michael john williams

Turning off the GDI setting improves the res - bit ironic really - not sure what GDI does except blur the renders and mess up fonts. I am going to make a smaller file to send.

I wil give it a go - no too big a file at 32mb - i will thinks of something else.

Just thought I would try and give it a go adding a file. Hopefully, you will see the blur and the fact that I have not been able to control the glass and it just shows as transparant.

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Just the same in Final Quality RW. Tried increasing the dpi settings but this did not help. The funny thing is that iy prints out ok but looks a mess on screen - must be some view setting in vw but I have run through them I can not find one that works. I followed your link to the other thread and that is very useful. As an aside when opening attachments how do you view all the downloads as I can only open and see one? The main problem is getting the glass to render in windows, which I still have not been able to achieve.

To make it easier and simpler, I have started a new file with just two walls, two windows and two doors and played about. I think I can make it work for doors using Door Settings, View and changing the Parts to suit the Class. Using Style 2 and Style Glazing 2 classes. [but under the Edit Class in Other there is only a texture choice and you have no solid choice only the Default Content.] But for windows I can not make it work. Again using the Settings and under view setting the parts up either classes Style 1 and Style Glazing 1 or Style 2 and Style Glazing 2 but there is no change to the glass. The frame changes but the glass stays clear. Smoked or Opaque glazing settings does not seem to make a diffrence. I have made sure that the all the layers and classes are turned on in the vp. The render setting is set for Fast RW as Background and HL as Foreground. This may work for 2 or 3 windows and doors but a building is likely to have hundreds and its pretty labourioust and prone to error going through changing each one. Also the on screen vp sheet layer does not have a crisp edge / line between windows / walls and doors / walls - the texture and colour spreads acros the line. I need to work out how to attach an image. Thanks for your help.

Just upgraded from 2008 to 2009 and to 2010 soon, but before I do, how far back will 2010 open up and convert files? I do not like doing a whole sale convert of all files at the same time when upgrading and prefer to do file by file but I don not want to be left with say vw v8 files that I can not open.

Now I know you are suppose to stick with the QT that was shipped with VW but what do you do when you want to use Itunes and it will not let you unless you upgrade QT? Sacriface VW for Itunes? Or stick to windows media player?

Some useful stuff there that I will try out - thanks. To get rid of internal walls I have set them up as a diffrent class and turned them off in the vp. Had glazing as solid glass but they are still transparent - I will run through the suggestions again. How do you get the frame to be a different colour / texture to the glass? Excuse my ignorance, what does SLVP stand for? I would post an example but last time I tried you need a web site to put the image on - I will try and work out how to do it.

Bill You make it sound so easy! Also the movie in the Knowledgebase makes it sound easy. The problems lays in that there are different ways to setting doors, windows, window walls, etc up - knowing which class / glazing belongs to each. Frames end up looking like the wall colour and texture.Clear windows show the internal and extenal walls / windows behind. Etc. It all becomes a mess and you end up spending hours trying to get each individual window / door right and still it does not work. We end up drawing over the vp elevation, then have to change things to accomodate revisions - but this is not what VW and RW and BIM is all about.

I never seem to get it right. Try playing around with all the settings in VW Architect / RW and still the glass is not right - same colour / texture as the wall it is placed in, shows the wall behind, just black or dark grey, etc. There is so many controls to adjust, but what is best practice. Ideally you want to change it from one point say in the class for windows. How do you do it?

Where do you go for advice for vw? Do you prefer to work in 2d or 3d in vw? How do you create a pitched roof in vw with diffrent eaves heights, gable walls and a lovely vertical gable UK manufactured window with splayed corners and insulated cavity closers?

I expect free to be free with no additional cost for shipping, etc.

Still not got VW2010 in the UK yet - perhaps a blessing in disguise!

We had similar problems in 2008 and no patch came and had hoped 2010 would have solved it some 2 years later!

I think I have crached it! Tried switching the dual monitors a round, played with the settings, made vw open up in diffrent monitors and low and behold resize mode returned. Funny how it affected only vw2009 and not 2008 and not other applications. Hope it is sorted now - may appear a small problem but a real pain! Thanks brudgers for your help.

No, tried that and it does not work. It does appear to be in resize mode when maximised as the window icon in the top r/h corner is 2 squares overlapping rather than one square, but double clicking on the title bar minimizes it down to just the task bar. Funny it leaves 2 palletees object info and attributes left on the screen. No restore mode is highlighted in the task bar when vw is minimized. This is really a pain!

The application window

You only have the option of minimise or maximise. In the top right hand corner of the vw window you get a - two overlapping squares and a X. Well in my 2009 there is two overlapping squares but they will not change to a single square to allow the window to be adjusted.

How do you add attachments to messages / replies?

Well re installed vw09 and qt and problem still there.

Anyone recommend an on screen video software? I use to have a free that I downloaded from the net but lost it and can not find it. Jon Pickup would be the man to ask. Want it to show clients onscreen vw drawings and animations over the web.

The funny thing is that the Object Ino and Attribute Palletes stay open on the screen while window is minimised??

How do you restart windows? Do you mean re install? If so, I would not want to reinsall as other window applications are not affected and this may not be the problem. Yes, I have defraged. I was on the QT that came with 2009 but it may have upgraded itself - the version is 7.6.4

I take it no one has a solution or is having the same problem?