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Moehl

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  1. I'd like to create two different schedules, one for doors and one for archways (aka cased openings). When i create a door schedule, it combines the two. I understand that it would do this because you use the door tool to create cased openings, but is there a way to separate them into two schedules? Or is there a way to have the schedule listed alphabetically by ID Prefix? Thanks, -Mike
  2. Technically its a state, not a province. Unfortunately that view point has some truth behind it, but given our status on the world stage, we have plenty of reason to take on a humbler approach toward our neighbors and allies. Back to my issue, i closed down the files and VW, reopened everything and so far it seems to be working ok again. Maybe it was a fluke of some kind, but i know its happened before. If it pops up again i'll re-post it with screen shots.
  3. All curved walls in all my drawings disappear when in rotated plan view. This is a pain in the butt. Is this a common bug? I've noticed this in both VW2008 & 2010, including all the SP updates. Anyone else experience this and have any suggestions on how to fix it?
  4. Is there something that determines the amount of distance fall off of a light source, like lumen output or a set distance? I'd like to get a more accurate rendering from either a point light source or an accurate light, but the distance fall off, whether sharp or smooth, seems very short. The none setting doesn't get the look i want. A 60W A19 clear accurate lamp doesn't hardly light a room 15' x 15'. I've got a HDRI at 100% and a sun coming in through a couple windows and still the rooms seems way too dark. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mike
  5. Yeah, all our files are converted from 2008, so far we haven't had a new project to start in 2010. Yesterday the program didn't crash at all. I ran the repair permissions at the end of the day, which it seemed like it really needed, and it hasn't crashed yet today either. We've had a few new glitches pop up since SP1, but nothing major enough to worry about yet, however they seem to appear first on my bosses computer and then a while later on mine. Maybe this is coincidence, too hard to tell.
  6. I'll try the repair permissions and see if that works, if not i'll have to find were the boss put the cd and run the hardware test. I believe the Error Reporting is on. So far it hasn't crashed today thankfully. Just before we upgraded the software, we also purchased a newer iMac (with Intel), so it is no longer a G5 (i've changed my sig, thanks) and are running it on Snow Leopard.
  7. This is probably what i'm doing and not realizing it...still getting use to these slick iMac keyboards, but they are nicer than the old chunky key keyboards. Good to know that using a 3D tool puts you into Top view as well. Thanks.
  8. VW keeps switching the view from Top/Plan view to Top view on me and its starting to get frustrating having to constantly change it back. The only command i know to toggle Top view is the 5 on the number pad, but are there other actions that will cause it to switch in to Top view that i'm unaware of or is this a bug?
  9. Ok, i don't think i've done that since upgrading, i'll give it a try. Thanks.
  10. We've recently upgraded to VW 2010 from 2008 and it crashes often, a few times a day. Nothing in particular seems to trigger the crash, or any on specific file. 2008 rarely crashed. Is this a bug or are there others who have upgraded to 2010 from 2008 with this problem and know how to fix it? Thanks, Mike
  11. Tim- In the OIP in the text style pull down menu, select "dwg. no. over sheet no." instead of the default "item over sheet", then edit your drawing number and sheet number entries. That seemed it fix it for me. -Mike
  12. When i changed the settings to "Use At Creation" it changed all existing objects on the None layer to the class settings. Since i had different settings on individual objects all on the None layer, this screwed things up, but lesson learned that i really should be creating new classes for objects with different attributes.
  13. I was using the DWG v.2007/2008/2009 to export. I'll try next time as you suggested, thanks.
  14. I've come across this as well, both in vw2008 and vw2010. I'm thinking it is a resolution setting. Sometimes when zoomed out a bit, lines and objects don't look like they line up properly, but when zooming way in, they actually do. It can be annoying at first but if you are careful about your snapping, you'll eventually learn to trust the program. The snapping in vw2010 is much better than vw2008.
  15. Hi! I have an issue with the viewport annotation mode in v2010. When i'm in the annotation mode within a viewport on a sheet layer, the boundary grips are selectable (even though the boundary isn't visible.) When the boundary is close to an object the program seems to make the boundary grip selection a priority over the object grip selection and this is making quickly dimensioning something within the viewport difficult. If it's possible i'd like to turn this feature off. Can someone point me in the right direction, i couldn't find anything within the program or document preferences. Thanks, Mike
  16. HI! Our lighting designer who uses AutoCAD 2007 is experiencing hatch error issues when trying to open .dwg's that we've exported from VW2010. Our office just upgraded to v2010 from v2008 and had no exporting problems with v2008. There are additional export settings in v2010, but i've kept the common settings the same as in v2008. My temp fix is to first export as a v2008, open in VW2008 and then export to .dwg. This is really a pain in the butt, so is this a bug or do you think i'm not setting all the export functions properly? Thanks, Mike
  17. I'm having problems with the None class settings. I'll set the None class' fill style to none, save the file, then close it and reopen it. When it is reopened, the None class' fill style is set to solid. Since my file references other VW files, i've opened those and changed the fill style on the None class to none, saved, and repeated the process for all the drawings. However, this still doesn't seem to hold and the None class always goes back to solid. Is this a VW default setting? The I can change the line weight, line color etc. seperately in each drawing without issue (but usually keep them the same for the sake of consistency). Our office will be switching over to VW2010 next week, has anyone come across the same issue in the newer version as well? Thanks, Mike
  18. That makes sense now, just never seen it used in class/layer naming before. I come from an AutoCAD background with only a short stint using AIA standards. I see that you classes have colors associated to the pen, which makes it easier to identify on screen similar to AutoCAD, do you print monochrome then? Also do you use the standard white background in VW vs. AutoCAD's black background? Some colors are hard to read on white? This was one of the stranges things trying to get use to. If you've taken a look at what i've set up so far i'd be interested in hearing you comments...
  19. What is meant by the class group heading "Fabric"?
  20. I'm working in a small architectural practice (myself and my boss) and we are still working on setting up some sort of "office standard" for classes and layers. Right now we make up class and layer names as needed, but this can be confusing at time. Does anyone have an office standard that they would suggest and be willing to share? Do you mostly use the standard VW naming system or the AIA standard naming system? I'm also working on creating a template file to help create some consistency in our drawings, what would be your suggestions for elements within this template file? This is the template file i've put together so far...
  21. Could you also post this as a VW2008 file for those of us still rollin old school?
  22. In VW08 the patterns plot opposite as indicated on the screen. If the pattern on the screen is a white background with black dots it will print with black background and white dots. If i reverse the colors on the screen it will print the way i want it to, but this makes it difficult to work with when the pattern is suppose to overlay other objects. This same issue appears even if it is printed from a PDF format, the PDF looks fine on screen, but... How do i correct this issue?
  23. never mind, on/off layer issue within the viewport. thanks anyway...
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