While I'm waiting for a reply to my other post (about not being able to run Model Setup), I thought I'd poke your brains some more.
I recently purchased (and subsequently returned) SoftPlan Lite. I wasn't happy with the Lite version's limitations, and I wasn't willing to spend twice the money to get the full version. That having been said, SP made it pretty easy to draw a floorplan. For those of you not familiar with it, you simply select the wall tool, rough out the sketch, dimension the drawing, and then adjust the dimensions to the exact size. The walls are moved accordingly, and you have a drawing.
I guess my question here is, how do VW users go about creating a floorplan with the software? It seems like a very powerful system, and the manuals are very detailed (if dry). The training CDs are also very detailed (also dry). Do you draw the walls, then dimension them accordingly, then create the 3D views? Or do you create the rooms with 3D objects, and then create walls from the spaces?
Just so we're all on the same sheet of music, let's say I have two projects to complete. The first one is a simple building, a barn. It'll be 32' x 40' with a gambrel roof. I'm going to create it from scratch. The second project is a 4500sf residence, which I'll be copying from an existing blueprint. For that one, I will obviously have all the dimensions, framing details, etc. I just want an electronic version of the paper document. Assume I have no facility to scan and import.
Thanks in advance for any tips. Hopefully somebody can figure out my Model Setup problem, and I can start fiddling with my expensive new toy.