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There needs to be a pair of keyboard commands to change the active class rapidly--so you can scroll through classes. The CMD and uparrow keys / CMD and down arrow keys do this for Layers---although this feature is no longer mentioned in the manual or Help file. This is a very helpful capability when starting to work with new files that may have been imported. Unfortunately, this capability cannot be added with the Workspace Editor--it would require a VectorScript.

Brian: There are specific dimensions for the National CAD standard titleblocks. Actual sheet templates for different sheet sizes are included on the CD that is part of CSI's Uniform Drawing System, which in turn is part of NCS 1.0 (Let me know if you would like to see a sample, and I could email it for your review). It would be valuable for users to be able to designate their own office titleblock (vs ConDoc), assign that titleblock to the class/ layer normally used for titleblocks, and then to locate the fields used by the Issue Manager on that titleblock. It is somewhat discouraging to hear that VW Architect does not "happily" support the National CAD Standard. The marketing literature says "based on established CAD standards" and "a variety of standard architectural title blocks". Our office has been quite satisfied with the National CAD Standard titleblocks (slightly tailored for our use). Part of this is that a firm's titleblock is just a component of its overall identity program (stationery, etc.) and graphic look. So it does not easily change. I really think this is one where the software needs to accommodate the user's standards, not the other way around.

quote: Originally posted by Brian O: Unfortunately, the only way to accomplish this is to manually set up your title blocks. Once you do this save it as a template and open it up for future drawings. The reason we do not have a ?template? already designed within Vector Works is that the only information available for this is a guideline without any specifics on dimensions. Creating your own template does unfortunately prevent you from being able to use the issue manager. This would hold true if you wished to have your own standards for the Con Doc title blocks that are not the industry specific dimensions. Due to Vector Works using a class and layer system, rather than simply a layer system, it is not happily married to the AIA/CSI standards.

This is a 17" x 45" document. Options would seem to be: 1. reduce it to print on multiple 8.5x11 pages, setting a reduction percentage in Page Setup. 2. print on multiple 11x17 pages 3. select a larger format output device, and plot.

In 3rd Qtr 1999, the National Institute of Building Sciences published a National CAD Standard (NCS), a consensus document of AIA, CSI, and other organizations. This Standard includes the AIA CAD Layer Guidelines included in VectorWorks. It also includes CSI's Uniform Drawing System (organization of drawing sets and sheets). Does anyone know of a way to use the CSI sheet layout or an office standard titleblock in VW Architect, rather than the ConDoc sheet layout?

The VectorWorks Architect box, manual, and CD sleeve say that the Macintosh requirement is 16 MB RAM assigned to the application. The ReadMe file says to increase preferred application memory to 48 MB. What is actually needed for usable functioning: 16 MB? 48 MB?