Thom

See "error message" on general disscussion board.

I am working with a Architect who is using Archicad. We are having trouble passing files. Any suggeations. thks

Yes and no. I was a user. I thought it was a good first attempt. I think 10 is on the right track, but could be simplified. Irrigation is very important to me. Every project I do includes irrigation. Plants do not grow in low desert without it. I was an Eaglepoint/Landcadd user previous to VW. Did some beta work for them.

How many of fellow LA's and designers find the new plant insertion tool and catologue unnecesarily combersome. I feel like it could be simplified in many ways that would eliminate many key strokes. I do hope that as the irrigation module is developed that the KISS principal is used. I think that those of us who use LM daily should be vocal about likes and dislikes so that LM developers here from a broad base of users, rather than one or two who may not have a grasp on the day to day life of all of us. [ 11-20-2002, 02:52 PM: Message edited by: tvetter ]

My own research tells me that probably a Ge Force 4 Ti 4200, 128 meg is the best card for the money without going to a card 4-5 times the cost. Radeon 9500 Pro would also be good if they keep up on driver updates and support.

I know this has be asked before, but what are the best video cards for a PC. thks

Now have the answer thanks to Mike S. The book is not really clear how some of these things work.

Has anybody been able to import a 9.5.2 plant list with symbols to LM 10? I keep getting inconsistent results including nothing happening or getting an error message.

I will also give the tech support a big high five as one of the best in the business. Sure will miss Matt as he goes on to continue his education

I have been a VW user for approximately one year now. Particularly Landmark. If you think this is bad, try being an Eaglepoint user. Maintenance updates every month to correct bugs that were supposed to be corrected the month before. Yearly maintenance fees that are much more costly than the upgrade fees. I find VW Landmark much more user friendly even though it is in its infancy.

Site modeling is at best difficult. There needs to be a very detailed tutorial for this module. Probably the most important part of the program for showing clients what is being proposed, but most avoided because of difficultly of use.

I think that this problem is indicative of DTM. It is a complex program and if one indicator is not right, the file will not work. I know that the program is being evaluated for the future upgardes. One thing that Vectorworks needs to keep in mind is that many of us do not work in the DTM module on a daily basis, therefore the dialoge boxes should be set up so the first step is first, the second, second, etc. Try and take the complexity out of the setup routines and go to extra ends to make good documentation.

Does anybody know of a good looking - architectural- read handwritten look - font thks

Katie Here is a link that will at least get you started.http://www.landxml.org/landxml-1.0press.htm

Will Vectorworks be compatiable with these new standards? It appears that compatiability with these standards will be critical in the future - especially for those of us who are civil and landscape based.

Does anybody know where there is a 3d rock symbol? [ 07-27-2002: Message edited by: tvetter ]

I am finding it very non productive doing grading plans with the methodology that we presently must use to create contours. We need a routine to easily create and label contours. This is a very important element. thksI have also posted on the wish list.

I am finding it very non productive doing grading plans with the methodology that we presently must use to create contours. We need a routine to easily create and label contours.

I would like to see a parking lot routine that allows for curved parking schemes.

While I have worked with the DTM and have found it fussy, is there a good detailed learning tool? The book is basic at best. My next two projects all involve cut and fill calcs. as well as modeling winery facilities in the terrain. Is there someone that can teach this to me in the NW? thksThom [ 06-03-2002: Message edited by: tvetter ]

Has anybody used these plotter drivers? At $200 are they better than the HP drivers? thks

Try this site for photo realistic: http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/freestuff.asp and this site for hand drawn: http://www.nemetschek.net/addons/land/3d_trees.html

Robert What I think many of us need is a very detailed step by step of the methodology, issues, etc. of dueing DTM's.

Is there a way to start a stipple at the outside of a closed ploygon, and have it fade to the center or at some predetermined distance. This would be useful for showing lawn areas. thks

Another item for the wish list is to automate the creation of a Plant Schedule. The present system is not totally accurate depending on the revisions that have been made to the dwg.