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C. Andrew Dunning

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  1. Video drivers are as up-to-date as they can be. SP1 is loaded.
  2. Doing a little following up... Any ideas regarding the crashing issue? Thanks!
  3. Chris - Quicktime 7.2. Katie - "W." means "with".
  4. Greetings! A number of VideoScreen users have contacted us reagarding compatibility with VW 2008. For those of you who did not get the e-mail sent to all of our users last weekend (which seems to be quite a few of you), the current version (2.3) does work in VW 2008. If you're running 2008 and did not get our e-mail, contact us at one of the contact links on our site and we'll get you the appropriate download info. Thanks!
  5. Oops. That would have been helpful to know... Fast RenderWorks Fast RenderWorks with Shadows Final Quality RenderWorks Artistic RenderWorks Custom RenderWorks Fast Radiosity Final Quality Radiosity Custom Radiosity Also, when I restart VW, "Architect Classic" (the first Workspace on the list) is active.
  6. Good morning! I'm having difficulty with VW2008 crashing when rendering on one of my machines. VW simply ceases to exist. No lock-up of the screen content. No shut-down process. No error messages. The problem seems to be Workspace-related. W. any of the "stock" Workspaces, all seems to work OK. W. a Workspace imported from VW12...crash. W. a Workspace created from scratch (w. only a couple of menu items)...crash. W. a modified "stock" Workspace...crash. W. a Workspace created on my other machine...crash (though all works as it should on that machine). This is all w. a simple, single extrusion of a rectangle as a test object. My O.S. is Windows XP Pro. The machine in question is a Dell Inspiron 8600 w. 1 GB of RAM. Any ideas?
  7. Hmmm... Interesting... I was just telling a vendor that the day I quit learning is the day I'll find something different to do. Thanks for helping to keep me from rewriting my resum? for another day... ;-)
  8. So...you're taking advantage of "Update All ViewPorts"? I can see that being valuable. One click and off to lunch... Is there any quality difference between Design Layer and ViewPort rendering? How do you then get high-res exports w. the latter?
  9. "How do you render? in Design layer? or with a viewport?" The experiment (and the bulk of my rendering) was done w. Design Layers.
  10. "I think your wrong on this one. I have a seperate layer for my lights, and I can render fine. You just need to turn that layer on." Hmmm. Not a huge deal but I was curious enough to run a quick test: 1 extrusion on 1 layer and 4 light sources on another. I rendered the "extrusion" layer. No-go on the light sources working...
  11. "the boss only wanted to use a single layer and no classes. The two arguments that helped change that case where 1. Why only use less than 1/2 the capabilities of a program you have paid for, and 2. That is not the way VW is used. If you try to get tech support, they will tell you you are using the program wrong and to do it the other way." Pat - I am one of those people who really prefers to work on a single Design Layer - and to use a plethora of Classes (I'm not sure I get the "no classes part.). For me, that IS the way that VW is used. I don't see that as being "right" or "wrong" - just the way I work. My thinking: 1) Light sources don't work across layers. (At least, they haven't in the past.) By using a single layer I don't have to create Layer Links to create rendered scenes. 2) I don't have to use "Align Layer Views" or the like to view all of the model geometry from the same direction and perspective. IMO, that extra step should be unnecessary. FWIW, I don't work on multi-story building drawings and ViewPorts handle whatever scale variations I may need for things like details. Also, w. Saved Views and the tree structure potential in Class naming make handling even hundreds of Classes incredibly easy.
  12. Gents - Thank you for your kind words. mcochran, if you have any questions about VideoScreen, feel free to ask here or via any of the e-mail links on our Web site.
  13. Nigel - At this time the tool will only work on one object at a time - so, you'll have to create 2 separate objects.
  14. Michael - Glad you're finding it useful.
  15. Michael - Sorry, no. The closest thing that I'd have is the Austrian texture elsewhere on my site: http://www.landrudesign.com/Downloads_Main.htm.
  16. Nigel - The stock curtain won't do it. Give the files I have posted at www.landrudesign.com/LandruCurtain.zip a try. To use, copy both files into your Plug-Ins folder. Add "Curtain From..." to your WorkSpace. (It is a menu item.) Draw an arc representing your curtain. W. it selected, run "Curtain From..." Your arc will be turned into a curtain PIO w. adjustable parameters. Let me know how this works for you...
  17. Greetings from Music City! We are pleased to announce the release of VideoScreen 2.2 - the Plug-In that makes working with Video Devices in VectorWorks incredibly easy. 2.2 Highlights include: - A ?Coverage Zone? feature has been added to aide users in the sizing and placing of screens. - Models (including appropriate aspect calculation modifications) have been added for projectors on their sides. - More stock lenses have been added to the projector lens list - along with a custom lens feature that allows users to input specific lenses that may not be on the list. - The projector placement calculations have been improved to compensate for projector height relative to screen height. Part of this is an ?alarm? that is triggered if a user tries to place a projector higher than is possible to get a given image size. - A few new stock screen images have been added, including color bars. - The VideoScreen Floor feature was updated to allow screens and projector stands to have different settings. - A few minor bugs have been fixed. This is a FREE upgrade for current users. For those of you who are not current users, but who would like more information, visit http://www.landrudesign.com/VWPlugIns.htm. Regards -
  18. Glen - Are you using our VideoScreen tool to create the screen? Try giving the texture a "Constant" reflectivity. Regards -
  19. The Working Planes tool only works in the 3D Top View - not in Top/Plan. This has been discussed several times (NNA, taking notes?) in the Wish List section of this forum. What you're wanting to do isn't doable in Top/Plan. Until it is, your best work-around is the Alternate Coordinate system.
  20. Thanks... I guess we all learn something every day about drawing technique.
  21. Greetings... I am having a problem with Hidden Line rendering losing lines. The problem shows itself where the vertical face of an extrusion meets a horizontal surface and where the vertical face extends beyond the horizontal. This is an example of things "broken:" This is the same drawing with lines added in manually: Is there a fix for this? Thanks!
  22. You may want to look into the Stagecraft Mailing List (http://stagecraft.theprices.net/). There was a thread discussing this question within the last few weeks. Might give you some direction...
  23. Daniel - Your question is not all that different from the question of how to have 3D ladders/booms and yet have legible 2D plots - regardles of the Vision connection. For that question, I have 3D-only symbols that are not linked to any lighting data. I then have 2D-only symbols that make that info legible and trackable for my paperwork. In a similar way, could you not have 2D-only symbols that are not bound at all to the Vision models - and 3D-only symbols that are? Thoughts?
  24. Hmmm... Not sure what to tell you. Those are the daily working files from my computers and all is working @ my end. A few thoughts: - Have you tried restarting VW since installing the files? If not, do that and see if things work. - Are BOTH files in your Plug-Ins folder? Though you shouldn't add "LandruCurtain" to the Workspace, "Curtain From..." uses that file. (I know you said you followed my directions closely. I'm just double-checking...) - At what scale is your active layer? - After you've clicked the menu item, is the original geometry still selected? If so, what is the type/name shown @ the top of the OI box? One note: The script will only work on lines and arcs. I'd love to add polyline functionality, but that is beyond me for the time-being. If you DO get things to work, a few things to check out: - Images applied to the curtain will match its width (for creating drops). The image scaling and positioning can also be adjusted. - Curtain geometry can be adjusted - including pleat depth. pleat segment length, and curtain height. You can also "flip" the pleat direction. - A "Simple" version toggle for both 3D and 2D. - A "Border" toggle for creating truss borders. Includes mitering options so that borders that wrap trusses and other objects will "connect" in 2D and draw correctly in 3D.
  25. Alok - Give www.landrudesign.com/LandruCurvedCurtain.zip a try. To use, copy both files in the Zip file into your Plug-Ins folder. Add "Curtain From..." to your Workspace. Create an arc and, with the arc selected, run "Curtain From..." The script will create an object called "LandruCurtain 1.0," which will have a few OIP-adjustable parameters. Though the tool might be a bit rough, I've found it to work quite well for doing things like you describe. It also works with straight lines. Regards -
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