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On a Mac - Shift+Cmd+4 allows you to draw a marquee around your any part of your screen, this will appear on your desktop (just like shift+cmd+3).

Worked fine for me too this afternoon.

Thanks bcd, that maybe more than I would want to attempt for a complex model but well done, it's even more impressive.

Thanks for trying Ozzie, much appreciated. I too am a relative novice at worksheets, I find there is not enough in the help in the VW help.

This file works fine but when I import the worksheet into the main file it stops working. I create a Viewport of the design into the main file (via a DLVP) and import the worksheet as well but the imported work sheet doesn't recognise the symbols in the DVLP, this is the stumbling block. The question is, can I reference this file (Arm-Waving) into the main file along with it's worksheet and still get the worksheet to recognise the symbols (and their attached records) from the DVLP?

I can't post the main file as it is too large but here is one of the stripped down referenced files with the worksheet that I am trying to import into another file. I have tried setting the classes in the edit criteria and it will count the number of items but it wont show up in of the other info.

Tried checking the classes, layers but it still wont register the data. This is the referenced file worksheet.

I agree with Kevin, a really great demo, much better than I have seen, although I do not have Jonathon's manual so it doesn't seem fair to comment, and yet the process or order of execution does seem to be important to get the best out of the VW software, certainly as the model gets more complex. For instance, adding a several fillets to something means that I have to write down what I have done before ungrouping so I can re-apply them after editing the underlying object. When converting surfaces to NURBS to create a 'Fillet Surface' is a pain because it means that the edit history is lost. Spaceclaim or even Solidworks do seem to offer a more fluid solution, but then again they are more mechanically based and VW does seem to cater more for the architect. It's just about having the freedom to edit the object as it is. Why can't I just grab a fillet and enlarge/reduce it by dragging or why isn't it included in the 'Edit History Tree". Why can't I edit the path from 'extrude along path' in a 3D view with the other objects available to snap to.

I have tried the import route but the for some reason the worksheet doesn't recognise the symbols with records in the DVLP.

bcd, that looks good. I have tried doing something similar by duplicating parts onto seperate classes and saving different views but I keep getting negative velocities when trying to set up the animation. Would you mind giving me a few pointers as to how you set this up please. Many thanks

There counting symbols that I have created and attached records to. A typical cell would have =('Igus Tophat 12x14x4'.'I.D.') in it.

I have a design file with several DVLPs in it that are referenced from external files. In those external files are some worksheets that I would also like to import/reference into the main design file. The worksheets import with the formulas still intact but the results are all zero. I presume that is because the items listed on the worksheet are not actually present in the main file but only exist in the referenced file. Is there a way to reference in the worksheet with all the results included. This is for presentation purposes mainly so I have tried creating a Viewport of the worksheet but that doesn't seem to work. Many thanks

...if only VW had 3D contraints

Thank you for your help. I do struggle with the worksheet language as I have never done any programming. I can see that using just one type of screw object is going to be the best way in the future. Many thanks

I was rather hoping I could simply add 2 criteria together. =('Screw and Nut (Metric)-3D'.'screwType_s') & ('Cap Screw (Metric)-3D'.'screwType') but that just gives 'False' as an answer.

I seem to have 2 tools that to similar things i.e produce metric screws one with nuts and with out. I have inadvertantly used both tools on my drawing so in some instances I get 2 lots of M4 x 0.7 (different lengths) button heads (rows 2.6 & 11.4). This does not make for an easy to read spreadsheet and would better if I could see all the M4's together. The two different objects are both metric screws. Criteria for row 2 is =('Screw and Nut (Metric)-3D'.'screwType_s') Criteria for row 11 is =('Cap Screw (Metric)-3D'.'screwType'). In the future I can change my workspace to show just one type but kust wondered if there was an immediate workaround? Many thanks Here are the 2 tools I used

I have 2 sets of screws on a worksheet. One of them is ('Screw and Nut (Metric)-3D'.'screwType_s') and the other is =('Cap Screw (Metric)-3D'.'screwType'). Is it possible to get both items into one list? In other words can I get one column to count both types?

3D snapping is much better and makes alot of difference when working in 3D. I can actually move objects around my design and locate them without having to line things up in one view and then switch to another view to line them up in that plane. But the best improvement from my point of view is the Working Planes. They are easier to set and use. I don't get 3 'cycling' views if I select the same view 3 times and it is much easier to extrude on the working plane. I can even rotate the working plane by dragging it!!! PIO, namely nuts and bolts, still don't align themselves to the working plane though.

That's it, many thanks.

I have a referenced viewport on a Design layer. In the original file I have a Section Viewport on a sheet layer. My problem is that I cannot rotate the DLVP (except in the Z axis) as it keeps telling me that hybrid obect can only be rotated in the Z axis. Is there a way of not importing the Section line, which is causing the problem, into the DLVP so that the referenced viewport is not a hybrid object or is there a work around that would help? Many thanks

(Resources are a cumbersome beast!!) Open a file and open the resource browser. Click on the little arrow and select find resource. Type in what you're looking for i.e. Glass, and select the 'files on disk' radio button. Once the search is complete select all and press the select button, bottom right. Alternatively.....(with your working file open) navigate to the libraries in 2009 [Vectorworks 2009/libraries/textures, and open a file, i.e. Nature. Then open your working file but select the nature file in the resource browser. Select the files you want and right click to import into your current document. (see PNG, notice I have 'Untitled' file open, but the textures flooring....open in the resource browser) As I said this is not intuitive by any stretch....perhaps someone else might be able to make it clearer. Hopefully I have not confused you more.

Are you trying to access your own resources that you have created in an older version or resources that are in the VW library? Add a signature to your posts showing your setup, it can help with future questions. (At the top of the page goto My Stuff>Edit Profile)

Any improvement on editing the fillet/chamfer tool would be much appreciated, in fact editing on all the paths and loft type proceedures would be a great help.

It would be really useful when editing a path from an 'extrude along path' object to be able to see the other objects as you can when editing a solid subtraction/addition, so you can snap to them. I generally redraw the path from scratch rather than try to guess how much to move or extend what I already have.

I'm sure I've seen a video tech tip somewhere that would do this...'text along path' seems to ring a bell, I just can't find it.