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AlanW

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  1. Hi, If you are interested in creating your own displacement maps this video explains how I go about it. HTH.
  2. yea, its weird because if I copy a section to a new drawing it all shows ok, copy it back its gone.
  3. Hi, Have an issue with a file, 3D of a residence all worked fine and then when rotated into 3d it was all invisible, top plane it was all visible as normal. You can select it and you get the following, see attached image. Any ideas??
  4. Wow, Nice kitchen looks real, where have you sourced all the equipment from? If you don't mind letting out some of your secrets. By the way if you set your lights to not cast shadows you can have the light without al the shadows and set a few selective ones to cast shadows.
  5. I stand corrected but I guess you are placing your notes in annotations which is basically a sheet that sits over your design layers, so if you move the design layers under the notes will not follow so you will have to move the notes on the annotations layer to match.
  6. Hi, Your comment "The 3D aspect of VW is still something of a secondary benefit in what is essentially software for drawing in 2D" Is certainly not a true reflection of the value of Vectorworks, or indeed any of the programs out there. Drawing the building 3D allow you to produce all the 2D plans elevations and sections with ease and you save huge amount of time in the production IF YOU are willing to put in the yards to learn the capabilities of the program. I am in the commercial world and have documented from a 12,000 seat multi-purpose Indoor Arena to Residential and the use of 3D has been invaluable. All things are possible you just have to open the mind. I hope you can become a believer and see the light. Please don't take this as a criticism of any kind. Kind Regards Alan
  7. Hi, There is one thing you can do if you don't care you don't see the jambs. Set your jamb width of 2 single doors to 0 (Zero) and you can make the swings as you wish and they look ok in 2D and 3D. See attached. HTH PS. the other thing you can do is paste a 2D jamb with rebate as per sketch. Looks even better.
  8. Thanks to a fast response from Julian Carr from Sydney a solution was found. Please delete this file: Windows 7: Computer +C: +Users +[your log-in name or Administrator] +AppData +Roaming +Nemetschek +Vectorworks +2015 +Settings +OzCAD Settings/WMMasterPref.txt <- delete just this file You can jump straight to the 2015 folder by going to Vectorworks Preferences/User Folder tab, then clicking the Explore button. After doing this, it should work again. Thank you very much.
  9. If you are looking at a 3D object you can (as I have just found out) convert the object to an Auto Hybrid and set the cutting plane to 0, then in top plan mode you only see the 2d section which you can control in the viewport class option.
  10. It appears to be a WinDoor Script error. Only in Australian & New Zealand program. The issue does not occur on other computers on one. We have requested tech help from Support in Sydney who hopefully will find a solution.
  11. Thanks for the response. Lucky I am a subscriber to Mr Jonathon Pickup
  12. Hi, Does anyone have a recommendation for a program to track the time spent on drawings against a budgeted $ or time amount? Can this be done with VW based on the drawing list created and be tracked by inputting the time spent into a spreadsheet in VW. I am sure it could be done but i don't have the skills yet to formulate the spreadsheet. Microsoft Project comes to mind. Thanks in advance.
  13. Hi, when I pull a window out of a wall it disappears, restarted VW a few times and it happens to all my drawings, any ideas for a fix have installed sp. This error message comes up Error on line 1: _1547 _1552 - Array is not the the expected dimensions and type: _ 1552. This comes up when I try to change open the advanced properties in the bottom of the window OIP. Thanks
  14. Thanks Pat, I guess I am wanting to fully understand the command and what it does then think about the opportunities for using it. I only discovered it today (so much to learn) so as with my philosophy of learning the program to its fullest so that I can be in a position to use it when necessary or the opportunity arises, I was after any any possible tutorials. Thanks
  15. Hi, Anyone have any videos or information regarding how to use the "Tools/Layer and Class Mapping" process in Vectorworks other than in the VW help section? Thanks
  16. Thanks guys, I had forgotten how to do this.
  17. Hi, Is there a way to lock the selection of an object when moving? Often when you select and object in a complicated 3D drawing and go to move it you end up automatically selecting another object. Autocad used to have the space bar I think.
  18. Hi, I have had the same problem with printing a pdf prints but the same issue occurred when I was working with Autocad. Not all the time but occasionally. Which makes me think its a PDF program issue and not the drawing program.
  19. Pat is always up for the challenge. I agree, there are lot of nice and helpful people here.
  20. Hi, if you make a class active you can isolate all the class. Right click on screen and layer or class options. Ctr+alt+3 isolates the class and Ctr+alt+8 turns them all on again. HTH
  21. Hi, no answer yet, I am not too good at these but I have found there are a few different options and crossover between the WinDoor and the Door creation mode. Someone must know how to capture all the units in one schedule. I need to learn this so will see what transpires.
  22. AlanW

    Wall joins

    Hi, Sometimes you need to pull the ends of a wall apart a bit to rejoin. If you are getting as per attached, I just pulled the wall out a bit and redid the join wall mode and result in second attachment. HTH
  23. Thanks, I use these where possible but the inability to rotate these objects in other than X or Y rotation. you cannot slope the slab items. I might look at the framing tools as a lot of my extrudes are used in the creation of a pergola or timber exposed beams, But then again if I need to shape the end like in the image attached?? well we will see.
  24. In this attached image i set the clip cube to section though my house and then created a viewport and when I ticked the Display Planar Objects and Project Screen Objects on the VP pallet i got this rendered image cut through the windows. Need to see why its a bit blurry but I have not been able to get a result like this before. Its a start. HTH
  25. Ok, Thanks maybe they need a bit of a make over as i think they have been like this since ... well I think VW2008. Regards
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