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    roof framer

    in Architecture

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    When I create a roof with 10:12 roof pitch it creates the roof correctly. When I frame that roof, it puts the rafters at the 30 degree pitch (VW Default) rather than at 10:12. Any way to change the default?

    Render over jpeg

    in Rendering

    Posted

    Thanks; I was trying to avoid modelling the building. I can apply polygons over the image and cut out for the windows etc. and then apply an image to the polygon. this works well except I can't figure out how to adjust the scale of the image?

    Render extrude

    in Architecture

    Posted

    If I extrude a polygon over a jpeg image and apply a texture to it, the texured extrude does not show up?? The textured extrude is there if I blow away the jpeg, but will not show over the image (jpeg). Any suggestions?!?

    HP Design Jet 100 plus and HP Design Jet 130

    in Troubleshooting

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    We recently replaced our HP1700c with the HP 130 and are very pleased with the printer. We basically print our plans at 12x18, but also print quite a little @ 24x36. We have the printer on our network and use it from several computers (all windows os). We also have several different cadd programs and they all seem to work well with the HP130.

    VW Architect 11.5 on Windows2000 with 1gb Ram.

    overhead doors

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Thanks for the quick response. We are actually extruding panels to simulate an overhead door behind the cased opening. Seems like this problem was corrected for simple swing doors and cased openings back in Feb 2003. Hopefully it won't need to wait for a program update.

    overhead doors

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Anyone know how to get an arched top overhead door? The silly "transom" button gets turned on whenever the segmented top is chosen. The door does not extend into the transom area, and there seems to be no way to give the transom a "style" to try and trick the drawing to think the door may extend into the transom. This "trickery" seems to be a pat answer from VW when the program doesn't do what one would expect a program like VW to do!!! I believe their term is "workaround"?

    piping

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Since nobody aparently uses the piping PIO, maybe VW should remove it from the program to allow for some function that people use, like a rendering option that doesn't take half days to regenerate! [Eek!]

    piping

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Does anyone use the piping pallete in VW Architect to do plumbing? I can't seem to find any good tutorials on the use of this pallete. I need to do plumbing plans AND isometrics. I can get it to work somewhat, but it seems I must be missing something. One thing I found is that when viewing in isometric, the linetype does not hold. I have some of the lines dashed, etc., but when shown in isometric they lose the dash. Maybe an add-on is needed?

    roof trusses

    in Architecture

    Posted

    I downloaded these from vector depot. I downloaded the windows option and the files don't work. They have a file extension .vso.I am using VW Architect v10.5 with renderworks on windows xp with 2.8Pentium 4 and 1gb of ram.

    Can't Add Sheets!

    in Architecture

    Posted

    I too am having troubles adding sheets. I finally got the sheet added but no titleblock. Also the Task manager does not recognize the new sheet. Any editting done to sheets prior to adding the new sheets does not seem to carry over. (i.e. any editted sheet comes back in but without the editted class visibility)

    Best plotter for Mac/VW

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I use a variety of printers and plotters and find the HP cp1700 to be great for the price (<$500) if you can live with print sizes of 13X19 or smaller. With cadd why not go smaller??? My opinion is that it is easy to get detail using cadd on a smaller format even if it means more sheets. p.s. I use VW10 on Windows2000.

    If anyone has had an opportunity to use the new HP designjet 100 or 120 printers, I would like to know if they are as good. They will take up to a 24" wide sheet and are in the $1000 range.

    Roof overhang

    in Architecture

    Posted

    I tried that and the eave was still there. I couldn't get the cutout to line up exactly with the dormer (dormer disappears when you hit the edit group option.) The roof itself seems to have the cut-out but the eave remains. Should the cutout extend outside the eave line to make sure it is removed? This didn't seem to work either.

    I also tried redoing the entire roof from a polygon with the clip surface tool from the original polygon used for the roof - this created a strange set of valleys and ridges.

    editing textures in v10

    in Rendering

    Posted

    Under COLOR in the texture dialog box is -Image Color*- When I choose edit, a dialog comes up - Edit Image Color-, the only option is to -Change Image- which opens a dialog that only allows me to change to another image in the document or import a new image, no option to change the color!

    model setup

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Thanks for the in-depth explanation. Maybe when I can find some logic in a slab being above the floor I'm working on and that the Foundation may include the basement "slab" I will be able to make some sense of it all. Just seems to me that working in real world units with slab thicknesses of the floor in question would make it easier to comprehend. (i.e. just add elevations to the section and let the computer figure out the rest)

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