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    Tablets

    in General Discussion

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    I am looking at a portable device for use in the field. Mostly text, but cad a bonus. It has been suggested I look at a tablet. My research makes this look good.

    Anybody gone this route?

    Renderwork consultants

    in Rendering

    Posted

    Ed

    I am looking to hire a subconsultant to provide presentation dwg. My workload is too great to spend time creating the actual presentation dwg. I will generate all site planning dwgs., etc.

    This is not a request for freebies.

    Renderwork consultants

    in Rendering

    Posted

    Do not know if this is proper of not. Forgiveness asked if this is not ok.

    I am in need of consultants well versed in dtm modeling and with buildings, roads, parking lots, landscaping etc.

    Please contact me through email.

    thomvetter@applecapital.net

    thks

    Mobility - Somewhat OT

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I am in somewhat of a quandry. My work load is shifting to a point where I will be managing large projects ie $30,000,000 European-style resort and $15,000,000 golf community to give an example. I also have several smaller projects that keep me moving. Also this fall I will be touring Italy researching the architecture for the resort.

    I am debating between a smart phone with good pda capablitites using a foldable keyboard for text and report writing or a small notebook (12" screen). Mobility is of importance.

    The ability to have cad available is not great, but would be handy. I can print to pdf and load on the pda.

    Has anyone faced this yet, and what have been your experiences. Pro's and con's welcome.

    thks in advance.

    [ 06-06-2005, 11:49 AM: Message edited by: tvetter ]

    Site Modeling

    in Site Design

    Posted

    There are a few variables to know, but primarily, if your surveyors use land development, have them explode the file and save it to a 2004 dwg file. When importing, make sure to select 3D in the options dialoge box. The choice 2D & 3D will not import the dwg with 3D ploys.

    Why Annotate in Viewports

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I cannot speak to 3D. As a Landscape Architect, most of my stuff is in 2D, more of a civil engineering format. We will sometimes create details in 3D and annotate them in a viewport. But this is something that is not to be edited by someone else. I print and arrange my dwg with several viewports to create the print I want. I suspect this issue could be related to certain disciplines.

    Why Annotate in Viewports

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Annotating in viewports is only acceptable (IMHO) if you are the end user of the dwg. If you share files, they can be a real pain. I speak from experience. One civil engineering firm I work with annotates it dwg in viewports -autocad, and to make the dwg workable especially if I need to refer to their info or need their annotations on my dwg in a slightly different layout, can be time consuming. When they work for me, I require them to annotate in model space.

    Tools

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Since this seems to be a popular subject presently, is there a routine that will set the class to be current by picking something that exists in the dwg.

    While I at it, is there a way to activate a tool by right clicking the way menus can be added to activate by right clicking.

    Printing

    in Site Design

    Posted

    I have left a dwg trying to print for up to 1/2 hour and it still seems to be trying to process the info. I print to my PDF995 driver and it prints within a few minutes.

    I understand complexity makes for longer printing times, how long is long?

    Printing

    in Site Design

    Posted

    This has been posted under "Printing" also with no response.

    Have of you found that the more symbols the dwg. contains, the harder or longer it takes to print. I have found that I have to print to a pdf. file first, than print from Adobe to my printer. Is this a VW problem?

    XP Pro, SP2, Pentium 4, 2.8, 1 gig of mem., HP450C Plotter, ver. 4.65 driver

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