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  1. quote: I haven't done any speed tests with VPC5 on OSX. I do know that on my iBook it is slower than VPC4 on my old 292 Wallstreet. We also have just upgraded our license to VPC over the years-- not our Windows license-- so we still run W95. I don't know what difference any of the newer OS's will make. We also haven't bothered to upgrade our ACAD licenses, so a newer version of ACAD might also run very differently on VPC. I run OS10.1 /9.2 and VPC5 on a 550MHz G4 Pbook.My experience with ACAD 2000 on VPC5 in OSX is that it's a dog. Completely unusable in fact; the screen redraw can't even keep up with moderate cursor movements. I daren't even try a model.Under OS9.2, however, it's a bit sliggish, but usable. See if you can audition it on someone elses machine before you commit yuourself. good luck,Nicholas
  2. Sorry, confusing mis-information on my part. I'm working in 10.1 and taking the file to an old G3 running 9.1.x that we're using as a print "server".Is this likely to be an (the) issue? nicholas
  3. An Update I needed to get this printed so I tried deleting some of entire callout boxes and re-doing them (rather than just the text part). They, or rather some of them, then printed.I repeated it with the ones that still didn't print and this time some more printed.Finally, by repeatedly deleteing and re-doing the missing ones I got them all to print.Still no pattern or logic to distribution, type, or any other hints. What is going on here??Epson 1520 printer.Printer drive issues?? Nicholas
  4. Hi again Katie,The text is 10pt and quite visible on screen, it just doesn't print. Other callouts made at the same time on the same layer and class (left, right, & auto) do.Very comfusing. I thought about 10.1.3, but there is a lot of unhappiness out there about other things that it breaks rather than improves, and I"m not too keen just yet. cheers N.
  5. In my previous post on this subject, the text in callout boxes was flipped. This time (same file) SOME of the callout box text is completely missing.Previous fixes ("adjust flipped text" etc ) are not working. I cant reproduce it reliably on new files or old: sometimes it does and sometimes not. Erasing and retyping doesn't work Any ideas (again) thanksNicholas OSX.1.2, VW9.5, 550MHz G4 Powerbook, 512Mb
  6. I haven't had time to check other files, but on the current one:....The only things that were flipped were callouts. The text was not spelt backwards, it was flipped backwards. Some was flipped upside down. Deleting the text in the field and retyping, it remained flipped If I used the appropriate Rotate / flip command TWICE the text and box would then be correct. ( Almost all) I tried Katie's suggestion, and checking the "Adjust flipped text " box corrected the rest. Why did this happen simply copying the file? Is this a bug or just aberent behaviour? thanksNicholas
  7. Having recently upgraded the box of wires, I had to transfer my files to the new one.I used a crossover cable and networked them, and simply copied the files over. With 9.5 now installed on the new one I've opened the files and SOME of the callout box texts have gone through the Looking Glass. Some are upside down, some are back to front. It's only the text part; the general orientation and arrow are in the same place as before.I can get the text round the right way by doing a flipor two, but then the arrow is on the wrong side. Any ideas????????? OSX 10.1.2, VW9.5. Nicholas
  8. The strange redundant rendering image you refer to seems to be VW 9 (perhaps OSX) related rather than video. Both the old G3 and the new G4 do the same thing with completely different cards.I never saw it with VW8.5. The difference for me is that now I can actually use it. (the open GL is nice and crispy too) N.
  9. Well, I've done a bit of damage to the business account, but the new Powerbook has solved my vid problems. The issue is not with VW, it's Apple's ATI drivers.The 550MHz G4 powerbook on OSX is rendering walkthroughs , in millions of colours, on 2 split monitors better than the 333 G3 did with 1 screen in thousands of colours. As noted above; it was unusable previously. If you have to stay with an older model; try adding your weight to the pressure on Apple. Cheers,Nicholas
  10. Hi Katie,One of my pet hates (where DID that expression come from??) is the type of search engine (all too common) that is STOOPID.Not finding something you need is frustrating, but not finding something you know is there because you didn't (or did) capitalise the first letter, or are not quite sure of the spelling, is very &%@*(%$. The Google engine is an example of one that works well, and will offer choices of things that nearly match. Very useful. cheers,Nicholas
  11. Thanks for the response Mathew, I have posted to the petition. I'm surprised that more VW users don't seem to have encountered this problem. I use the modeling functions a lot for furniture design development and really need to rotate and zoom without having to wait for each new "frame" to be redrawn. I have the opportunity to upgrade (for not much money) to a 500MHz G3. Would you be prepared to make a guess on whether I would be likely to see a reasonable improvement??? Do I need a G4??? thanks,Nicholas
  12. Since installing OSX and VW9.5, trying to do walkthroughs or even rotate a model has become nearly impossible due to the (lack of) screen redraws.In OS9.5, VW9 is much the same speed as VW8.5, but in OSX it's a dog.In contrast, on my partners 500MHz G4 PBk, VW9 is fine on OSX.I put this down to just my PBK being older and slower untill I saw the G3/ ATI graphics accelleration issue arrising. Simply; Apple has decided to no longer support most of the ATI graphics cards in most of it's G3 computers.(Refer to Apple Knowledge Base Document No 106154) Here's the question: Has anybody had the same graphics/ redraw experience?, and;Has anybody had one of the effected cards in a G3 and changed to an alternative card had a significant improvement??? I'm still trying to work out if I need to change computers to get VW9 to work well on OSX...... OSX 10.1.2, VW9.5, G3 PBook 333Mhz, 512Mb. Nicholas
  13. Hi Austin,The text was visible in the PDF (viewed with acrobat reader5) but not in hard copy. Since my last post there have been exciting new developments 'though! Yesterday when I tested it, the Bureau's large printer was lacking electricity, so they did it on another machine, reduced to A3. It was fine except for the mentioned. Today on the big printer was quite different.This time some of the polyline objects had the area of the bounding box around the actual object filled with black. The same thing applied to a couple of 45? wall segments (but not the original from which that plan view was duplicated).Both were commercial OCE Reprographics printer/ copying machines, and the small one still worked, except for .....Postscript printer drivers???Have you seen this ? BTW font was Graphite (not MM), and I haven't tried another font - they were getting busy. I did try a DWG export 'though. My sheet has multiple scales, fills, hatches etc: nasty mess, ouch! I need more practice before I do that . cheers,N.
  14. Well, just a quick thanks for some very useful tips.I've just applied the "Austin Method" for sending an A1 size PDF to the print bureau. Success!, .........almost. Everything translated fine except for the text in a view marker which was missing. The "rotated text" box was checked in the VW print options. Any ideas? OS 10.1.2, VW9.5, thanks,Nicholas.
  15. VW 9.5, OSX10.1.2, 333MHz PBk, 512Mb I couldn't find this in a search so:...When using the "boomerang" mode with either of the C & V shortcuts and clicking (rather than dragging a marquee), the tools require a double click to work. The problem is that there needs to be a distinct pause b/w the clicks.Too fast and the cursor reverts to 2D selection (regardless of the keys still being held down), and if too slow, it just doesnt work. This makes zooming back out (e.g. to have a look at sheet arrangment ) a bit of a pain. (Perhaps this is a side effect of Apple's decision to "un support" the G3s and ATI graphics cards. >:-( The general graphics performance when rotating renderings for e.g. on mine is woefull!) Also:When using the "Adobe style" zoom and pan keys; in order to select zoom in, the keys have to be pressed in order. I.E. first space bar THEN the apple key, and for zoom out; space/apple/option.If they are pressed in any other order (unlike the usuall graphics program set-up) they don't work. Bugs?, or is this normal behaviour? Nicholas
  16. I have OSX.1.1.2; VW9.5; Graphire2; driver 4.7.1.The mouse and pen work but the scroll wheel doesn't.Does yours?? Nicholas,
  17. Thanks for the reply TS,Are you saying that if I get the Plain Label VW9.X, it still has plug-in doors, windows etc, still builds 3d models from the 2d plans, still has DTM etc? Does it still have Beams, bolts, springs etc? If I get Architect, does it have Beams, bolts, springs etc? If I get Mechanical, does it still have plug-in doors, windows etc, still builds 3d models from the 2d plans etc? NNA: If I HAVE to make a choice, I need to know what I'm gaining and losing. thanks,Nicholas
  18. Now that VW is OSX compatible I want to upgrade. Firstly: When VW9 was released it seemed months before the CD was available from the distributers here in Australia. Downloading over the 'phone line is out of the question on my internet account. When will I be able to get a VW9.5 CD? Second:Which version???????My work varies from teaching drafting, to designing furniture, to making sculpture and props for the Theatre industry. VW 8.5.2 meant I could do a commercial set of house plans one week, and send a DXF of a furniture component to the Laser Cutters the next.The Industry series has made for a difficult choice, and the version comparison on the NNA 'site is more advertising spin than actual information. Can anyone provide a comparison of SPECIFICALY what the various versions include and NOT include? Thanks in advance for your help. cheers,Nicholas
  19. I like my G3 Powerbook a lot, but I think Apple need to do a lot of catching up to remain relevent and usefull to professional users! Here's something else you could try with the Font problem. If you go to www.fontlab.com, and under the section "converters" select the product "Trans-Type" This program has a 3 day free trial period and if you like it costs US$97 for the Mac version and US$50 for windows (not as full featured?) It will convert truetype to postscript and vice-versa etc etc.Apparently it's simple AND effective to use. Perhaps you could have a go at converting the Postscript "Graphite" to True Type and try sending that to print? If your printer is happy with true types this could get you going in OSX let us know if it works............ Nicholas
  20. Oops, I forgot one bit.It says that if another user has logged in you need to log-out and then re-enter your username and password. I'm not quite sure what he means here; does THE OTHER user have to log-out or do you (administrator)? (or both?) Huh? good luck Nicholas
  21. According to the book; to install fonts on a system-wide basis (as against a particular user/s), Log in as administrator.On the Mac's "startup drive" is the Library folder.The Fonts folder is located there.Copy them directly in.You may need to do a restart. If you want the fonts to be available to a specific user only, they must be installed in the USERS Library folder. Nicholas
  22. Hi Irving and CEA,Re your font problems; try this: First, check that the Fonts are correctly installed in the OSX font folder. (not the Classic OS9). Then, under OSX, boot VW9.5.Go to the Font (format?) menu in VW (is it still under "Type"?) and you should get a submenu item called FONT PANEL which brings up a window with the fonts and sizes listed. All the installed fonts should be there. If you don't get this option, the likely problem is that NNA hasn't yet implemented the "Apple Type Solution" (ATS), and you will be restricted to system fonts untill they do. If you do get the Font Panel, but the fonts don't appear, the likely problem is Apple haven't got their system working properly yet. This information gathered from: "MAC OSX Little Black Book"; Coriolis Press. (Not a bad reference, but not great. A bit too Gosh and Gee Wiz for my taste!) HTH,Nicholas
  23. I may be able to help you Irving. As I understand it:OSX uses a "new" system for managing fonts based on the PDF standard (called ATS). As such it makes ATM (theoreticly) redundant, and Adobe have announced that it will not support an OSX version of ATM.In order to take advantage of the ATS, the application has to be written to use it. Now VW9.5 is not OSX native; if it were it would not work in Classic.So in the process of "Carbonizing" apps, developers have to make a decision on where to start chewing through the mountain of code which has to be rewritten, and apparently a number of them have chosen to leave the ATS untill the fundamental bits are functioning.When the App is fully Carbonised, or better still, OSX Native, the "Apple Type Solution" should then support "any" font type or style. (theoreticaly) As for why the treacherous little blighters don't work in VW8.5..........The mystery of Fonts! HTH,Nicholas :-o
  24. Well that's another thought;If the fonts are installed in the OS9.X folder and not the OSX folder, I don't think they would show up in Classic mode. Hmmmmmmm
  25. All is well; seems my ATM was corrupted.Extension Manager said it was there, but; not true. Downloading a "fresh" ATM fixed it. cheers,N.
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