extra time it will take me to deal with the bugs. That being said, the closed polyline check box in 2011 might have saved me some time! I don't want to keep complaining about the bugs in 2011, I just NV to them fixed so I can use the program.
  9. Bruce Kieffer
    All good suggestions. Thanks.
  10. Bruce Kieffer
    I need closed polyline shapes to use for a CNC router. How can I easily tell if a polyline shape is closed or open?
  11. Bruce Kieffer
    I agree with with monkey. I have VW 2011, but I can't use it due to bugs that I fear will slow me down too much.
  12. Bruce Kieffer
    I guess I'll have to wait until I start using 2011.
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  14. Bruce Kieffer
    How is this done?
  15. Bruce Kieffer
    Got it! Thanks willofmaine.
  16. Bruce Kieffer
    I tried a new file, and it does not happen there. The file I'm working on was a new file a few days ago. I could not tell you what happened. I'm sure along the way I change the scale, the grid orientation (top/plan), and the grid size. Got to keep working... Is there a way to reset the grid to 0" in front view?
  17. Bruce Kieffer
    If I extrude an object in top/plan, it's Bot Z is O". Then if I switch to front view and align that object to the grid, then it's Bot Z is .0092". Why isn't it also 0"?
  18. Bruce Kieffer
    Peter, I think you are correct. Thanks.
  19. Bruce Kieffer
    I deleted the light, then turning off the ambient light only makes the objects darker. The shading is still there. See the attached PDF.
  20. Bruce Kieffer
    I'm sure I've asked for this before. The VW color creation and editing interface is horrible. I would be good if it were like FreeHand or Illustrator. Never the less, I scream every time I need to dig down through endless dialog boxes just to make a new color. Yesterday my wife had to tell me to clam down!
  21. Bruce Kieffer
    Peter, I tried that and it did not work. I think the shading may be coming from ambient light. I need to test with turning that to 0. I'll report back.
  22. Bruce Kieffer
    When I turn off my only light in my design layer, that does not update in my viewport on my sheet layer. VW 2010. I'm rendering Open GL. If I create a new viewport and place it on the same sheet layer, then it reflects the turned off light. Is there a way to get the light to update in the viewport without having to recreate everything?
  23. Bruce Kieffer
    No... Just having another woodworker cut parts on their CNC.
  24. Bruce Kieffer
    I'm testing files with the CNC person now. So far so good. We worked out the file export settings to DXF, now we are testing to see if polygons work. Fortunately, none of my shapes are complex, so I can redraw them as polylines easily enough if that's necessary. Thanks for your help.
  25. Bruce Kieffer
    Thanks Pat. That seems to work. I set the radius to .0001 so basically there was no change. I'll have to mess with it and do some testing with the man who has the CNC router. I still need to know if there's a fast way to convert a line to a polyline?
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