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Will P

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  1. Hello, I recently discovered the Optn+Cmmd click tool and I've been using to easily switch between different instrument types. However, now I can't go back! Even if I select a new symbol from the resource browser this tool seems to override the selection. Quiting and re-opening doesn't seem to fix it. Any thoughts? Thanks! Will Perkins VW 2009, Mac
  2. Thanks for the help! Layer colours works great. -Will
  3. Hi All, I'm trying to figure out how to get a few of my instruments to print in a different colour (red). I've tried changing the colour of the class but it doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions would be mighty appreciated! I'm on a Mac OS10.6 working with VW2009. Thanks, Will Halifax, NS
  4. Hi All, I'm draiwing a flat truss in plan view. The only option I have is to draw it lying flat but I'd like to rotate it so it lies along it's edge, extending vertically. It seems as though it should be simple but I'm having a hell of a time. Can anyone help? Thanks!
  5. Hello, Does anyone know how to create a count of items that aren't necessarily symbols, for example curtain? There's a lot of them in one drawing, I'd like to be able to get an easily acessible total. Thanks, Will Perkins VW 2009 Mac Platform
  6. Hi Folks, I'm having a problem with the layout of my legends. Once I enter the "edit layout" function what appears where words like "Color" "Unit #" should show up is gibberish. I tried changing the font: it changed, but to a different kind of gibberish. One I exit the symbol the legend looks normal but it makes creating a nice layout hard/impossible. Any suggestions? Thanks, Will Perkins willkperkins@gmail.com Vectorworks Designer 2008, SP3 Windows XP
  7. I've also recently made the switch from AutoCAD to VW. I can relate to how you feel. The first little while it seemed like a completely counter-intuitive work flow but I soon realized it was only because I kept expecting it to work like ACAD. Once I was able to make the mental shift I realized that VW is actually a much more intuitive program than ACAD, I was just used to working with it. As it's been said, there are some great training DVDs/Books out there. I personally used the "archoncad" series and found it very helpful. Worth every cent. Good luck!
  8. Hi, Sorry! VW 2008 on Windows XP. These aren't converted legends from an old version, they are brand new! Looking forward to the help!
  9. Hopefully there's an easy solution to this... But I can't seem to get my Container Type selection in my label legends to stick. I choose the one I want and then when I go back to the design layer, it doesn't show up. When I open the label legend edit screen it's back to showing "none".
  10. Thanks for the offer Katie! Someone has helped me figure it out. Next time though, for sure!
  11. I'm still completely confused. Would anyone be willing to take a look at the imported file? I imported the CAD file with the default settings (which seem to be correct for this situation) but it cames out all funky. If anyone would be so kind, send me an e-mail at asstprodmgr@mtc.mb.ca and I can e-mail you the file. Thanks so much!
  12. I can't seem to access the text edit function. It just tells me that the dimension has no editable fields...? It seems strange that the dimensions are a little more automatically suited to the drawing size. It makes me feel like there's something funky with the scale that the file was imported at. The whole scaling function between Cad and Vector Works is jsut confusing me in general. Maybe my problem goes back further to the import? Any suggestions?
  13. Hi All, I'm a recent VW convert and I've been struggling with Importing a DWG file. After much frustration and confusion I've managed to get the file to import in some degree of legibility. Only problem is now when I add dimensions to the drawing with VW the dimension-style (I know that's ACad terminology) is strange. It's much larger than anything else. It seems to be scaled strangely but I can't find anything in the VW options to adjust the scale of the dimensions. I'm lost. Help?
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