SIDUG

Good morning to all: I have a custom tool script that execute text command. Unlike my other scripts, after execution it doesn't return to the previous class 'None'. i.e. it will stay in ''A Note' class. That creates a bit of problem since some of the objects I create after that would be in a class which I don't want. I know I can try to remember to manually switch back to 'None' but why is it not acting like my other scripts? Much appreciation for a solution. Procedure CustTool; VAR Name:STRING; Result:BOOLEAN; BEGIN PushAttrs; FillFore(32); FillBack(0); FillPat(1); PenFore(257); PenBack(0); PenPat(2); TextFont(50); TextSize(9); TextFace([]); TextSpace(2); TextJust(1); NameClass('A NOTE'); SetTool(-200); PopAttrs; END; Run(CustTool); best regards Sidug

Hi Peter, mk & Alan: Thank you for all the advice. Unfortunately these windows are all embedded in walls so I was hoping to select them all then do a global change. mk: I don't know how to copy values from a window to a work sheet. Is it possible that you expand your method a little bit more? Thanks Sidug

Hi everyone: I have just finished all my floor plans when the client decided to add stone veneer to the outside walls. I have replaced the wall styles with a proper one but the window sill need to be extended. Is there a way to globally change the sill width on this project? The "settings" box is greyed out after a custom selection of all windows. Also Is a there a way to globally change the Wall Height (z) ALL Wall Styles? "Edit" is not available when Multiple wall styles are selected in Resources. Thank you so much for your help in advance, sincerely Sidug

Hi Jonathan: I'm sorry about the signature...I'll fix it. You're absolutely right! The viewport on design layers(I think even Sheet layers) throw the whole thing off. After inserting more criteria the calculation works. Thank you so much. Sidug

I have a worksheet which calculate different areas in a building base on classes, e.g. "Area-Building" or "Area-Garage". While some cells will return a correct result, e.g. =CRITERIAAREA(C='A AREA-BUILDING'), some others will return a wrong one e.g. =CRITERIAAREA(C='A AREA-GARAGE') would return a value that is TEN times what it should be! I know I don?t have 10 objects under the same class because as soon as I deleted the one object in 'A AREA-GARAGE' the worksheet returns 0. Furthermore, In a different project with the same worksheet the erroneous cells would be in different places. Any solutions please? Thank you Sidug

I have a custom tool script that execute text command. Unlike my other scripts, after execution it doesn't return to the previous class 'None'. i.e. it will stay in ''A Note' class. That creates a bit of problem since some of the objects I create after that would be in a class which I don't want. I know I can try to remember to manually switch back to 'None' but why is it not acting like my other scripts? Much appreciation for a solution. Procedure CustTool; VAR Name:STRING; Result:BOOLEAN; BEGIN PushAttrs; FillFore(32); FillBack(0); FillPat(1); PenFore(257); PenBack(0); PenPat(2); TextFont(50); TextSize(9); TextFace([]); TextSpace(2); TextJust(1); NameClass('A NOTE'); SetTool(-200); PopAttrs; END; Run(CustTool); best regards Sidug

Hello: I'm still using VW 11, but I'll get the latest version later this year. Although I have created quite a few "scripts" in my View Command and Saved Views, I wonder if somebody can write a script(or scripts) to combine the following into a series of "automated" commands (kind of like one click to execute). With this sample script as a starter I can quickly learn to write other scripts in the future. 1. Turn on certain layers and all classes. ...currently I manually go to Layer <1/4"> ...then I use SaveView to: (a) turn on certain layers(e.g. Layer 01 thru 07),(b) ALL classes On, and © in "show/snap/modify others" mode 2. Delete All Temp objects ...with View Command: DSelectAll; SelectObj(((C='A TEMP LINE')|(C='A TEMP'))); ...then I manually delete all 3. Change the date on the Date Stamp (which is inside a symbol) ... I'm doing this manually 4. Bring certain objects to foreground ...with View Command: DSelectAll; SelectObj((C='A NOTE')); SelectObj((C='DIMENSION')); SelectObj((C='A TAG')); SelectObj((C='A GRID')); SelectObj((C='A ENVELOPE')); SelectObj((C='A DIM AVG GRADE CALC')); SelectObj((C='A AREA-BUILDING')|(C='A FINISH TAG')); ....and then manually send them to foreground 5. Send all unlocked objects to background ...currently I manually Select All; then manually Send to Background. I hope I'm not asking too much but your help will help an old folgie like me to learn faster. I could be reached at SWHL@shaw.ca Deeply appreciated Sid

Hi Kevin: Thank you for responding. No there's no workgroup referencing nor DWG imports. Thanks Sid

Hello: I design mainly houses and I do not use 3D nor rendering. My laptop is relatively new with the latest video card, huge HDD and lots of memory. The files on most houses are about 20mb - 23mb and Vectoworks performs just fine. However there are 3 houses that are rather big(about 15,000sf to 18,000 sf) and their file sizes are a little over 30mb(that's right, just 30mb). When working on these files Vectorworks seems to slow down, showing a message of "Vectorworks Not Responding" for 5 seconds or so every 3 or 4 operations, especially when I work on my completed elevations. So it takes much, much longer working on these projects. Almost all the hatches I use are standard library hatches and patterns, and it dosn't make much difference when I turn off the hatch class anyways. Dose anybody know the reason for this? I'd appreciate any help. Thnak you Sid

Hello to all: I just bought a new laptop with windows 7, 64 bits. Although I know my VW 11-01 is rather outdated, before I upgrade to a much newer VW version I still want to try it on a new computer so I don't need to deal with 2 new things at the same time. The VW11 was installed alright and when I opened an existing file it appeared to be fine except there was this error message: "Failed to write to required registry entries Error #5 - Accessed denied - you do not have permission to write to the required registry entries" I am able to close it and continue but I don't know if there'll be any consequences later on. Anyone know what this is? Thanks!

Ray: Thank you so much. I found a lot of good hatches from that site. I'll keep your offer of converting as rain cheque though! :-) ps I love the image, or avatar or whatever they call it under your name. Is that really you napping? cheers Sidug

Hello Ray: Thank you so much for your help. However I'm still a little confused. I understand, and have used, the process of importing objects to the Resource Browser from other VW files, e.g symbols, worksheets, even hatches(inside the Hatch folder of another file, ready to fill an object, e.g brick in a rectangle). What I'd to do is to find new hatches and embed it in my Hatch folder. I have found a dwg file called 'Field Stones', converted into a MCD, it is a bunch of polygons representing the pattern of field stones. Although it's not what I'm looking for I tried prcatising by 'Add Current To Favorites' & 'Add File To Favorites' but it dosen't show up in the Hatch folder. Where did it go? My question is how can I turn it into a VW HATCH which can fill up an object no matter what it's shape and size, just like the brick hatch I mentioned before. What I'm really looking for is clay tile roof & asphalt shingle hatches, among others. Are the existing hatches that come with VW MCD files, or scripts? Where are they located? Thank you in advance for your help. Sidug

Hello Ray: attempting to apply the hatch through the resource browser... I'm still on V11.5. on PC. Could you please tell me how I can take ACad hatch files I found and use them in Vectorworks? 1) Do I need to convert them? 2) what is the path(subdirectories) to store them? 3) what file extension? Really appreciate your help, cheers Sidug