[hatching won't change when I change scale]

As far as I know, you'll have to scale the hatch (there's a "scale" button in hatch edit). If you still want to have the hatch to use in 1/4 scale, duplicate it first.

[vw 9.0.1 crash problems]

Yes, it's free. Go to

http://www.nemetschek.net/downloads/vectorworks/index.html

and scroll down past the VW10 updates.

[vw 9.0.1 crash problems]

You could try downloading the update to VW 9.5.3. I used to crash all the time using VW 9 in OS X before I updated, but the latest version's been very stable.

[Multiple sheets for same drawing]

I think that you'll want to use workgroup referencing to set up two separate drawing files that each reference your master drawing.

Your Excel analogy might also apply to using different layers in the same drawing, which you could turn on and off (and save as sheets within the file).

I have limited experience with the fancier aspects of Excel, so I'm still not sure if either of these are what you're going for.

As an example, we put each floor of a building on its own layer in the master drawing. We have sheets set up in the master drawing which turn on classes for floor plan, demo plan, reflected ceiling plan. We use workgroup referencing to set up a separate file for plotting each drawing.

[Multiple sheets for same drawing]

You can save sheets (views, class & layer settings, etc.) either under the "Page" menu or using the furthest button to the right at the bottom of the drawing window.

You also might be able to use work group referencing; I'm not exactly sure what your goal is.

[Multiple sheets for same drawing]

Are you asking about worksheets? You can create a new worksheet from the Resources palette. Pull out the "Resources" menu and click on "New Resource in ...". Select "Worksheet" and click "Create".

[walls not staying joined]

It can actually be disabled in this version. Go to Vector Works Preferences -> Edit menu and unclick "Auto Join Walls".

[print sheets tool]

I'd second those suggestions.

You can always name the sheets alphabetically, though, so they'll print in the right order.

[Modify Layers & Classes]

OK... I figured it out. I hadn't realized that I had modify my layers before I'd have the option to hit the OK button. Thanks.

[Modify Layers & Classes]

I'm trying to figure out how to merge classes using the "Modify Layers & Classes" menu. However, no matter what I do, the "OK" button remains greyed out. Does this tool work?

[Trim and class settings]

I definitely agree that it shouldn't... but it does!

Give it a try -- it always trims both invisible and grayed classes.

[Trim and class settings]

Yes this is VW10.5, but I'm pretty sure this was the case in VW8 & VW9 as well.

I'm using a Mac, but I just tried it on one of our office's PCs and it is the same.

I'm talking about the trim tool in the Tool menu (or the Apple-T keyboard shortcut), not the trim tool on the 2D Tools palette.

[Trim and class settings]

I wish that trim would not act on classes that are turned off.

It seems like it would also make sense that unless you have your class options set to "Show/Snap/Modify Others", you would not be trimming objects that are not in the active class.

[Control change wall thickness]

I wish that there was an option to select from which side you wanted to modify the wall thickness, instead of the current default of changing from the center.

For example, I have some 8" walls that I want to change to 10" but keep the exterior footprint of the building. This means that I have to shift each wall 1" in the proper direction. It would be much nicer there were an option to keep one side fixed.

[Moving doors in wall]

Another tip is to turn off "Wall Insertion Mode" in the selection palette (second button from the left). This will make sure that you don't accidentally drag the door out of the wall.

[glass rendering bugs]

Someone in our office was having this problem. It was occuring with a symbol containing only a window PIO, so it was not an effect of style or class settings, since some window symbols rendered correctly and some opaque. She eventually solved the problem by flipping each window. Weirdly, this caused a problem with adjacent windows which had previously rendered correctly becoming opaque. When she flipped those as well, it corrected the problem.

[10.5 License Conflicts]

I received a lisence conflict message for the first time in weeks. User info listed another user (still using the previous version of VW10). However, when I retried the lisence numbers, I was successful and did not get kicked out of Vectorworks.

Kristen

OS 10.2.6

VW 10.5

[multiple rendered elevations on same page]

Hi, Katie

I've tried that; as far as I was able to work it out, it's somewhat limited. One problem I remember is shadows -- it's hard to keep one view of the model from casting its shadow on another view.

Kristen

[HP Designjet 800 or 800PS ?]

Our office uses an HP800PS with OSX (and WinXP). No problems with the HP driver.

[10.5 License Conflicts]

David,

That's a ridiculous answer. Not everyone needs to be rendering every day at the same time; why shouldn't RW be available as needed over a network? That's how the program is sold.

By the way, it's generally considered rude to "SHOUT".

[Saving classes colors (like plot styles)?]

The workgroup reference is the only way I know of to do what you're talking about. It's not really that complicated. It's worth learning anyhow, because it has other uses.

-Start a new file. (If you already have sheets and stuff set up that you want to keep, then save a duplicate of your file, and delete all layers)

-Go to Organize > Worgroup References

-Use the "New" button to add the file you're working with

-Select the layers you'll want to print (could be all of them)

-Edit your classes so that they're the colors you want them to be

Obviously, this'll only work if your attributes are all set by class.

Good luck!

[Saving classes colors (like plot styles)?]

There are a few of ways I do this, but none are totally flawless.

One way is to create a new file and workgroup reference the drawing to it. Change all the class settings in the new file to black. This works very well, but you have to wait for the reference to update in the new file. Also, every time you create a new class, you'll have to remember to set it to black in the new file.

There's also the "Black & White Only" setting in Document Preferences. This works pretty well for me, although I guess it doesn't for everyone (fills default to white).

[Printer recommendations anyone?]

Our office uses an HP800PS on a network (both macs and PCs). It's been very reliable, and we get good quality prints. I can't tell you much about cost (either initial or cost to run it), though.

[error -54]

This happens in our office sometimes. Restarting the server has always solved the problem.

[Beginners question]

Rather than pasting it into the 1:200 layer, just make the 1:50 layer visible at the same time. If it was created in a different file, add a new 1:50 layer to the drawing that has the 1:200 layer.