John Roloff

Kaare: Thanks, I tried the tip slice and still not able to shell the object, it remained locked. It seems either the file or the procedure in Designer 2011 (even with SP4 installed) is flawed/corrupt. Will try the other procedure How does one go about notifying VectorWorks about problems like this? Thanks, John Roloff

Replying to both recent responses: The object's section was drawn using the polyline (bezier) tool to create a curve in front view, convert to nurbs, rotate 30 degrees in right view. Then draw two straight splines using the nurbs curve tool to a 3D locus point in left isometric view - effectively creating a coved triangle. Rail one: nurbs line, rail two: nurbs line, profile: curved nurbs base of the triangle to create what is now called a nurbs surface. Shell tool selected, thickness set (outside), when clicking on the object it says "no selection - locked" I attached the file to this message. I am not sure what the "L" shortcut referred to is? The piece seems pretty simple. This project is an attempt to recreate an earlier tutorial video "Curved Forms" to make an undulating curved roof done in VW 10.5. - 10MB so too large to attach. Thanks.

In constructing an organic roof element using nurbs and the 2-rail loft tool, when trying to add thickness with the shell tool the roof element is locked, I have tried unlocking, ungrouping, converting to various other 3D objects (which also don't work with the shell command), etc. Any suggestions on why this element might be locked when attempting to use the shell command? Using VW Designer 2010 Thanks.

Upon double clicking a texture such as VWAL_metals.mcd > textures > expanded, (that I brought in as a favorite to the Resource palette) to apply to an object in the Object Info. palette, I consistently get the following error message: The Record Format for Plug-in Objects named "NNAPhong" cannot replace the existing regular Record Format with that name, and these cannot be renamed. the entire operation is cancelled. I can use textures I made my self in the Resources palette but can't seem to use the VW ones. Thanks.

When clicking on "new" in the resources palette, the menu appears but "textures" is missing from the bottom of the available options -- I have no way to make new textures and the previously made textures are in-operable, they can't be assigned to objects. I have made many textures before but this seems to have started when I installed the new "Textures II" downloaded from the VW website, any idea what is going on here?