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Steve Cox

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  1. Josh, thanks for posting this, I've just used your solution to fix a problem I had creating what I thought was going to be a simple script to duplicate an object and move the duplicate by its own width plus a constant. The LNewObj command failed utterly. Is it the command that creates the object that causes LNewObj to fail or the object type? My code was DUPLICATE(0,0); {the selected object} myHandle:=LNewObj; { get its handle } w:=HWIDTH(myHandle); { get dimension of object } HMOVE(myHan,0,w+3.5mm); { shift dimension plus 3.5mm } this fails to shift the duplicate whatever type of object it is. Adding your Waldo code fixed it , though I don't understand how it works. Steve MacOS 10.6.8 VW 2011
  2. When you're used to one button, two is overkill. Support for the spacenavigator is certainly on my wish list
  3. Is this the sort of thing you're looking for? You might want to change the units to matcth yiour drawings. This gives vertical and horizontal guidelines, but the lock command doesn't lock the PIO in place. I don't know why. Steve BEGIN DSelectAll; move(-5000mm,0); LINE(10000mm,0mm); DoMenuTextbyName('Guides',1); Move(-5000mm,-5000mm); LINE(0,10000mm); move(0,-5000mm); DoMenuTextbyName('Guides',1); SelectAll; DoMenuTextbyName('Lock',1); END;
  4. Make that two levels. This morning my PIO draws the object but it doesn't rotate it unless I change a parameter in the OIP to force a redraw. Steve
  5. Charles, yes. I tried using DoMenuTextByName to change the view and that caused VW to crash. Raymond, you're a star. Thats works fine. I looked at SetRot3D before, but couldn't get it to work. I think I should downgrade my member status a level. Thanks for all your help. Steve
  6. Raymond, I found that thread when I did a search for 'rotate' before I first posted, but I didn't see how it might help me Steve
  7. Charles, in essence I have a log lying on the ground. I want it rotate it to be standing up like a telegraph pole. my problem is HRotate rotates around the z axis, so the log is still lying in the ground Steve
  8. Thanks Charles, I've now got a handle on it. :-) moving on slightly, how would you rotate the object on the X or Y axis? I need the equivalent of an HRotate3D(handle,x,y,z); command. The Rotate3D(x,y,z); command still rotates just one surface within the group. Steve
  9. I've created an object in a function by adding path extrudes, then creating a group. When I try to move the object with Move3DObj(handle,100,100,100) only one NURBS surface moves. If I try rotate3D(90,0,0) again only one surface rotates - but not the same one! I know that rotate3D acts on the last object created, so is a group creation treated differently? How do I get a handle to the group? It appears the handle is to one NURBS surface only? Any advice gratefully received thanks, Steve
  10. I've been trying to make a stair rail using loft, as per the instructions in the manual for 'Loft Surface using One Rail'. I just can't get it to work. Is there a bug in 11.0.1? or in the manual?
  11. I have a worksheet with a database row that list objects with a particular record. This is to calculate the Centre of Gravity of an assembly If I try to add another criteria, Layer is a particular layer, then Vectorworks just crashes Steve
  12. Disregard that last message, lame-brain was looking under windows printing rather than Appletalk. > Insert embarrassed emoticon here < Steve
  13. I'm having problems installing the set up properly. I've downloaded the latest GIMP package and 500 driver, but the 500 driver doesn't show up in the list of drivers to choose from in the printer model set up list when I try to add the printer. What am I missing? I'm connected to the printer via a PC network Steve
  14. I've used batch convert to update VW9 files to VW11. Lots of text entries on my drawings instead of being on one line are now on two, and the wrap text box is checked in the Obj Info pane. Is there a way of stopping this from happening? manually unchecking the wrap text button for every text entry is time consuming, is making my fingers ache, and giving me RSI. Steve
  15. Running VW11, Mac OS 10.3.4 Dual G5 When I open a file with a long file name the name at the top of the window is truncated. e.g. '501 CPS Interconnect Diagram Racked P' shows as '501 CPS Interconnect Diag#46205'. The truncated filename also appears in the recent file list. One saving grace is that when saving the original file is updated and the name not changed. With just one file it's not too much of a problem, but I work wih a lot of file with similar names. Is VW 11 still stuck with the filename length limitations of the old Mac OS's? Steve
  16. Katie, answers to your questions: >Are you typing in a z value when placing the 3d locus in TOp view? No, I normally switch to front view and then adjust the Z position. I tried typing in the Z value, works OK, but with the same offset to the ruler. >Is the z value higher than the rulers go in a front view? No, it's about centre of the drawing >When you switch to a front view, can you do a "Fit to Objects" from the Page menu or the button in the scroll bar. Yes, both methods work >Do you see the locus points? Yes ( at least until they disappear ) Thanks Steve
  17. Katie, What version of Carbon Lib do you have? 1.5 Do you have 8 selection handles enabled? No. Steve
  18. Katie, I meant there is no Z centre function in the worksheet, so I have to view the drawing from the front, and run the worksheet to get the COG in the Z direction, then view the drawing from the top, and re-run the worksheet to get the COG in the Y direction. The Z placement in the OIP doesn't match the ruler in the front view, only the X and Y values correspond
  19. Katie, I'm changing views constantly, because to calculate the centre of gravity in 3 dimensions I have to swap from top view to front view as there is no Z Centre function. I create the loci as class None, and I've done a Report that lists all the loci on every sheet, it doesn't find them. I tried the Custom visibilty tool to show all 3D loci, but that's made no difference Still puzzled Steve
  20. Bryan Leather says "The select handles (little black boxes on the item) sometimes reverse in that they are visible when the item is not selected and invisible when item is selected. " -------------------- I get this problem sometimes too. Restarting vectorworks cures it. Steve
  21. I've been using 3D loci to simulate a centre of mass for a centre of gravity worksheet, but every so often the loci just disappear from the drawing and I have to re-insert them. I haven't managed to work out what is happening when they vanish. They are not part of a symbol, after I had so much trouble with nested symbols not updating in the worksheet. Where do loci go Steve using Mac OS 8.6 and VW 9.5.2
  22. Jim, you were right, it is to do with the nested symbols. I searched the messsage board for nested symbols and found the answer. Adding "INSYMBOL" to the criteria does the worksheet update OK =DATABASE(INSYMBOL AND (L='Layer Name') AND (R IN ['Record Name'])) The INSYMBOL is an option in the Create Report dialog, but not when a worksheet is created in the resources palette.
  23. Jim, Katie, thanks for your replies. I'm still having problems. My symbol has a 3D locus embedded which has the record attached. This represents the centre of gravity (CoG) of the symbol, which is not at the geometric centre. Updating this record, either from the symbol in the drawing or from the resource pallette doesn't track through in the worksheet.. The worksheet is used to calculate the centre of gravity of the complete installation. I tried making the CoG a symbol, but this didn't seem to help. The workaround seems to be to take the CoG locus out of the symbol, and place it seperately, but this is counter-productive. regards, Steve
  24. I have a worksheet that lists all the objects on a layer with a record attached. When I update a field for an instance of a symbol the change doesn't appear in the worksheet when I re-calculate the worksheet. I tried deleting the record attachment and recreating it , but that didn't make any difference. I'm using VW 9.5.2 and MacOS 8.6
  25. Thanks Jason. I got your script working fine. Now I just need to convert it to work on the selected object in the drawing and I'm done. Thanks for all your help Steve
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