Andrew Mac

Is it possible to import an excel file/spreadsheet? Or a word document?

Is it possible to create a polygon from say the exterior walls only up to the outside stud and not the siding or sheathing?

IS it possible to keep 2 or even 3 different tool sets open at once. I find when using the let's say the building shell tool set that I would like to have the dimension/notes tool set open too. IS this possible?

When Laying out my buiklding I know for example that I want one wall to be 9' wide- I have chosen a predefined wall with 2x6 studs, 1/2 sheathing on the outside and 5/8 gyp on the inside. I select the wall tool with the above perimeters and then hit tab to make the wall go 9'0 in the direction I want it and then I proceed to the next wall. I waould like to some how tell VW that to have the outside of stud to outside of stud to be 9"0 not the the overwall length- Is there a way to set this up?

Is it possible to make the cross hair on the 2-d selection tool larger?

When creating a model and them rendering it in a hidden line model on a sheet layer- how would I show siding- Do I use a hatch- If so how would I get the hatch to say show behind my porch railing. Or can I generate the horizontal 6" siding in my model and have it come out when I do a hidden line rendering-

Can two people from one office be working on the same drawing at the same time? What are the basics to working together on the same file

I have some questions regarding working with complex roofs. We often use severasl Gable dormers off the main roof for rooms say in the attic, Is the best approach to make these dormer roof faces with the roof tool or just use the roof face tool. I seem to never have luck with creating a symbol and then placing in the roof to create my dormer. If I did use the roof face tool, how do I correctly cut the main roof to fit thewall of the new dormer space? Also, When trying to create the facia and freezes, is it best to use the annotation tool on my sheet or try to create everything in the model- Is there a quick approach to solve this? Thanks

How would I create a Mulled DH Window- Would I use the custom command in the windows setting box??

Is it possible to create say a casement window that is mulled with 4 opening or a 2 double hung windows mulled togther in the window tool?

When creating elevations for a sheet( front, sides and rear)- I use the model layer to produce the elevations of the buidling angle I would like see. I always run into this problem- I use the hidden line rendering mode to see the elevation. This produces blank walls . How would I get the effect that there is siding on my building? If I go back into the sheet and choose the annotation and then create the appropriate hatch but s I need to go back and cut out the appropriate areas where windows and doors are- Ia there and easier way to achieve this. This would also apply to say a metal roof or say brick siding. At a certain point do I need do need to convert the drawings to lines

When crating sheets and layer I have a question about the two. For example I have created my model 1st flr, 2nd. flr layers ect. From the model layer I then can create viewports and place them accordingly on the specific sheet. Let's say I wanted to create my 1st flr electrical plan- Do i add all the outlets, switches, ect on the electrical sheet by using the annotation edit and adding these features or do I created the electrical in the model layer and assign it a specific class? Also do I not put any dimensions in the model, do I only put dimensions on the appropriate sheet. I g

Is there a tool or plug-in for interior elevation markers showing arrows on all four sides?

I am wondering how people create interior elevations for a home. Eamaple-Take a 10' x 10' room- wanting the elevations for all four side. Do you take the the camera tool and create your int. elevations that way? do you use the crop tool when creating int. elevations? Please share how others are achieving this? Thanks Andrew

When using hatches and then changing scale- DOes it effect the look of the hatch? Is there a way to not effect the way the hatch looks?

I have been a long user of VW in dealing with all my residential projects. I have not had a lot of expereince with the viewports. My question is when I am woeking on the modeling aspect of the house and the bring into welevations- DO people genreally convert everything to lines or are they leaving everthing in the model form and creating things like interior elevations, exterior elevations, typ. wall sections, sections. Can this be achieved without converting to lines and if so how much deatail can be involved. I am just trying to stream line my projects so that if I decided to make a change in one area it would be updated throughtout the rest of the drawings. Is there some type of base drawing that have all the appropriate layers and sheets and classes

I am new to using viewports- I have always used layer links to view my site plan, 1st floor and roof plan together- I am able to really control the view I want with the flyover tool in the layerlink. It seems that I am unable to use the fly over tool when using viewports- am I missing something? How do I get different views beside the standard ones ( left, right, right isometric, etc) Also I use the renderworks camera tool once I am in the layerlink, can I use the camera tool in the viewport?

I am running on VW Designer 2008 with XP- I have been having problems when converting VW files into PDF's- It seems that when it takes place the numbers in the dememsions are not visiable- Is anyone else having this problems?

I am using 2008 Designer and was qondering if there are any available 3-d scrubs or other small plants? Preferably not in color. Thanks

Thanks N I guess I should not have used the word Texture- Is there nothing available in VW2008 that I can generate just line drawings that would represent shingles and then applied to the walls so i can see at any angle? Or apllying polygons and then fill with a hatch the only way?

I am trying create a hidden line rendering but wanted to incorporate shingkles for the siding, and then show various views and angles of the house. Can I accomplish this using the shingles textures and then making it with no color- This would also aplly to the roof shingles- I am trying to achieve a colorless rendered or hindden line drawing but with some of the selements of shingle siding and roof shingles

I am trying to know the best way to create exterior elevations from my model. I understand it would probably best best to create biewports to create them but alot of the times I need to make changes to the elevations that the model can't create- for example- custom muntin bars for windows and doors, Thus I know I need to use lines to create these. When creating the viewport, do I need to convert everything to lines in the viewports or this even possible- SO I can manipulate the elevation- if it is connected with the viewport- will I effect the model or will this be seprate at this point- Still unclear how to use the 3-d in conjunction with 2-d

WHen creating viewports in sheets layers- Can I manipulate it? in that layyer or do I need to creat the viewport in the design layer and manipulte there and then create that viewport in a sheet layer. I guess I need to know more about sheet layer versus design layers and viiewports 2008 Desiger

I am creating exterior walls & I would like to flare out the wall at the bottom- Is this possible to achieve this? Or so I need to create the flare out someway else.

Wanted to know if it was possible to take a window from the window pallet and custimize how the muntin bars look. It seems that I am limited in my choices when editing the muntin bars- Is this possible or I am stuck with the choices VW 12.5 Arch gives me