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jbrhwy

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  1. It would be very much appreciated if you would look at the attached files to see if you can get them to become closed polyline object. As a road designer 80% of the objects needed are polylines & 50% of those need to be closed polylines where the radius can be edited. I spent over 2 hours trying to get these objects closed with no success. Any comments or help would be greatly appreciated. Files have bee sent to Tech Support as a continuation of my previous post. Attached are 2 files "Non-combine Poly.mcd" & "Non-compose Arc&lines v2008.vwx", neither of these files can be combined into a single closed polyline even, though the "Object Info Palette" conforms that the common vertexes are coincident, in either VW version 12.5 or 2008. The first file are curb sections that cannot be combined & in the second file the first arc (red) was created, then offset with the offset tool, then the end points were connected by lines to the arc snap points. The constraints used are: 1. Snap to objects, 2. Snap to Intersections & 3. Smart Points & even setting decimal precision to max doesn't help. I hope you can appreciate my frustration as this simple operation after 17 years of reporting the problem shouldn't be occurring.
  2. DWorks - thanks for the info. My struggle is drawing road designs with many curves that are used to constrain vehicle speeds ("Liveable Roads for All Travellers"), that intersect with other roads & driveways. I need to offset the design centre-line of all roads & driveways with correct geometry to create pavement surfaces, curbs, sidewalks, drainage swales, landscaping & some cases utilities. Because the offsets have correct geometry then surveyed layout points & as-built COGO points can easily be checked against the design features. Most importantly is that the geometry (primarily radii of simple curves) must be correct & retained so that they can be changed to provide a design that best fits constraints such as: design standards, aesthetics, right-of-way, etc. To further complicate the issue it is becoming imperative to be able to check all design features in 3D to ensure the proper clearance of all underground utilities.
  3. I second the request, developers of other engineering software do it, how much trouble is it to provide a database that can be accessed by registered users.
  4. DWorks would you elaborate on how you are getting a symmetrical curve about the tangent points of 2 intersecting tangent lines. My polyline problem & subsequent request for an additional vertex mode as been forwarded by Tech Support to Engineering Wish List. Tech Support's suggestion was to convert closed polylines to polygons to get them to close, unfortunately, if converted from a closed polyline object to a polygon the object has thousands of vertexes & the vector geometry can not be edited (ie can not change the radius of arcs); not what is needed.
  5. Have just requested via my current exchange with Tech Support regarding ongoing problem with polylines (18 years) - "What is needed is a new vertex mode that places an arc between intersecting tangents by retaining the intersection point as the snap point & without placing an additional vertex along the tangent line, ie like highway design & land surveying software". Jonathon, as an owner of your Manual for Landscapers, I find it surprising that you would suggest the way to draw curvilinear paths is as filleted boxes.
  6. amogole "Enhanced Tape Measure" donationware may as well have the office go back to manual drafting with your logic!
  7. In order to obtain a 3D design of intersecting roads on a Mac you should look at HighRoad (http://www.createng.com.au). Designs from HighRoad can be imported to Vectorworks in pict or dxf format.
  8. Forgot to properly attach the file Curb_Sidewalk_error.vwx, Safari 3.0.4 didn't work.
  9. The attached file (Curb_Sidewalk_error.vwx) shows an ongoing problem with polylines. The new curb return, show in red (clip object1) will not clip the concrete sidewalk, but if the curb (clip object1) is decomposed into filled arcs (clip object2 & clip object3) they will clip the sidewalk. Another problem with polylines is the VW offset tool; offset a arc polyline with 3 vertexes & it ends up with 7 vertexes & an in correct radius. If you use Manuel Garcia de Paredes offset path tool from www.vectorbits.com/ it creates an offset with 3 vertexes & corrrect radius! What is going on that a 3rd party tool can get it right but not Nemetschek!
  10. No problems with Safari 3.04 after updating & haven't noticed any slow down even with a 210 mb aerial photo as a background to my road design.
  11. Or come to the real world & start using metric, who would want to add 8' 3 3/8" + 2 5/16".
  12. If you want Copy & Paste on steroids try "Look Mom, No Hands" from http://www.toolsandtoys.com/ (Keyboard-free contextual magic).
  13. Been using CopyPaste for 9 years & couldn't work without it, appears to have the same functions as pthpasteboard. http://www.scriptsoftware.com/copypaste/
  14. Try Reshaper tool from Raymond Mullin (2 steps), does everything you want & more including an Azimuth mode. Raymond has not completed a VW2008 version, which is the main reason I haven't changed, Reshaper is an indispensable tool for me.
  15. How about the ability to place an arc with a defined radius between 2 intersecting lines where the intersection point remains the control point, the basis of all manual & digital road design. Most importantly stop the mid point between vertexes from controlling the arc radius that can be inserted. This request started in 1992.
  16. This problem has existed since I started using miniCad in 1992 & VW2008 has not remedied the problem, even though Robert Anderson advised that it had been fixed. I have bug reported, complained, & even wish listed a fix for this problem in the recent Landmark survey. The problem is the result of the software using a midpoint between vertices, if the end of one arc is beyond the mid point the program reduces the OFFENDING radius. The work a round is to add additional vertexes between the midpoint & the corner vertex, but these additional vertexes have to be deleted & redone if a vertex is moved. Please can we have another vertex mode for inscribing a curve between 2 intersecting lines where the point of intersection remains the control point. Numerous programs for road design have had this capability for years (HighRoad, Landesign & AutoCad.
  17. On the civil engineering side as I have stated previously on this board: the infrastructure under a road is complex & getting more so with infrastructure renewal & additional telecommunication services. Underground utilities are not usually parallel to each other or to surface roadway features, at the same elevation, & usually cross over each other. We all realize that tragedy that can occur if a mistake is made in locating an underground utility. From a public safety prospective a CAD program that could create 3D views that are functional & relatively easy to create would be a tremendous benefit for those involved in the design & construction of new or upgraded streets.
  18. Robert I am thankful that Canada has gone metric, I would go nuts reading depth 156'1.193" or X -325'3.316". I doubt any roads are laid out in inches even in the USA. Something looks wrong with your station data along the roadway & must be fun trying to construct your road under water (minus contours). Also stations should show perpendicular to the centre of the roadway & in the direction of increasing chainage. Would you post another screen shot showing the roadway modifying the existing contours, I am still depending HighRoad to do this with my designs.
  19. I am lucky in that all my work is in metres with 3 decimal, therefore, building plans originally in millimetres when imported to my drawings visually look comparable as the decimal point becomes a thousands placeholder. How about having an option to display northing / easting (y / x) & well we are at it display azimuth for the bearing.
  20. Why doesn't the signup for the Techboard ask people to provide some basic info ie VW version, computer platform & OS in the Signature (probably change the name Signature to something else)?
  21. It would be appreciated if you would elaborate on how VW2008 DTM is a vast improvement over VW12. I purchased & tried VW2008, but did not find it had any improvement in handling variable sloping surfaces. Have not switched to VW2008 because Raymond Mullin has not released a update for his Reshaper tool. The ability to reshape arcs, polylines & the azimith display mode over ride the benefits of VW2008. In fact VW2008 was great source of frustration as I couldn't edit any workspace because of or lack of a "Bulb Flat Plug-in" & NNA didn't bother to follow up on the problem. I eventually solved the problem by opening Workspaces in TextEdit & deleting all references to the offending plug-in.
  22. Katie I wish it worked like you suggested, but it doesn't. I constantly have problems with accidently selecting the image when trying to trace over aerial photos.
  23. I don't know if this sheds any light on the subject but my HighRoad dongle (HASP4 USB 1.30: Version:1.00) does not require a relaunch of HighRoad to awake from a hard drive sleep.
  24. As a road designer I have been hoping for years that Vectorworks would improve the ability of the DTM to handle variable sloping circulinear polygon surfaces. I use HighRoad from Creative Engineering (http://createng.com.au/) & have used it to design roads, parking & pathways for golf courses. Haven't tried it for designing fairways, bunkers, ponds, etc, but I sure the capability is there. I have worked with Chris Baker the developer of the software for the past 15 years. Brian, if you require additional information, please send a private email.
  25. Petri As outlined in previous posts, I am trying to use 3D modeling (design) so I can view the road alignment, surface features (pavement, curbs, sidewalks, manholes, kiosks, etc) & underground services (storm, sewer, water, power, telephone, cable) to ensure that the separation between them meets the various codes. Yes contractors are interested in being able to view the 3-D model because in design build projects they are responsible for the as-built drawings & certifying their correctness.
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