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Michael Gilbert

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  1. Running OS X 10.11.6, In VW 2017, Ctrl+1(numeric keypad) , Ctrl+2 etc. switches views. Is there a way to disable these keyboard shortcuts so I can reassign other shortcuts using Keyboard Maestro? 2017 is way overkill as we pretty exclusiviely work in 2D but need some of the functionality not found elsewhere. Thanks Michael
  2. Have discovered that some VW log files are saved as tab delimited and some as csv on old OS X PPC machines. Have hunted around to see if there is a terminal command to specify log file format in OS X but no luck. Anyone suggest a good resource or place to look? Ideally want all as csv files. Thanks Michael
  3. Never mind a grain of salt - brilliant! I have been poncing around for hours as I cannot get my head round the syntax. Now I can process 600+ files which have to be out in the next few days. No worries, a) I have back -ups and working of copies anyway, and b) I just have to output eps files but making sure correct layer is showing - far easier to batch macro to delete layers and then select show active before exporting. Can run macro now and go to bed Cheers Michael
  4. Apologies for asking really simple question. All I want to do is use a script to delete a named layer which I can then have aa a drop down menu by adding to the workspace. This makes it much easier to invoke from an external macro tool such as Keyboard Maestro. Can anyone advise? I am not technically minded and have been going round in circles. This is on 11.5 - yes I know it is ancient but still earning us money. Many thanks Michael
  5. Hi want to survey draw using cutdown version of AutoCad that does not support multiline tool. Then import into VW. Importing is fine but we're trying to figure out a qucik way of converting lines to walls. We know we can use the line to polygon and the polygon to wall tools. But is there any other way that someone can think off. This is all so we can export as eps to Illustrator for image manipulation. In Illustrator we need surfaces not lines. Currently using VW 11.5. Also, anyone know how to input and draw straight into VW from laser measurements? Can be done on PC side but haven't seen anything for Macs. Apologies for long post. Michael
  6. We are currently using VW 8.5.1 in the office although we purchased Ver. 10 but have yet to migrate to OSX so have just been sitting on these. However client has requested work with final output in Autodesk ADT 2005 dwg format. Question a) is this possible, b) if so what is the best way to do this. Appreciate feedback. Cheers Michael
  7. We are currently using VW 8.5.2 and hanging on till we upgrade to Mac OS X. However, can anyone help me solve a problem. All the VW apps apart from one export images fine as PDS, Tiff, JPG and the images are fine in preview. However, on one machine this is not the case. Previewing shows a blank image only. I have tried re-installing and copying settings from other copies without success. Does VW utilise any non VW resources when exporting image files? All the machines are Mac G4s running OS 9..0 or OS 9.1. Thanks Michael
  8. If your having problems exporting suggest you reopen exported file in Illustrator 9 and resave choosing the eps format you require. Had a real problem and Illustrator worked fine. i appreciate that we shouldn't have to do this and it means buying another prog but if it is essential it can save a lot of hassle. Regards Michael
  9. Hi Guys relevant to your query. We create floor plans using VW on Macs. We need to convert to WMF for PC. At the moment our only option looks like buying a copy of VW for Win, just to convert files to WMF which I understand is supported on the Win version of VW. Reading your posting am not even sure that this is the answer. However, what would be useful is if you could mail me a copy of a drawing saved as WMF that we could forward to our clients as a test sample. Appreciate any help you can give. Regards Michael
  10. apologies for delay in replying. I f we draw something in VW. Delete, draw rectangle big enough to contain drawing and repaste in and export as image file, then the image file has a much bigger border than if the rectangle is exported without the drawing inside. Drawing is in Vector format. Opened as image file in various versions of Photoshop. Since posting this message have decided to do it a different way. Still curious as to why this should be. Thanks Michael
  11. Hi draw simple rectangle in VW 8.5.2 and export as EPS. Open in Photoshop, currently 5.5. Image of rectangle with tiny border. However, put a drawing in previously drawn rectangle and same image in Photoshop has much bigger border! This is problematic as drawings were previously resized in Photoshop after being exported from MC. We can do the process manually but we want to set it up as an automatic process. Any comments as this is both intriguing and frustrating. Work done on G4s. Cheers Michael
  12. Can anyone suggest a way of calculating floor area excluding walls. We survey property for the residential market. We are looking for the most efficient way to calculate net internal sq footage. Regards Michael ------------------
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