Ves Mandaric

What problem you have. I mastered DTM by myself. Explain more, if you want.

I use Epson 1520 for last two years. Big disapointment with only 13" wide prints is fixed with low price $449. I print final drawings at 1440/24bit color on Epson Super B paper, and enlarge to 24x36" as BluePrint. Prints are crisp, clean, correct and excelent value.

I use 1520 for more than 1.5 year, W98. No problems ever. Print 1440 on SuperB paper for enlarging on 24x36", excelent detail and speed. Must be W2000?! I want to switch to W2000 any more problems?

quote: Originally posted by SaScotty: I am looking for a software package that can generate contours, and measure volumes of water in dam's etc. Will Vector Works do this, if not what will? Hi, DTM (Digital Terain Modeling) capacity of VW is the tool you can calculate Cut and Fill of the object, in your cause Cut will be the amount of water. It is realy powerfull and easy to use.

It been a long time, I use pre cut sheet now, as they have not been availabvle before soo often. I throw my roll set avay.

I use 1520 for last two years. Good size print, full colour on 17x22" my printer prints in 1440 for about 3-5minutes, in 720 goes 1-2minutes. what is slow for you?

Just an update. I have enabled Video BIOS and Video RAM Cacheable in BIOS Setup/Chipset Feature setup.System BIOS Cachaeable is Disabled. I NEVER had any crashes since based on Zoom IN/Out or rendering. Hope this is the right.

Hi, I use Epson 1520. Printing on B3(13x19) and than enlarge to 24x36". Printing in 720DPI is approx 2-3min for the full color page. Printing in 1440DPI takes 10-15min and I found it unnecessary for archi draftings.Be aware that 1520 can peint only 13.6" wide, even is advertised as 17" printer. Epson 3000 can print 18.8" but is $1300 comapring to $450 for 1520. I use Epson Roll Paper.

Also try going in RESOURCES/your curent drawing/DOOR SCHEDULE highlite and delete; now you permanently deleted the old one. I found a way faster to delete it permanently than to fix it.

Beside other wishes I posted in "General Discusion/Undo comand" here is some other concerned only for Architect: -To see multi composed walls as they realy are eg.- 8"CMU Block + 4" Metal Studs/with insulation + 5/8" DryWall on it. Like the small picture you made on the back of the box. -I hoped for Roof Framer function to be realy what you should need, at leest to see beams, joist and other parts of the roof when program is not able to calculate them for you, based on the type of the roof and loads on it. -more details for steel work, Plug-in like Microstation's GeoPak Rebar

Beside other wishes I posted in "General Discusion/Undo comand" here is some other concerned only for Architect: -To see multi composed walls as they realy are eg.- 8"CMU Block + 4" Metal Studs/with insulation + 5/8" DryWall on it. Like the small picture you made on the back of the box. -I hoped for Roof Framer function to be realy what you should need, at leest to see beams, joist and other parts of the roof when program is not able to calculate them for you, based on the type of the roof and loads on it. -more details for steel work, Plug-in like Microstation's GeoPak Rebar

Here is more for VW Santa: - Suporting framing or multiple windows what people call it, so you can see Top/Left,Right/Side/ISO views at once. - Suporting Direct3D so we who works with two monitors can use comands where they are not to run back on the Main screen all the time. -Docking palets INCLUDING Atribute palet so you can put it on the top or botom where it belongs. Please leave Info palet as it is. -Change of colour of the entity/object when you put it in the edit mode, so you can finaly reckognize what you are editing-eg.when you have so many walls with same start point and height! -Lock all other entities/object when some or others are in edit mode, so you can NOT unintentionaly move/grab/snep other objects adjoining edit objects. Those are major wishes, all other tech. MISTAKES I hope your programers will fix through the time. And just keep in mind VW IS THE BEST program for the money you can buy for Arch purposes with so many beautiful features and options. Plese try to maintain that position

It is not a problem. It is a small confusig bug, that is very dangerous for the people who DOES NOT KNOW it could be better, that inform you about what is "hiding" behind the buton. I learned hard vay in many CAD programs by making test files and presing anything I could watching what would hapen. I agree with you for the Trim comand, in the cheep DraFixPro I started 10 years ago this would trim anything in the vay of the triming entity. God luck.

Plese disable Symbol insertion tool/buton, it is on the left corner of the tool bar(two butons almost on the top). That buton is useful Off if you want to snap some other symbol oriented object, like cabinets/bath tubs etc. to the wall intersection/lines.