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I sent the windows crash reports to bug submitt yesterday.

That makes sense to me.

Pavillion ZD7140us 2 gigs ram (max)

I'm all for one feature superceding another. But disabling a standard feature from one version to the next is not very user centric design.

I'm only new to VW not to computers or CAD. Nemetchek labled me a "greenhorn." I didn't pick it. I kinda' liked "stranger" better since it lacked a prejorative connotation. There's not an updated driver. I checked the HP website before posting. I tried downloading the chipset driver from the manufacturer. It doesn't recognize any upgradeable devices. [font:Microsoft Sans Serif] [/font] HP requires that you download the driver for your GPU from their support site. You can find more information at: http://www.hp.com. The GeForce Go mobile GPU use drivers that have been customized to support hot key functions, power management functions, lid close and suspend/resume behavior that are normally found in notebooks. The reference desktop graphic drivers that are provided by NVIDIA on our driver downloads page do not include these custom features. For this reason, the NVIDIA Forceware NVIDIA graphics display drivers will not install on most Geforce and Quadro family of mobile GPU's. Some newer laptops have been designed to work with our drivers. For more information click here.

What do you mean by "out of date video drivers?" The latest video driver for my HP laptop is 2004. And openGL rendering crashes it. Is VW using some new extension?

Thanks Robert. After downloading the file and playing with it - I understand how simple it is. The basic components are right there in the create texture tool - I just needed to know how to use them.

Having recently had a corrupt file and submitted it to the entomology team at NNA, an audit feature similar to that provided by another well known program would be handy. I still have a file with corrupt data that I have to work around, and it would be great to be able to fix it myself. My project timeline didn't stop when I sent the bug report.

Useful.

I recently created a title block that utilizes issue manager. Lay it out the way you want with "dummy" text having the appropriate font, alignment, and size. Then link each piece of text to the appropriate field fo the record using the pull down. It took me about a day to get it to work. I was attaching the record to the title block symbol. Don't do that. Just link the text to the record fields individually.

It's more efficient to make round holes than square holes. It's more efficient to make square pegs than round ones. And often times that's the way to go. Even if it makes the Cad Manager's job harder.

Like layers, classes are categories of objects which share common features. The shared features of layers and classes may be graphic, spatial, or informational...this is to say that, different types of objects can be of the same class and/or same layer. Styles are different. Only walls can have a wall style. And only walls of similar construction can(should?) share a style. If there is a need to differentiate walls within a style; layers, classes or data records are the options. If the differentiation is graphic, then it's got to be layers or classes...or using unstyled walls.

Well, there's the data for graphic representation and the data for building modeling. For BIM, the building model determines the graphic representation not vice versa. In other words, the graphic representation expresses the data properties of the underlying model. The primary BIM Data vehicle is the data record. Classes and Styles are simply provided to simplify graphic management. An unstyled wall can still carry any desired data. For me the simplicity is a benefit.

Of course the best way to assign a feature to individual walls might be via the data record. Though that won't translate into a graphic representation.

I think you're half right. Each side of the wall could be a differnt color. So it looks like you'ld need quite a bit more anarchy....86400!

The heirarchy of inhertance is class-->style--->wall. Unstyled walls can be given individual graphic properties. Those having a style are assigned properties by the style. Those having a class are assigned properties by the class. Style is the praxis of the conflict between the individual and the class system. The alternative is anarchy. Viva la Revolucion!

Open GL will crash VW2008-SP1 on my laptop. Widows XP, HP zd7120us 2 gigs ram, latest available video driver (2004). Graphics Device Manufacturer's update does not recognize any upgradable devices. I was working through the Step by Step Tutorial and cannot use Open GL in in a sheet layer VP. It would just lock up. I've also crashed using Open GL for 3d views. It also corrupted the drawing file (which I have since overwritten). My workaround is not using Open GL. Duh.

In 2008 windows: File--->Document Settings---->Standard Naming---->Enable Auto-Classing

There are separate settings for linear and area units, and dimension objects appear to have separate controls. I have to say that for the architectural work I do, I don't think having a single setting for non-dimension measurements is an issue. There are things that I struggle with in VW, but this is one that will make my life easier.

Not sure I understand, but file-->document settings--->units----area---->precision The setting is universal not tied to the object.

I am hoping for that myself.

A third option is to organize the components by the sheet where they are used - which is a little more CAD oriented than BIM oriented. Any system will be somewhat arbitrary, but the development of projects often correlates with the production of sheets and sheets are ultimately how the project requirements are communicated in most cases. Your milage may vary, of course.

Flip button on object info pallet.