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    Structural steel - portal frame rafters

    in Architecture

    Posted

    The liberal use of hybrid symbols [might] speed things up for you.

    You may want to search the Board for posts by islandmon regarding structural detailing and symbol use. Very experienced power user; however, recently retired. Here is a link to some of his work with VW for steel framing. There's lots more to browse for ideas.

    Help!: Warping 3D Text (True Type Polyline extrusion)

    in Solids Modeling

    Posted

    I would go with archoncad option #3. Not intuitive, labor-intensive, but desired results, I think. Also, don't see the radius limitation with Shell Solid.

    xyn416p8z

    • Text>TrueType to Polyline>Convert to NURBS
    • Cylinder>Extract Surface>Split (in half)
    • Arrange Text NURB Curve (Profile) over NURB Surface>Project and Trim>Shell Solid (inside)
    • Arrange onto cylinders...and ...voila

    Thanks for the Saturday workout. ;-)

    save image file problem

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Does not save to drive, any location, any format.

    This is a truly awesome feature to this Community Board--the simple act of posting an issue on the forum fixes it!

    I went back to tinker and found I COULD save to Desktop....and then elsewhere...dunno what happened. Happier now, hope it was a limited filepath issue as Mr. Islandmon suggests (almost always correctly, check that, ALWAYS)

    Design Layer Viewport Boundary Issues

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    is this an interiorcad object?

    It is indeed.

    I think I've made progress on the original issue. I bit by bit deleted objects until I isolated the offending animal. I'm pretty sure it is the light objects which stretched the DLVP boundary. Even in their own class, turned off!!??

    Will report back with hard facts--and file bug report if in fact readily reproducible.

    Design Layer Viewport Boundary Issues

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    why DLVP, why not make this object a symbol?

    Long story here.

    Short-ish version:

    • I use the DLVPs to keep file size manageable and efficient. 3D model in one file, unit-level shop drawings in another (or three).
    • I use DLVPs to populate a template Sheet Layer with multiple view Viewports. If straight from the model the VP objects are all over the place.
    • A symbol requires an additional click for editing and additional management time (name, insertion, location, etc.) Already a PIO....

    Design Layer Viewport Boundary Issues

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'm having trouble with the boundary indicated by selection/pre-selection for DLVPs. Specifically, it is much larger than expected--making it hard to work with the DLVPs because of all sorts of overlapping.

    I have spent some time trouble-shooting, i.e. looking for "hidden" objects like lights, dimensions, or loci which might create the unexpected results. The bottom line is that for a particular design layer, even when ALL classes are turned off, the boundary is still large and unexpected.

    IF I change to another design layer (still leaving all classes off) THEN the boundary changes to the expected: minimal, microscopic dot.

    IF I navigate to the design layer from the DLVP and Select All, there is nothing.

    IF I delete all other objects on the design layer, all is good!

    Any ideas or experiences why or how a mysterious object does not respond to class control for a DLVP?

    Screenshots:

    dvlpprobs.png

    dvlpprobs1.png

    dvlpprobs2.png

    dvlpprobs3.png

    New Fractions Display!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Since all US measurements are defined from metric units since the US Congress authorised the use of metric units in 1866, metre & kilogram are The Standard. Their use is perfectly legal.

    From the CIA (!!!!) World Factbook:

    At this time, only three countries - Burma, Liberia, and the US - have not adopted the International System of Units (SI, or metric system) as their official system of weights and measures. Although use of the metric system has been sanctioned by law in the US since 1866, it has been slow in displacing the American adaptation of the British Imperial System known as the US Customary System. The US is the only industrialized nation that does not mainly use the metric system in its commercial and standards activities, but there is increasing acceptance in science, medicine, government, and many sectors of industry.

    "Increasing acceptance" .......how optimistic! I would say that over 95% of the architects I've worked with would give me a blank stare if I asked about a 600mm base cabinet. Then say, "Wow, that's really big!" ;-)

    Ask Hettich and Blum why they have to design and manufacture entirely separate lines of hardware for 12" and 15" and 18" and 21" drawers, when they already had a lovely (far more graduated) range from 250mm to 650mm.

    New Fractions Display!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Conventions, not standards. Metric/decimal is, I believe, The U.S. of A. Standard.

    I WISH!!! I was promised this in grade school several centuries ago. Though my business works in metric, almost all communication is I M P E R I A L (stormtroopers)

    Symbols Gone Wild!!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Jeff--I feel your pain. I have experienced similar behavior with certain symbols and PIOs. Problem is, it only occurs occasionally and is not readily and consistently reproducible so I have refrained from filing any bug reports.

    I keep trying to isolate the necessary steps--at least it vents my rage.

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