MartyC Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 When I zoom out, using the Ctrl-2 Hot key, my drawings do not redraw properly. Everything that was visible, remains visible, but the new information is often very sparse - sometimes parts of lines and sometimes missing, altogether. I have spoken to tech support. I have tried the following: Verified that hardware acceleration is 'on', in the Display tab of VW preferences. Cut and pasted the information into a new drawing. Re-installed Vectorworks 12.5.1 and Quicktime. Tried various versions of Quicktime. Using the mousewheel to zoom out works normally, but I often have to draft in the field, without a mouse. Using the '-' button (lower left) to zoom out works normally, but I never remember until the Hot key fails. Often, the Hot key will work after I change some preference, for a short while, then fail again. I'm confused. Has anyone seen this before? Were you able to fix the problem? Thanks for any help you can provide. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Sounds like a redraw issue - usually resolved by updating the video driver. Quote Link to comment
MartyC Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Hi, Katie, I updated the video driver - in fact, I upgraded the video card and updated the driver, in an attempt to clear up this issue. No help. I spoke with Jim, several times, about this. He thought that it might be related to imported drawings that had proxy objects. Cutting and pasting the desired items into a new drawing seemed to work, but now I am having the problem with drawings that I have created from scratch. Puzzling, isn't it? Thanks for the reply, anyway Marty Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 What happens if you don't use the keyboard shortcut and use the mouse wheel or one of the actual tools? (You'll need to add the zoom out tool to the workspace using the workspace editor) Quote Link to comment
MartyC Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 All the tools work as expected, with the exception of the Ctrl-2 hot key. Unfortunately for me, that is the easiest to use when I am in the field and have to use the touchpad on my laptop. Mousewheel, '-' button in the lower left corner, zoom out tool, all work. Too bad there is no mousewheel on my laptop, eh? Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Re-assign the keyboard shortcut & try it again. OR assign a different shortcut. I am pretty sure this was supposed to be fixed in this version. Quote Link to comment
MartyC Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Yikes! I can't. I have looked everywhere in the Workspace Editor, in VW preferences, and in Document Settings. The command "Zoom out by a factor of 2" shows in Standard Workspace Keyboard Shortcuts in Help, but I cannot figure out how to re-assign it. I have tried adding Zoom Out to the Basic Tool Palette, but that is not the command that I am looking for. I'm sure that it will seem obvious once you tell me where to look, but I sure am feeling stupid, at the moment. Thanks for all your help, Marty Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 The zoom out tool zooms out by a factor of two when the keyboard shortcut or tool is pressed twice. Quote Link to comment
MartyC Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 But how do I re-assign it? I cannot find it in Workspace Editor, or anywhere else? Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Add the Zoom Out tool to the workspace editor. Find it on the left (under All tools) Drag it from the left to the right, under a palette you want. Then click to the far right to add a shortcut. Quote Link to comment
MartyC Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 I got as far as adding the shortcut, but there is no way to use Ctrl. The only things that are available under Use are: key, shift + key, alt + key, and shift + alt + key. How do you use Ctrl + key? Let me guess... you can't. Does this mean that Ctrl + 2 will not work for me, ever? How sad... I do appreciate all the help, even if I can't get back to where I want.. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 It looks like Control+ are reserved for menus and tools have a different reservation. I know this has been a concern with other users. I'm not sure if it's going to go back or stay the way it is today. You can assign another combination. I know it's not the answer you are completely looking for, but at least it's an option. Quote Link to comment
MartyC Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Thank you, anyway, Katie. I appreciate the effort. Quote Link to comment
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