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    orbit animation and light

    in Rendering

    Posted

    I prefer to Export to a Quicktime VR Object. The setup dialog allow you to choose whether the light follows the model or the camera.

    I find the QTVR more useful as it is like a virtual model that can be rotated at will. Once QTVR was introduced, I stopped using Orbit Animations.

    Space Object: Decimal rounding

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Thanks Robert for the answer. Also thank you for your dedication in replying to this thread after eleven o'clock at night!

    Your suggestion does work with a caveat. After changing the Document Settings>Units>Area Precision, the existing spaces do not update. I had to reshape the space to get it to re-write at the new precision level.

    Is there a way to globally make this precision change? I used to be able to select all of the spaces and then make a global change to precision in the OIP.

    Space Object: Decimal rounding

    in Architecture

    Posted

    This problem seems to have taken place as a result of the 12.5.3 upgrade. In version 12.5.2 and earlier there was a decimal field in the OIP. I always set the field to 0 so that my square foot readings were without decimal places.

    Now in 12.5.3 there is no provision for this. After the upgrade, my existing documents changed to three decimal places. So a Space that read 45 square feet now reads 44.672 square feet.

    Three decimal places is fine for machinists drawings but it is absurd for architectural. How do we fix this please?

    spiral ramp

    in Solids Modeling

    Posted

    Islandmon. I have tried to recreate your example but I am stumped. I can create sweeps all day long. But how did you put a texture on your sweep object?

    It appears that your object has a texture already and that you swept that. Putting a texture on the finished sweep is not the answer.

    A polygon cannot take a texture and a 3D polygon cannot be swept.

    You are a magician. I only hope that you will reveal your secret :-).

    Missing Door Part

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Now I understand. Yes, I guess you are right. You could almost acomplish this with the Lintel function, except that by default, the Lintel extends past the jamb.

    If this is something that you want, then you should post it as a Wishlist item and not General Discussion.

    For now, it seems, your solution is to create a symbol for your doors.

    spiral ramp

    in Solids Modeling

    Posted

    Thanks Islandmon. I never would have guessed that VW could take that straight image and curve it to match. I know that I sometimes get frustrated at what this program cannot do. It is times like this that I need to step back and stand in awe at what it can do.

    Thanks again.

    Windows in curved walls

    in Architecture

    Posted

    I have experienced the same problem and submitted it to tech support a few weeks ago. Their solution is to uncheck "Use Wall Thickness" and set the jamb dimension manually.

    As a workaround, it worked for me. But I agree with Katie that this is a bug.

    VW-exported PDF produces error at printers

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    I had a similar issue.

    Using the Batch PDF export I got a nice quick PDF that looked fine on the computer. I emailed it to my reprographics house. They take PDFs and convert to TIFFs and then print, don't ask why.

    The prints came back without text in all of my callout boxes. The text showed fine on the computer but did not print.

    I reran the job using the old Batch Print function and printed to an Acrobat PDF printer on my computer. As usual, this printed fine at my repro house.

    The obvious frustration here is that the PDF on the screen looks fine, so there is no way to know if the file is faulty.

    VW12.5.1

    OS10.4.8

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