So here it is, 2008 and I am still drafting using line tool-arc tool-line tool-etc. then taking the combine tool to make all of these line segments into one simple segment. It almost seems to me that there should be a tool that can do this all at once. What's that you say? There is one! It's called polyline. Wow, I better check this out. Wait a minute though, I can draw straight lines but where are the arc functions that I'm used to and what the hell are bezier and cubic vertex lines. Not only that but how am I supposed to draft accurately with them. I know, I know, I'm being sarcastic, but imagine if they took all the functions from the arc tool and switched them to these functions. NO ONE in their right mind would use Vectorworks for drafting. And isn't that what Vectorworks is striving to become, a precise CAD software, not an imagery software like so many AutoCAD trained professionals regard it to be? I have discussed this issue with many people learning Vectorwork and it is obvious that this is the #1 problem keeping professionals from using Vectorworks for serious drafting exercises. It is also the most basic: the ability to draft complex line segments with precision and speed. So please, forget about colours, 3d modelling, and file extensions and get the basics nailed down first. It would save everyone who uses this program a significant amount of time.
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So here it is, 2008 and I am still drafting using line tool-arc tool-line tool-etc. then taking the combine tool to make all of these line segments into one simple segment. It almost seems to me that there should be a tool that can do this all at once. What's that you say? There is one! It's called polyline. Wow, I better check this out. Wait a minute though, I can draw straight lines but where are the arc functions that I'm used to and what the hell are bezier and cubic vertex lines. Not only that but how am I supposed to draft accurately with them. I know, I know, I'm being sarcastic, but imagine if they took all the functions from the arc tool and switched them to these functions. NO ONE in their right mind would use Vectorworks for drafting. And isn't that what Vectorworks is striving to become, a precise CAD software, not an imagery software like so many AutoCAD trained professionals regard it to be? I have discussed this issue with many people learning Vectorwork and it is obvious that this is the #1 problem keeping professionals from using Vectorworks for serious drafting exercises. It is also the most basic: the ability to draft complex line segments with precision and speed. So please, forget about colours, 3d modelling, and file extensions and get the basics nailed down first. It would save everyone who uses this program a significant amount of time.
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