doug shaffer

Nevermind. I just found the 2D J-Bolt tool. Thanks anyway!

Hi - I am using the J-Bolt tool for the first time. I only need it in 2D. It appears that some of the lines get drawn at 100 percent opacity, while others are something less than 100 percent. I can change the color of the bolt, but I can not make it dashed. When printed, it just doesn't look very good. Is there a way to control the graphic representation to any greater degree? Or is there another tool that would make a better looking 2D J-Bolt? Thanks -

VW2013 SP3 Mac - OSX 10.8.3 Hey, everyone - I originally submitted this to Nemetschek via the appropriate channels, and now that I've installed SP3, I discovered that I had to do so again. Mark Stech-Novak saw this problem, back then. (scroll down to see my original post at the bottom of this one) Is anyone else experiencing this? If so, this is getting ridiculous. Is this problem really that hard to fix? Am I the only one that works using rotated views? Here is the text I submitted. It's pretty lengthy, but if you have experienced the problem you'll get what I'm talking about right away. Hello - I submitted this as a bug after VW2013 was released, then after SP1, then after SP2, now (AGAIN) SP3. Is this really that hard to fix? I am working on a complex project with many non-90 degree angles and this bug continues to drive my batty. Please fix it for SP4! 1. ?Create a design layer at 1/4" = 1'-0" scale. 2. ?Draw several misc. rectangles, lines, etc. 3. ?Select all of these objects and Group them. 4. ?Rotate the view (to 17 degrees, for example) 5. ?With, for example, the upper left handle selected in the Object Info Palette, resize the object using the object info palette. 6. ?BUG - The location of the object does not change relative to the upper left corner of the group. ?The object is moved to a random, but consistant, incorrect location. Depending on the size of objects, number of objects in the file, the amount of offset varies. Other manifestations of this bug (Possibly) 1. ?Create a design layer at 1/4" = 1'-0" scale. 2. ?Draw several misc. rectangles, lines, etc. 3. ?Select all of these objects and create a Symbol. 4. ?Rotate the view (to 17 degrees, for example) 5. ?Double click to "edit" the symbol. 6. ?BUG - Note how the symbol does not edit in place - that is, the view jumps off to a seemingly random location. 1. ?Create a design layer at 1/4" = 1'-0" scale. 2. ?Rotate the view (to 17 degrees, for example) 3. Draw a rectangular polygon (NOT A RECTANGLE) and select it. To make the bug clear, the rectangle should be oriented so that it is square relative to the screen. 4. Select the "2D Reshape" tool. 5. ?Select the center handle (8 re-shape handles mode), hold the SHIFT key and try to drag side of the polygon perpendicular to that side. 6. ?BUG - the side of the polygon will snap to some seemingly random angle, but will not be perpendicular. 1. ?Create a design layer at 1/4" = 1'-0" scale. 2. ?Rotate the view (to 17 degrees, for example) 3. Draw any object (line, circle, rectangle, polygon, etc) 4. "Cut" the object 5. ?Click on any spot in the drawing. 6. "Paste" the object 6. ?BUG - The object does not paste where the click (in step 5) was made. (If the view is not rotated, the object pastes in a spot centered on the step-5 click) There are other issues, but I have a feeling fixing any of these will fix them all. On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:45:58 -0800, MARK STECH-NOVAK wrote: >YES !!! This is a real problem. I have a BIG project where everything is oriented to the spokes of a wheel and all work needs be done in rotation view. Resizing is nearly impossible without things flying off into space. > >If you have the misfortune to have to use imported Autocad objects, you cannot drop them into a drawing when rotated as they will explode and you'll find bits and pieces all over the plan. > > >MARK STECH-NOVAK >Restaurant Consultation & Design >mark@msnrcd.com >www.msnrcd.com > > > On Nov 16, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Doug Shaffer wrote: Hello - We are working on a couple of projects that have elements that are not oriented to 0 / 90 / 180 / 270 degrees. Typically, to work on elements like these, I rotate the plan view on the screen so that those elements align with up / down / left / right on the monitor. This simplifies drawing rectangles, lines, etc. as wells as entering angles, lengths, etc. However, when I create a group and resize it using the object info palette, the group gets moved to a seemingly random location. For example, if the group is 10' x 10' and I resize it to 15' x 10' (having selected the upper left handle in the object info. palette) the entire object moves from it's original location. That is, the "X" and "Y" fields in the object info. palette change randomly. This ONLY occurs when I am in a rotated view. The "X" and "Y" fields do not change when the view is not rotated. This did not occur in Version 2009. Also, and perhaps this related, I have noticed that when I copy an object, click on a point on the screen, then "paste" (not "paste in place") the object does not show up where I clicked. Has this feature changed? Again, this only occurs when the plan view is rotated. Is this a bug? Thanks for any tips.

Hi - I've just learned how to use the Tile tool and I really like it. I've created a 'gravel' tile pattern and I'm wondering if the file size is greatly increased the more complex the tile pattern is? Or is there any affect on overall file size if the density of the individual elements within the tile pattern are relatively small? I ask this question because we have a few hatches that when used in a file, the PDF's that are created from that file are HUGE. Simply replacing the hatch with a substitute can have a very big effect on the file size. Thanks - Doug

Thanks, michaelk!

Thanks, michaelk. Where would I find a crash log, and how I "keep activity monitor running"? I noticed that Adobe is trying to automatically install the latest version of Reader and I've been ignoring it. Perhaps this is related?

Thanks for your response, CipesDesign. The file is about 39MB and I am pretty sure that it was first created in version 2012. I am using VW Architect walls, window and door PIOs, etc. but not for 3D use.

Hello - Twice today, VW2013 has frozen my iMac to a point where it can not force quit anything. The clock gets stuck on the time of the crash, and I have to hold down the power button to re-start. Anyone else experiencing this? Any suggestions on what to do about it?

Thanks, Christiaan - I think I had this one, or one very similar, that ended up bogging down files because of the many layers that make it up. It looks great, though. I'll give it a try and see what happens. Doug

Thanks, Matt - I've tried using tiles for other things, but haven't gotten the hang of it. I'll watch the tutorial and give it a shot.

Hello, everyone - I know that many people over the years have requested good "gravel" hatches (among others). I still have not found one that behaves well. Does anyone have one you would be willing to share? I have tried using the "stipple" tool, which creates a very nice representation of what I'm looking for, but when several areas of stipple are placed in a design layer, the file gets much slower. That is, zooming becomes tedious. (...and why after all these years does the hatch tool remains so user-unfriendly?) Doug

Here's the problematic file. Thanks for your help!

Hi, mk - Tools>Utilities>Reset All Plug-Ins does not update the stamp. Closing and opening the file does not work, and quitting VW doesn't work, either. The only thing that seems to work is changing a parameter within the plug-in object. Weird. Any clues?

When I click on it nothing happens. If I enter the symbol then exit again, nothing happens. To get it to change, I have to select it and change a parameter. (then change it back.) Thanks for any advise -

Hi - I have never used the Data Stamp tool until today, but it appears that it is not working properly. When I create a PDF file or send directly to the printer the date and time do not update. I have "Reset all plug-in objects that require a reset..." checked in both the create PDF and Print dialog boxes. The particular instance of the data stamp that I am referring to is within a symbol that we have for our title block. Also (perhaps this is a clue) the data stamp does not update when I close then open the file again. Any help is appreciated.

Hello - We are working on a couple of projects that have elements that are not oriented to 0 / 90 / 180 / 270 degrees. Typically, to work on elements like these, I rotate the plan view on the screen so that those elements align with up / down / left / right on the monitor. This simplifies drawing rectangles, lines, etc. as wells as entering angles, lengths, etc. However, when I create a group and resize it using the object info palette, the group gets moved to a seemingly random location. For example, if the group is 10' x 10' and I resize it to 15' x 10' (having selected the upper left handle in the object info. palette) the entire object moves from it's original location. That is, the "X" and "Y" fields in the object info. palette change randomly. This ONLY occurs when I am in a rotated view. The "X" and "Y" fields do not change when the view is not rotated. This did not occur in Version 2009. Also, and perhaps this related, I have noticed that when I copy an object, click on a point on the screen, then "paste" (not "paste in place") the object does not show up where I clicked. Has this feature changed? Again, this only occurs when the plan view is rotated. Is this a bug? Thanks for any tips.

Hi, Carpalmer - I got the updater to work properly, although the problem was very specific to my particular installation. You are on Windows platform (I'm on Mac) but perhaps the problem is similar. When you attempted the updater, did it create an "Updaterlog" file? If so, look through it. In my case, the updater was looking for a particular group of files within a folder called "Standards" that it could not find. In our office, we set things up so that we all share a "Standards" folder that resides on the file server. That is, the VW installation at each workstation uses an alias (short-cut) of the Standards folder on the server. The updater was having trouble reconciling this. To make the updater work, we temporarily restored the Standards folder to each workstation. Hope this helps.

Is anyone else having trouble installing SP1? I get an Error message: "An error occurred attempting to update an existing installation." Any suggestions? Thanks

So we have Service Select and have downloaded VW2013, but still have not been 'assigned' serial numbers. I called VW and they said that the numbers will be assigned in the next several days. How difficult can this be? Is anyone else having trouble with this? thanks -

THANK YOU, VECTORGEEK!

Hello - We just upgraded from VW2009 to VW2012. Lots of nice new stuff, but I seem to no longer have the ability to copy/paste in place by Option-Clicking an object. Can I get that function back some how? Old habits die hard. Thanks -

Hi - If we purchase a "Service Select" contract, are we obligated to renew it each year? I can't seem to find that information readily. Thanks - Doug Mac OSX 10.8.1

Hi - I am using VW2009 on a Mac. When I create a rectangle using the rectangle tool, then rotate the view (rotate plan button) the offset tool will not allow me to offset to the inside of the rectangle. I am pretty sure this is a bug but am wondering if it is resolved in more recent versions. Every other type of shape (circle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, polygon, etc.) can be offset to the interior regardless of plan rotation. Anyone else experiencing this problem? Thanks -

All layers are at the same Z level. Any other thoughts? Also, do you think what I'm doing should be possible? Thanks -

Howdy - VW Architect 2009-Mac I have a conundrum that might be hard to describe, but here goes. I have created a VW file with numerous design layers. One contains interior elevations, and another contains a Building Section. I have made Design Layer Viewports of the interior elevations and placed them in the Building Section. In order to do this, I had to reposition the individual viewports so they aligned with the Building Section properly. This works very well - no problems. For various reasons that I won't go into, we like to create separate files for our drawing sheets (with dimensions, notes, sheet borders, etc.). But when I create a design layer and then create a viewport that references the Building Section design layer in the other file, the Interior Elevations are not aligned properly with the Building Section information. The Interior elevations show up, just in the wrong place. Does that make sense? Let me know if you have any ideas about this. Perhaps it's not possible. Thanks -