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Finder > View>Show View Options > Version That is , of course, if there is a version available to show .

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1) DesignLayer>create ViewPort>assign to a Sheet 2) Set the Sheet attributes to the page size & DPI required. 3) Render the DL via the VP settings ( OIP ) & Crop / Annotate>within the Sheet 4) Print or Export the Sheet image.

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Check your Document Settings>Units ... make sure that fractional/decimal is selected.

Check your Class assignments. You may have a Group/Object Class conflict.

You can check those pesky Fonts with Font Book... try to fix 'em with FontFinagler.

If you are rendering those 3D objects then... depending on the page dpi ... Viewport Caches can be relatively large. Also, modeling with additions & subtractions will produce 'history' until they are converted to Generic Solids. Use of Symbols will economize, too.

Agree with DWorks .. text origin & placement is often an after thought .. but crucial to a predictable product.

My bet is that you have conflicting Sections on different layers all pointing to the same VP.

Pursuant to Ray's sage advise: familiarize yourself with VW 12 .. then upgrade asap to the latest version to avoid OS conflicts and future problems.

When installing Snow Leopard ( 10.6.2 ) use > Optional Install> Rosetta> Restart . Then you should not have issues related to older apps ( at least thats my experience anyway : ).

Garbage in = Garbage out Objects that are programmed properly normally translate predictably.

Just a guess ... it could be related to: SymbolObjects set 3D to the WorkingPlane elevation whereas WallObjects default to the Layer Z.

Yep ... a significant problem ... probably related to the way UTF8 is handled. A Quick fix : Launch > Font Book.app > Menu > Edit >Special Characters...>Math At the bottom is a button > " Insert with Font" This will insert the selected character into the text field of VW. Noting that VW font > "Symbol" is broken... a new font called "Apple Symbols" will be installed... and this should miraculously correct the font problem for you .. fixing both Symbol & Apple Symbol !

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It's not so hard to understand..check out this tutorial: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radian

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Or just use ViewPort > isometric view> Annotations then simply add the 2d Lines ( with Class attributes ) constrained to 30? to indicate the Runs to match the isometric projection. You can also drop in various notes & symbols along the way. Nobody will be the wiser ; )

Recall that Arc length is determined by multiplying the Radians of the angle x the radius of the arc. A 90? arc = 1.57079... rad times a R=100 , Arc Length = 157.079.. If you require Arc Lengths = 136 mm then say that you use 4 segments @ 22.5? 22.5? = (22.5 x 0.17453.. ) = 0.392699 rad 136 / 0.392699 = 346.32123 = Radius

I've had similar issues over time ... did you try >Quit & re-launch . Sometimes that will cures it.... or the WGR trick from a new file.

To save time & frustration testing the various settings... try running your rendering tests using a Sheet with a low dpi ... and crop the View Port to only display a representative 'slice' of the final image .

Have you tried the Reports>'Create Reports' > Records & Schedules Procedures, Create Bill Of Materials ? They are very easy to use and easily modifiable for most uses.

Wayne... come on over to the bright side ... you will enjoy the ride : ) Vectorworks Architect has what you need ... your team will be up & running in no time ... producing stunning CAD as if by magic. VW isn't perfect ... but it sure is a proven professional product. If productivity & profitability are essential to your mental health, you will be most pleasantly rewarded... and backing up the world-class code is knowledgeable dedicated community of really great people.

Hybrid symbols have both 2d & 3d components. Perhaps, you may have inadvertently created 2d objects while in the 3d FrontView and then converted to symbol Top/PlanView.