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Cadplan Architecture

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  1. Hi, does anyone have a copy of Vectorworks 2010 or 2011 for sale? If so please send a pm. thanks AJ
  2. I bought a used copy of VWF 2008 with dongle, it has a serial number on the carton which was accepted when I installed from the DVD but on opening the programme it asks for another serial number and won't accept the one on the carton.
  3. I got a Logitech Trackman Wheel yesterday but had to give up on it after 20mins of frustration. I find the ball navigation method too laborious compared with just moving the mouse to move across the screen to various menus. Maybe it's me but a mouse is far snappier and lets me work really fast. I can't imagine ever being able to work that fast with this Logitech device though, Maybe it's a case of learning how to use the thumb, but honestly for navigating around a 24" screen I can't see how it can match a zippy mouse. AJ
  4. Thanks Mike I'll check those out, a bit pricey but could be worth it. AJ
  5. I think your post is sadly lacking as it doesn't make sense or relate to my previous posts
  6. I didn't know about command 1 & 2, C and V always used to be zoom in/out. C still works in 2009. I think you can set your own hot keys anway you want though.
  7. Well that's a new idea! I often copy and paste from Word to VW. If you literally copy and paste it appears in VW as a bitmap though, so the way to do it is to enter even just one character of text in VW then highlight it and if you then hit V the copied text comes in to VW as formatted text with whatever font you had in Word. However you are then limited as to what you can do with the text by the lack of options in VW. It's odd that the programme which is so flexible and free flowing in other ways just hasn't been developed to enable designers to be more creative with text.
  8. Interesting: Can you show us some examples of your work? I used to use Vectorworks for modelling interiors but I always kept the 2D and 3D files separate purely because of file sizes and time delays. A complex 3D file is generally slower to respond. In particular I find that the tools for getting hold of a 3D model and rotating it around at various angles in real time is not possible as it is with 'proper' modelling packages. Maybe things have changed with 2010?
  9. Vectorworks has never been too good with text, but at least you can 'word process' now (sort of). The thing that often irritates me is that you can't manipulate text like you can say with Word. Maybe I'm missing something but if for example I type block of text I can't then change it from a ragged justified right hand side to justified on both sides. You can only select RH, centre or LH justification. Also if I have been very particular and typed carefully to give a more or less even RH side to the lines, and I then either try and stretch the whole block to say a more long low shape to fit a particular space in another document, the line ends become very uneven and it looks really bad. As I say this type of basic function is available in Word so why not so in VW? (someone will probably post that you can now-- I hope!!) AJ
  10. Yes I think this is odd as I think Minicad as it was then was introduced as an architectural package! As I've said here and elsewhere its a superb 2D drafting prog, you can obviously get good results for architectural related 3D modelling and rendering, but it's far more labour intensive and laborious than the simple 2D function. AJ
  11. I've been using Vectorworks since Minicad, being in exhibitions it was first used purely for floor plans and elevations which it was (still is) brilliantly simple for. We then moved along, with the introduction and development of Vectorworks into simple 3D and visuals using Renderworks. This was very labour intensive and we then moved on the FormZ for far easier 3D modelling and superior rendering. The disadvantage like so many top end modelling software is that its 2D function is more or less non existent. I know that VW has become far more developed now but I still think it's essentially an excellent 2D programme. The 3d side still seems quite clunky. If only it could be as easy to use as the 2D function it would be perfect. I would like to use it fr simple architectural modelling but I think the process is so laborious that it's not economic on most projects. Personally I don't want to have to abandon VW now and start learning a new programme all over again unless it is, a) Mac compatible, & b) will have this dual function combined with the ease of use of Vectorworks. Having said that there seem to be numerous free or inexpensive 3D modelling packages out there now from Rhino, Modo, Sketch up, Blend etc. I keep meaning to test them as that might be the answer to easy 3D outside of Vectorworks, particularly if the will import VW files. I just hope that NNA will rise to the challenge and soon! AJ
  12. I am having problems with very sluggish performance when printing out from VW2008 to my Brother DCP6690CW A3 printer. It takes minutes to do one print. If I convert the files to PDFs they print out quickly but the problem with printing PDFs is that they don't print exactly to scale and also the patterns and hatche don't print out correctly. Has anyone else had this problem? AJ
  13. Ok I found the folder like you said and trashed the .dwg file in it. I can now save a .dwg but only once as it the destination defaults to Contents no matter where else I tell it to go, and I have to remove from there before I can make another .dwg. It seems that I need to reinstall as you suggest. Thanks
  14. Thanks Pat, I did indeed find an XML file in the Settings folder.I trashed it but moving on to the preferences, I Reset them but the error message I got was that the factory default preferences could not be found, and to reinstall VW. Re save to an alternative location, I tried before posting and it still doesn't work. I thought if I found the Contents folder in VW that I could at least locate the DXF and trash it, but I can't see that folder. Cheers, Andrew
  15. As I've still got VW 11 on the hard drive I exported a VW 11 version of my drawing while in VW2008. I then closed '08 and opened the drawing in VW11. I could then export a DXF quite normally. It's a workaround but obviously it would be better to sort out VW2008. It must be something to do with a glitch as every time it tries to save the file to Contents wherever/whatever that is?! AJ
  16. I actually just did the disc verify/repair thing lat the w/end so I don't think it's that. I don't really understand the destination file ID as it doesn't seem to exist. I'll try posting elsewhere maybe. thanks, AJ
  17. I just upgraded to Mac OS 10.5.8. I just tried to export a DXF and the default file destination shows up as 'Contents'. Even if I create a new folder on the desktop and attempt to save the DXF I get this error message- "iMac:Applications:Vectorworks 2008.app:Contents:MacOS-dwg This file already exists. Do you want to replace the existing file?" I can't find a saved file anywhere, not even in Spotlight. How can fix this as in Mac OS Tiger I could save PDFs quite easily. AJ
  18. I just upgraded to Mac OS 10.5 and find that doors no longer snap into walls in VW 2008. Is this a known glitch? AJ
  19. Check this link out-www.hbxl.co.uk/default/Products/PlansXpress/PlansXpress-Intro.aspx. I came across it yesterday and it looks to have the edge on Vectorworks particularly for speed in drawing buildings and some great window libraries as well to suit UK users which VW just doesn't have. Has anyone used it? maybe NNA should check it out! AJ
  20. OK I just did it, the plant line tool is no good for going round corners with line but it works if drawing a double line polygon. AJ
  21. Hi, I'm drawing up a large garden centre which has hedging to some of the boundaries. Does anyone have any slick ideas for how to draw suitable wavy lines without having to resort to that fiddly freehand tool? thanks AJ
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