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Jeff Prince

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  1. @Magic_4_Forum you should post the source file from the manufacture you started with rather than this exported DWG. That would be the cleanest starting point for any troubleshooting.
  2. You need to make the texture the same size as your site model and it will line up nicely on its own. If you send me the sketch and the site model, I can show you how. Basically, you will leave the areas beyond the sketch transparent and make the pixel dimensions in the same ratio as your site.
  3. Nope, I stay 1 year or more behind on my software for production work. I was burned pretty bad by the contour label bug and lost over 8 hours of work across a several projects a few years ago. It's simply too risky to be a Vectorworks beta tester and I have low confidence of these years long bugs being resolved, especially when AI rendering is the new hotness and overshadows fixing existing workflows. Unfortunately, when it's mission critical, I have to rely on manual annotation or other software solutions entirely.
  4. I'm of the opinion that Stakes should only be placed in Design Layers. While Vectorworks allows you to place them within viewports on Sheet Layers, you are asking for trouble doing so. It's probably best to use and think of a Stake as a site model related object rather than an annotation. I think of them as real world wood stakes and use other forms of annotation when I need them. I also do not use VWX contour labels... too unpredictable.
  5. This is due to poor construction methods used draw the 2D symbol. Whomever created it used a funky polyline with "arc vertex" fitting instead using a simple circle to represent the canopy. When vectorworks symbols are created, their bounding box reflects the extents of the object's geometry, which in this case are vertices far from the edge of the object, which is not immediately apparent due to the aforementioned vertex mode. You can fix this when you run into it by changing the geometry. I recommend keeping your own file of plant symbols rather than rely on the built in Vectorworks ones due to issue such as this experienced over the years.
  6. You are probably best served by downloading the higher quality imagery and manually importing it. I say this because if you get it to work, don’t be surprised if it mysteriously breaks when you least expect it while working under deadline. If that web service you use exports geo tiff, the images might line up automatically in VWX. If not, you could manually align it using the ESRI imagery as a reference.
  7. My wife and I attended MJ the Musical last night and immediately thought of people here on the forum that work in the industry. I’m always amazed how you can create an environment with a few pieces and some amazing lighting, something that is inspirational for my own work in AEC. Here are some nice images of the designs: http://www.derekmclane.com/mj-the-musical
  8. Glad you enjoyed the thread so much , there are a bunch of others in the forum if you use the search feature. images- It seems a bunch of my content has been deleted, hence you can not see them.
  9. @VWNovice9 How did you model the roof shape depicted in the photo? If it's a solid, you could just copy the roof and modify it to become one of the beams.
  10. I can’t see your image and I imagine you meant to type Glulam and not gulag 😉 You can extract the curve from your ceiling and the finish drawing the elevation of the beam by offsetting the curve and connecting the ends. From there it’s a simple extrude to the depth of the beam. Make it a symbol and array duplicates into place.
  11. Margins will get you part of the way there. You might want to look into: how you have your geometry placed. It's always a good idea to place Loci in the opposite corners of the page so your title block doesn't move around on you if you change sheet sizes. "Sheet Size" fit/vs explicitly selecting a sheet size "sheet fit mode" wether or not you want VWX to make a border for your title block or not.
  12. post the file and someone will look at it. Troubleshooting from screen shots is a PITA.
  13. Don't convince yourself of that, it's a trap. We all learn in a variety of ways, it just so happens that in the graphics industry we use pictures to communicate.
  14. You need to change your “grey level for greyed layers” in the print settings IIRC. I think the default is 60%. Whatever it was, cut it to 30% or 40% and you should be good.
  15. you need to select the viewport. then look at the OIP (object info panel)., not your navigation panel. Find the class button there and set it accordingly.
  16. Your workflow is correct. Make sure that class is not active and your issue should go away. correction... Select your viewport and go to the OIP. From there, click on the classes button for the viewport. Turn off the class from there.
  17. Because people who can't design will buy the software and think it will make them an architect? Designers across many industries make mood boards made of stock images, magazine clippings, screen shots, and such as part of their process don't seem to see the use of AI any different. I doubt being caught in a lawsuit is likely nor will it stop the behavior. Seems to be the industry trend. Hype reminiscent of the .COM era with investments in dubious companies flying around everywhere.
  18. You guys need to post VWX file that actively behaves this way instead of videos alone. I’m willing to bet it’s something in the file, I see this all the time with my training clients.
  19. sounds like you are back on the path to success. I’m away from a computer right now, but I build my hardscapes so the they build from the top of finish downward and alignment hasn’t been a problem. I also place all my hardscapes that need to alight with each other in the same DL to avoid confusing VWX.
  20. you can get them to meet cleanly by including data beyond the edge of your desired site model and then set your crop at the desired edge of the model. That being said, your site model doesn’t look so large as to require such an approach, it probably just needs to be cleaned up and checked for inefficiencies.
  21. Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was...
  22. Jeff Prince

    Curve

    How you model it should reflect how you will build it. Most "curved" windows in simpler buildings are smaller rectangular units mulled together. Are you actually having a custom curved window formed whose frame will actually be curved? If so, @Tom W. 's suggestion of Deform/bend will work. If not, model it how it will be constructed by taking your individual rectangular units and rotating them in plan view to fit the "curve". Mirror will be your friend here. Oh, and you file did not contain the problem window or wall.
  23. Copy and paste one of these LA areas in to a new file and post it here, that will help on the troubleshooting a lot. If you look at the Tag Class, does the the specified Fill look like the one you see in that screen shot you posted? If your Plant Style contained within the Landscape Area does not have a common name, you need to edit the Plant Style and provide one.
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