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Assemblage

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  1. Even if only one person on the project, we're currently drawing all the primary construction elements in a 'master model' (attached), then take sections through it as required in the DLVPs of the blue files, adding further detail as required via SLVP annotation. With plans, you can also do further drawing in the design layers of the blue files, eg adding electrical circuiting etc. Does work, but we're reviewing it as we go.
  2. Thanks Pat. We've adopted this workflow (attached), so if we could achieve an issue/transmittal report per drawing series (ie each of the blue files) this would still be a big step forward compared to manual data entry. This would therefore not require gathering title block data from multiple files, but just the one file.
  3. Happy news..potentially. This seems to be working: Write notes directly into a plain text editor, using tabs and put "NotesManagerDataFile" at the head (see attached my absurd vegetable test). When I added UPDATE, the notes updated correctly via Reconcile Notes. But: - Don't use VW to write and amend the notes. Use the text editor. - The 'Locate' button in Notes Manager is still wrong. Locate them yourself. - Reconciling notes one by one instead of all at once is still painful, but is an opportunity to review what's changed I suppose. - VW usually places an ID number in the first column and I've just put "-". Does this mean my database will come crashing down in VW at some point? It would be good to hear from VW gurus out there about this. Has VW actually automatically given my items IDs that I can't see? If I should use an ID sequence it would be good to hear how to safely choose the first number. With luck, this could mean you can now have one of your team members presiding over the quality of all the technical notes across a whole multi-file/user project, who only needs a text editor. Individual architects just need to Reconcile Notes before they issue.
  4. I stand corrected: speaking to people more widely, it seems these sheets are simply not used in the US at all. It's a regional thing, albeit UK/Australia/NZ. Hence not a central feature in VW Arch
  5. Here's a sample. I'm looking forward to learning your magic script Pat. But I'd argue scripting and deep knowledge of the program shouldn't be needed to produce an Issue Sheet/Transmittal in VW Architect. And it should be able to report title block activity from numerous files easily: multi-user means multi-files, ie all work above one-man-band level. Comparing favourably with Autodesk and Bentley et al means delivering this kind of thing for an architect.
  6. This shows Title Blocks, not how to achieve an Issue Sheet. It's the revisions and issue info which is problematic: http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=141661&Searchpage=1&Main=29011&Words=revision&Search=true#Post141661 "The revision data is in a really had to work with format. Instead of being able to attach multiple records to the object, there is one record with multiple fields numberd sequnetially. I think it goes up to 20, but it has been a while since I worked with it. Generally, the format makes it really hard, nearly impossible, to do anything useful with the revision data in a worksheet."
  7. That was posted in Jan. I've since learnt VW can't really do an Issue Sheet. Whilst VW is a broad church and not everyone needs this functionality, this is VW ARCHITECT. Linking title blocks, revisions, and issue dates & recipients is, I would argue, basic and essential to architects. And, because it has direct legal implications for the issuing architect, it's got to be bug-free.
  8. Have polygons and text on separate classes; wanting to have both turned on modelling to keep an eye on poly alignment with walls and other geometries, but just text in sheets. If I turn the poly/space class off in sheets I lose both poly and text. If I uncheck "Show poly" I can't see it modelling.
  9. I'd understood mapping related to objects..does this mean using an object as background, in order to achieve the transparency in the png output?
  10. If it is of any further assistance, I also notice if I quit VW altogether and reopen this will occasionally alter the visibilities as well.
  11. My apologies if I was vague; here are the files. The building's foundation sporadically appears and disappears in the SLVPs (but it's projecting lines appear, so it's there somewhere). The same occurs with objects in the 'Materials-Fine Aggregate' and 'Materials-Blinding' classes in the '0907_Extension.vwx' file. Experimenting trying to solve the problem, one Section VP has been taken through a Design Layer and the other through a 'sacrificial SLVP' (we use the latter method to produce 'true' plans (rather than 'Top/Plan' plans, taking a Section VP through a SLVP Front view). The problem recurs in both methods. When uploading, I noticed the foundation appeared again, so a screenshot is also attached showing it's missing appearance in case it appears without problem on your machines.
  12. Is there any way of influencing the perspective projection option in Section VP's? Where it's vanishing to, etc. I don't understand how it decides how/where to project.
  13. Classes weirdness: elements are sporadically disappearing from SLVPs. The only way I can restore them is to rename the element's class name in the source design file. Updating the workgroup references/DLVPs and SLVPs...suddenly they appear again. Is this to do with VW's WGR 'hidden'/code class names etc? It's pretty crazy; staying on top of what might be missing from your sheets, needlessly renaming classes, etc..?
  14. Top and bottom of walls cut in Section VP are not showing their class line weights - but the wall sides are (eg attached). Any thoughts?
  15. Often get a "nothing to render" error when rendering in hidden line, when there's clearly lots to render. ??
  16. Sorry to labour this..but I would really like to be able to render out a view of my models with a transparent background, in order to drop into site photo. I would be eternally grateful if someone could spell out the steps just a little more..many thanks
  17. I guess what I'm suggesting is that if VW could import into the Database Notes a simple file (csv?) of spec clause numbers and headers exported by the spec software, this would be v useful and save a lot of time, manual updating, errors, etc.
  18. The ubiquitous UK spec-writer is thenbs.com and the Australian equivalent I recall is natspec.com.au A great many architects use the clause numbers and headers from their specification documents as their drawing notes - across the entire working drawing set. Currently this is all manually done, and does not update or cross-reference etc.
  19. Still can't get Reconcile Notes working with SP4..
  20. Sean Flaherty in Detail mag: "PDF is actually underutilized as a format. It is extremely popular as a sheet of electronic paper. But to use it to send geometry is something a lot of people never think about". Just wondering if anyone out there exchanges geometry via pdf, and any hints/advice they may have. Thanks in advance - P
  21. Ok, done. Apart from the bug itself, I think there is a serious interface design issue. I suspect a reason the bug has taken a while to come to light is that people are sufficiently confused by the Reconcile Notes window that they assumed it was their lack of tool understanding than in fact a bug. I'm convinced the vast majority of need out there is to be able to work text into the database, and then see the changes update all instances in the file (like a symbol), all at once and not manually note by note. If the interface was redesigned to make this dominant use very easy, with then other options available by drilling down, this would be a very good step forward. Currently all functionality options appear at once..it's really quite unintuitive, and hard to understand what the software is offering the user.
  22. ..a further issue with abandoning Notes for symbols: with any multi-file/multi-user project of course there's no central notes database and so you're back into a number of places which hold the project's notes (this time symbol folders) with all the consequential problems of not updating everywhere and duplicates which say different things. Messy. Expensive. Dangerous for the project.
  23. Text > Reconcile Notes A change in the database should update all instances in the file (like a symbol) automatically/all at once, instead of manually one instance at a time.
  24. For those who are in this same boat, I'm trying this work-around: Abandon the call-out notes tool altogether and create notes with the text tool, and then make symbols of them. However: - You have to manually draw the leader lines; - The ability to group notes (which will usually run into their 100s) into logical/family sections etc is lost. Making symbol folders, and showing the symbols as a list instead of an icon helps; - All the text-like behaviour is lost, eg word-wrap etc. But so far it beats manually going through every sheet file trying to recall if each note may need updating. Clearly just a matter of time for a legal disaster..
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