acepernich

Does anyone else have this problem, and a solution?: I have an object with a white fill in front of an object with a pattern. When I print, the pattern 'shows through' the white foreground object. Where the pattern 'shows through' the dots making it up are not fully black, but are haftone. Any hatches behind the foreground object do not show through, and if the foreground object is given a pattern instead of being solid white, the background pattern does not show through. This problem does not show up on the monitor, and only occurs when printing on our HP DesignJet 1055CM. It does not occur when printing on an HP 5000N or Fiery. All are using Laserwriter 8.7. I am Using VW 8.5.2 on a Mac G4 w/ sys. 9.0.4.

You can do this now (VW 8.5 - I don't know how many previous versions as well). Place 2 loci in your symbol the location & width apart you want your wall break to be. If you leave out the loci, the break will be the full width of the symbol. This is for 2D symbols. Do the same with 3D loci for 3D symbols. Put them in the front view of your 3D symbol, at the corners of your desired wall cut. NOTE: you can use lots of 3D loci in the symbol to cut an irregular opening in the wall, not just a rectangular one; convex only, though - it won't cut a hole with an inside angle. [This message has been edited by Antone Cepernich (edited 05-19-2000).]

Original question by AC, postded 3/13/00 When arcs with arrowheads are included in a group, editting the group and flipping any other object in the group will cause the arrowheads to change ends on the arcs (when the drawing is refreshed). This seems to occur even if the arcs are grouped and nested a number of groups below the object being flipped. Same problem with all VectorWorks versions. Anyone else with this problem? Any solutions? David T's reply, posted 3/15/00 When the command mirror is performed on a arc the results resemble the arrowhead flipping. The arrow head does not actually flip, the arc and the arrow head are considered to be one object and they are both moved durring the mirror command. This can be remidied if you mirror the arc and the arrow head only along the center line of the arc. Follow-up by AC, posted 3/15/00 I think you misunderstand the problem. I am not flipping the arc. I am flipping another object in the same group as the arc. I am not touching the arc. Scenario: I am drawing a detail consisting of an object 'A', some text, and an arc with an arrowhead pointing to the object. I group these items. I enter the group to edit it (using Edit Group menu command or command-[). I flip the OBJECT ONLY, leaving the arc alone). I then exit the group. When I refresh the drawing (by zooming, etc.), I find that the arrowhead has switched ends on the arc, even though I did not touch the arc. Again, take this group, draw an object "B", select the group and object 'B' and group them. Enter THIS group, flip OBJECT 'B' ONLY, and exit the group. The arrow head on the arc will flip when the drawing is refreshed, even though the group containing the arc was not touched. I hope this clarifies the problem. Is a further reply contemplated?

I think you misunderstand the problem. I am not flipping the arc. I am flipping another object in the same group as the arc. I am not touching the arc. Scenario: I am drawing a detail consisting of an object 'A', some text, and an arc with an arrowhead pointing to the object. I group these items. I enter the group to edit it (using Edit Group menu command or command-[). I flip the OBJECT ONLY, leaving the arc alone). I then exit the group. When I refresh the drawing (by zooming, etc.), I find that the arrowhead has switched ends on the arc, even though I did not touch the arc. Again, take this group, draw an object "B", select the group and object 'B' and group them. Enter THIS group, flip OBJECT 'B' ONLY, and exit the group. The arrow head on the arc will flip when the drawing is refreshed, even though the group containing the arc was not touched. I hope this clarifies the problem.

When arcs with arrowheads are included in a group, editting the group and flipping any other object in the group will cause the arrowheads to change ends on the arcs (when the drawing is refreshed). This seems to occur even if the arcs are grouped and nested a number of groups below the object being flipped. Same problem with all VectorWorks versions. Anyone else with this problem? Any solutions?