RubenH

I think that's one of the intentions of this joint, Mike. I can see a tremendous effort in centralizing all the aspects regarding Bim interoperability: Revit, Revit Structure, Green Building, Ecotect, Revit and Mental (renderings). And i don't see it good. NNA may have a good solution with thermorender...but all the users are needing more of those solutions that make colaboration with other disciplines a smooth condition, always supportting open technologies like IFC, or standards like PDF and PDF 3d. I have found that some electrical engineers like the electrical module, but they need a little more sofistication in some aspects. Why not a real module for pipping, with all the standards considered. I always say that VW is a really powerfull software. It's light in a good way, flexible, and people like to learn it. You can solve many design problems, from concept to finished project. Why not push it a little more...again...remember the days of minicad.

You can use the eyedropper tool: 1. Use Plug in parameters. 2. Use Pick up sets defaults. You can download the plug in parameters to other doors, too. Click over with the put down attributes mode. It is valid for every object with parameters.

Regarding Apple, Bim, Ghery Tech, and Nemetschek. From Architosh: http://www.architosh.com/news/2008-07/0707_apple_bim_opportunity.html http://www.architosh.com/news/2008-07/0707_apple-gehry-tech.html

I see some alignement from those firms that eventually will disbalance the market from it's current state. Maybe the only thing that they are not considering is Apple and the fact that their strongest competition, "Vectorworks" + "Archicad"+"Maxon", relies on Apple platform. The only software they actually produce for the Mac is Maya. Another fact is the implementation of IFC. ?Will it bring it's fruits in the medium term, with two big softwares developers defining the ways of the interoperatibily between a vast group of users?

These people are playing rough: http://aecnews.com/articles/3658.aspx

Use the layer transfer mode, it's in place of the opacity on the design layer edit. Tray overlay or the others...to see wich one fit's your needs

Excellent DWorks!! Thanks for this contribution to the VW's comunity!

Maybe multiple palettes of the same kind. Like the project or object manager in other 3d softwares.

Support for pdf layers via object info will be apreciated, too!!

For chamfer, fillet, extract...etc.

Asked before. I Agree Again!

I hope VW do it...specially for sections vp. http://www.architosh.com/news/2008-06/0616_archicad_12_fastest_b.html

Everyday i need more of this!

I remember something like that on os 9, some kind of extensions for microsoft office.

I Agree with you.

An OS contribution, or more experience from NNA, since VW (formerly MiniCAD) was born on the Mac.

Only one thing: mac users rarely want to use windows. Is Os preference the defacto problem. I presonally prefer VW on Macs, it feels different: more stable, smother and with better interface (an Os contribution).

Many of us have QuickLook preview in our fruit. Maybe we can have the Os X spelling, witch it's very, very good.

I think the 3d pdf is another thing. You can cut your model, measure, change renders, rotate...and is a 3d container. Look what's new ---> 3d features. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatproextended/

46. Faster hidden line rendering & faster section process. Maybe with multiple cores support. 47. Components within the wall style could handle different heights and lengths in different walls. 48. Wall with solid operations maintain it's wall condition after the solid operation. 49. A more graphical object info. Can handle information of objects inside a model structure. For example extrude along path can show the profile on the object info. 50. Symbols that functions like basis for modeling operations. Symbols that support modeling operations. For example: extrudes from a symbol. If i change the symbol it changes the extrudes that uses the symbol as basis. 51. Object info: individual resolution control of any object. (2d & 3d conversion resolution for individual objects). This resolution must be a number!!!

Maybe it has to be something like cut and paste between classes, like textures channels in others 3d aplications.

I think it's already in the eyedropper tool. Look for this in the eyedropper preferences:

And more options to select the edges!

Idem is "the same", it's from Latin. Sig Eigei corroborates what Luis Bohm wrote. Idem for me.

I support this!!! VectorWorks iPhone Viewer: this is one of those things that make a difference in the market. Let's go NNA!!