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Socram

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  1. yup, thought so - stupid mistake this time. somewhere in the process i deleted the site model. no site model=no texture beds... fixed it and it looks like it works! Thanks so much for your help this morning - I really appreciate the quick responses.
  2. Is there a separate place to turn class visibilities on/off only for the camera? I don't see a place for that. I can see everything, including my texture beds, in the 2d/plan view (class is set to show/modify others). hmmm. i know this is something stupid i'm forgetting.
  3. As I am unversed in the arcane, I tried the camera - I agree: brilliant! No problems with view now. Is there a way to get the camera to see things besides the layer its on? As it is, I have to copy/paste the separate layers I want onto one layer (a small price to pay). Of course new problems crop up - now I can't get my hardscapes (texture beds) to show up in the camera! I trudge on...
  4. I'm afraid I don't understand. I have tried new viewports before, I have about 6 on my current one, all of which I've set the view up in wireframe but then it doesn't render the same view when I switch to RW. I think I messed around with the camera view only briefly - I could try that again. What is the difference between viewport and camera then? It looks like the camera view is updatable - can the view be moved to a sheet layer separate from where the camera is? Appreciate the help.
  5. I haven't used the oblique projections much. perspective is the projection that gives me trouble - i can see the perspective (wireframe only so far), but its soooo stretched out, it doesn't quite look normal. And it looks like its above me. i've tried normal, wide, narrow. Most of my elevation points are between 94' and 100' - could that have anything to do with it? Is there a place to set the elevation of the view of the viewport? i'll try zipping. thanks.
  6. actually, the file is 33Mb. I don' think gmail supports over 10mb for attchments. is there a way to shrink it down?
  7. ok, i'll do that. Guess I'm not really sure the problem isn't me...
  8. Ok...no replies. Too many words maybe? What are some common mistakes with viewports and perspective view in general? Why, when I switch from wireframe to a rendered view, does the view change slightly (and sometimes more than slightly) whether in a viewport or in the design layer? Thanks folks.
  9. Also, while the problems I've described above happen in orthogonal view, I also have a hard time getting perspective views to work in viewports. Even if I make a new file with just one simple extrude - the ortho viewport looks great; the perspective one just seems too "close up" on normal, wide or narrow perspective, with either top being cut off or the object being pushed out of the viewport. Maybe I just have a fundamental misunderstanding of what viewports are. Or views. Or VW? Yes, yes, and yes. Thanks for the help.
  10. In my viewports, why is there a disconnect between my wireframe and RW renderings? When I'm on wireframe, I make the view how I want it, but when i change to a RW rendering and update the viewport, the view is different. Sometimes the object is so far out of the viewport that I'm left with a blank viewport. Seems like shaded/unshaded polygon work ok, but fast/final RW don't. Anything come to mind that I'm obviously doing wrong? I have all the proper layers/classes selected and, like I said, it looks great in wireframe but when I try to get a nice rendering it is either off center or rotated different or both. Any ideas?
  11. I get it I get it, I'm whiny. You know, I was feeling pretty whiny the day I posted. Image props might be just want I need. Thank you.
  12. Vectorworks comes with a decent library of 3D tree symbols, but its shrub library is severely lacking and its perennia/annual library is nonexistant. What are my options to getting a library of shrubs/perennials/annuals without spending $450 at xFrog for 3 separate libraries? When I bought VW I assumed it came with most of the plants I use most often... Any ideas?
  13. Socram

    perennials

    I'll take that as a 'no'...
  14. Socram

    perennials

    I'm sorry, I don't mean symbols, I mean the photo-realistic rendering. All of my plants have 2D symbols which work fine, but only the trees and some shrubs have nice looking 3D renderings. Are there any 3D perennials? Thanks.
  15. Socram

    perennials

    I find all sorts of tree and shrub 3D and 2D symbols (a few in the default folder, most in the xFrog folder), but I don't see any symbols for common perennials. Are this included or do I have to get these somewhere else? Thanks, you folks are helping me alot lately.
  16. Socram

    Plant label

    Thanks guys, i'll give it a shot when i get back to my puter.
  17. Socram

    Plant label

    I'm trying to get a label to show up next to each type of plant I have in my document. like an arrow from the Common Name to the graphic of the plant. I know how to get 'tags' to show up, but they display only the ID and quantity. Is there a way to change that to Common Name & Quantity? I've also tried using the ID label tool, but when the ID/Specification Tool window comes up, the ID Type is limited to Equipment Record, Window Object or Door Object (no Plant Record option). Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?
  18. Ended up copy/pasting to a new file and things are working fine. Suppose the file got corrupted somehow. Thanks.
  19. Actually, I've tried rebooting both VW and my computer (i have a mac, FYI). I'm fairly new to VW so haven't strayed into the plant symbols area yet (that i know at least). And did try saving to another file name. My next option is to try copy/pasting things into a new file. If that doesn't do anything I'll send the file on to the tech email.
  20. Relatively new user of landmark. Am working on a project and have lost the ability to place plants. When I click the place plants tool, the Set Default Plant Tool Options dialog box opens and I can edit the current plant. If I click ok, the plant toolbar does not appear (the tool bar with the settings for plant placement), and I am in the same mode that I was before the dialog box came up. Furthermore when editing plants, I can click on plant data, select a plant from the list, but after i click ok, it doesn't stick - it doesn't make its way into my plant definition. If I open a new/blank document, I can do these things. Is there something corrupt in my file or something? thanks- marcos
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