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I don't know anything about sailboats design.... But, I do have a program and related manual titled "Bearboat Pro" for designing sea kayaks. Some of the graphs/curves/formulas are similar to ideas posted here. It may be worth a look....it is available for free via internet download. www.marinerkayaks.com

I kinda posted this related question in the recent topic "Scaling&Layers ... hekp!!", but..... Why not draw everything in a design layer at 1:1, and adjust the desired and final scale with a viewport? It seems like layers are useful only for separating elements by height, and we separate elements via classes. We are trying to develop our cadd standards and adopt viewports, and determining the most efficient method is time consuming. It would be nice to have some tricks/tips explained on just how to set up production sheets; annotation is a hotly contested topic...... Viewports are useful and a huge step for VW, we just need to make them productive. However, after posing the question above, I experimented with a simple garage plan and elevation, originally drawn @ 1/4". When the layer scale was changed to 1:1, the file really slows down - it's just too big to handle. But, computer speed notwithstanding, what's the real advantage of layer separation on a drawing that does not need height descriptions?

another related question......? would it help to draw everything on design layers at 1:1, and adjust the desired and final scale with a viewport?

Is there a way to batch convert classes within symbols to other classes? we have a file with 100 or so casework symbols developed over previous years. we now have "standard" sheet setups, with defined classes, layers, etc., which don't necessarily match the older standards...... eg, old casework symbols are comprised of classes named "hardware", "backsplash", etc., and we want to change those names to "case-hdw", "case-bkspl", and assume the new class standards (line weights, color). ?

please clarify.....i don't want to come back into VW, I want the door schedule (or some other worksheet) to show up in AC. Is that possible?

I have exported several files to .dwg containing worksheets. The AC user has reported no information on the sheet where it should be. Is there an issue in exporting worksheets?

nna's post under "VW users: tell me your grievances!", originally posted 15 July, seems to recognize that there IS a "speed problem" with VW10, on PCs & Macs, .....so, which is it? does nna recognize a speed problem or not? and what is being done to correct it? The speed issue is clear to me on a g4/400 w/512mg.

The files with problems seem to be those with .dwg imports. So, I purged the original file, selected all, and pasted to a new file and line styles are back. seems to work.

In some files, the line styles in the Attributes palette will all lose their charachter (i.e., dash, dots) and appear as a single solid line of the same width making it impossible to define line styles for an object or class. The same problem occurs in the class dialog box when editing classes and attempting to select a line style - the only option is a choice from 10 or so of the same lines. Restarting VWA fixes this at first, then the same thing occurs.....??? Might this be related to the Apple Cineam Display? There are some known issues with font smoothing and text displays in MS Word. Thanks in advance. OS10.2.6/VWA10.1.2