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  1. So Jeffrey what tool should I use to create a "C" channel at an angle to horizontal? When I tried the "steel C section joist" I could get the size I wanted but when I went to rotate it I got the message: "This operation only works on hybrid objects in plan projection".

    I can have a "rafter" at an angle but cant get the coreect size.

  2. I would like it if after a wall has been "fit to roof" if it could be undone.

    Or if aftr a wall has ben "fit to roof" the lower hieght and upper height were displayed in the OIP so at least it could be manually reverted.

    What are people doing at the moment?

    As far as I can see the two options are: redraw the walls or manually select each wall and use the 3D locis to drag the points down. (great for large plans)

  3. Im pretty sure if you recalculate one worksheet all worksheets recalculate. But it means you first have to select the worksheet.

    When you have a plan containing multiple VPs it can sometimes be cumbersum trying to locate the DL where the worksheets is turning its class on and recalculating.

    I would like it if there was a menu command to recalculate all worksheets.

  4. If you have a DLVP with say just one line on it and you then draw another line over the DLVP so it appears you have two lines crossing each other like an "X", if you use the trim tool on that line it simply cuts it, it doesnt recognize the DLVP object. I would like it if you could trim 2D objects to 2D objects in a DLVP.

    Hope that makes sense.

  5. Thanks Jeffrey the image you attached is how I understood the "fit to roof" command to work, I have attached an image showing what is actually happening in this file.

    (In your image the wall joins fits to the underside of the roof, in mine the walls is for some reason fitting to the upper surface of the roof)

  6. I am just developing a basic model of a house.

    I have created a texture whiich is basically "grid colour" with grey and black.

    As you can see in openGL from some angles the vertical lines are doubled up, but in final quality rendreworks it appears fine. I have checked that there are no "double" objects which may cause this.

    Can anyone help?

  7. Jeffrey I notice that you can dash the pillar object as well, this would be great for beams, I just drew a basic "I" beam shape as a polygon and made a pillar, the only problem is I went to rotate (so its a beam not a column) and I got the message: "This operation only works on hybrid objects in plan projection".

    What am I missing? I know I could extrude the shape but then would be no use for plans since cant dash extrusions. I have used the other framing member / beam tools but you cant customize the shape (only rectangles etc).

    It must be something simple that Im missing but I have got no idea how to create a 3D object that i can dash, I know its possible since floor objects and pillars etc can be dashed.

    Thanks for your time.

  8. I just did something which has corrupted one of my DLVPs.

    (well im pretty sure this is what it is)

    I have a DLVP with a class override, the override was to show an objects fill as a hatch. I then went in to the Resource Browser and deleted that hatch (as I want to import another hatch with the same name). When I went back to the DLVP nothing was visible. I clicked on the DLVP and then clicked "classes", everything is turned off and all class overrides are "reverted" (I did the same thing for "layers" and they are turned off as well). If I turn a class or layer on and then click OK, nothing changes and when I go back in they are all turned off again.

    I would send this to the bug submit but the problem is Ive had problems like this on big files before and by the time I remove irrelevant layers, classes, objects and saved views etc so the file is small enough to send the problem either disappears or is too time consuming.

  9. I have a worksheet with a database, when it comes to selecting the criteria I have chosen "list objects whose > class > is >"

    but the width for the class names can only fit a few words and I cant read the rest of the text. You cant increase the width of the column and you cant increase the width of the criteria window.

    What am I doing wrong?

  10. I have one "wall" and one "roof face" on one layer (the only two objects in my drawing).

    The wall is positioned well below the roof face.

    I select the wall and do the "fit wall to roof" command. I tick "contrain tops of walls to 3D geometry", select the correct layer and leave "wall top embedded depth" as "0".

    I hit OK and the top of the wall lines up with the top face of the roof leaving a little bit extending througg the roof.

    What have I done wrong?

  11. I have created a basic texture.

    Color: Grid color*

    Scale: 1

    Width: 600

    Hieght: 600

    Grid size: 0.1

    Grid color: black

    Background color: Grey

    No fuzz

    Reflectivity: None

    Transparencey: None

    Bump: None

    Size: 500

    Shadows

    Cast: Yes

    Recieve: Yes

    In openGL it looks fine, large grid on my walls.

    When I change to "final quality renderworks" it appears as just grey with no grid.

    What have I done wrong?

    There are no settings for "final quality renderworks" that I am aware of.

  12. I use an OZCAD add-on called "windoor13" so I don't use the standard window or door tool that comes with VW2008. On this one occasion I am using the garage door from VW2008 and I notice it creates 3 classes: "ceiling-main, non-plot and sills".

    I don't want these in my job so I selected and deleted those classes. As soon as I select the door again the classes are recreated, which make sense.

    I know that some objects that come with VW have "auto-classing" so I looked in the help menu for that topic.

    This is what it says:

    To set the standard naming of layers, classes, and views:

    1. Select File > Document Settings > Standard Naming.

    The Standard Naming dialog box opens. Select a naming standard for the file, and choose whether auto-classing should be enabled for objects.

    There are 5 "active standards":

    VWarch

    VWarch simplified

    AIA/NCS

    User 1

    User 2

    User 3

    I have selected each one and noticed that for all the tick box: "enable auto-classing" is unticked.

    What do I do?

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