[DTM for beginners]

VECTORBITS told us that the 2008 version runs also on 2009

peter

[Problems with Vectorworks 2008 and Mac OS 10.5.7]

VW2008SP3 on our MACOSX 10.5.7 works without any bad behavior, at least here.

no crash, no workspace issue

peter

[Sketchup Imports]

upps ray was faster;-)

[Sketchup Imports]

download the plugin at

http://www.nemetschek.net

i think you have to go to architect.

peter

[Elevation dimensions]

go and get LEVEL DIMENSION from vektorbits (freeware)

http://www.vectorbits.com/VectorBits/free/free.html

peter

[Import Survey File - bug or just how it works?]

we never came to this because we use only numeric id's

[Import Survey File - bug or just how it works?]

what format are you exporting from your leica.

are you using leica office or sierra dl02?

did you try DXF export import?

peter

check your Format Manager Documentation from leica and your exportstring.

can you open the export file on your pc with word pad?

[Import Survey File - bug or just how it works?]

the ID is numerical

the description can be alpha-numerical

peter

[firewall]

sorry, try this one

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5171/vwfirewall.png

[firewall]

hello

had this massage this morning, first time,

shall i allow or should i deny this is the question....

http://www.me.com/ro/hotdox/Galleries/100023/VW_FIREWALL/web.jpg?ver=12375423250001

[Braille Font?]

you can find it at www.fontshop.de.

they have two different BRAILLE fonts.

peter

[a Total Station for VW]

most totalstation can transfer the selected points and data via DXF.

so you can import the 3d points in any VW drawing.

this is our daily bread and butter. we work with a pentax totalstation and a promark 3 gps. never ever had any import problem.

peter

[AVA Plug-in]

>>>ask the people at http://www.computerworks.de

as far i know there is no interface (GAEB i.e.) for VW available

put it on the wishlist, nemetschek knows a lot about it(allplan,archicad has it)

peter

[Wheelchair Plan view symbol]

have also a look here,

ADA cap 4.30 SIGNAGE>>> Proportion of International symbol of Accessibility

http://www.ada.gov/adastd94.pdf

it is more or less what Christiaan posted

ps. ADA is a standard bible

[reference message]

the message disappear after copying all objects into a new blank file.

but !!! you cant copy the references and viewports, any solution???

still do not know the source of the worksheet "MATERIAL Take off"

thanks for helping

pete

[reference message]

tim

i do not knowingly have a worksheet named "MATERIAL Take off", nevertheless i will check if this worksheet is part of a symbol.

our local distributor has no idea.

tech support is only for you guys in america.

greetings from 'MAMAMIA island' skopelos....

peter

[reference message]

RAY, thanks for reply

latest mac os, and latest SP3.

what is the reference format "NNA#@_MATERIAL Take off" ?

peter

[reference message]

nobody has an idea????

[reference message]

follow up

thanks peter

[reference message]

we receive a message when opening a file>>> 'the reference format "NNA#@_MATERIAL Take off" will be broken.'

no idea what this do to me. any suggestion???

peter

[Reason for abbreviated class/layer structures?]

history,

in the old days of DOS3 you could only name a file with 8, 16, ...64 digits

it was the lowest common denominator, as we know you can describe with 4 digits the world.

nowadays i it is much more convenient to name layers as proposed.

we try not to use abbrev. at all;-)

peter

[Service pack 3]

redraw/regen (phatom) is also a case here, an mac. (mac pro 2.6 quad and XT 1900 ati)

peter

[How does everyone file their email?]

yes.

paper is for everyone> e-mail is only on request.

[How does everyone file their email?]

we are working according KISS>Keep It Simple Stupid

business mails are printed with headers

two backups a day with BACKUP (mac)

done

peter

[Rotate hatch]

create a symbol from the hatch

than you can rotate

peter