slickwillie Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 How do you change the length of the leader on the plant tag in VW Landmark 2008. Quote Link to comment
kknelson Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Yes, how is that done? I cannot seem to get my plant tags out of the way of the plants. There is no selection vertex for the tag. Is there a setting somewhere I am missing? Please help! Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted April 17, 2008 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted April 17, 2008 By default there a selection handle just to the left of right of the tag. With the 2D selection tool, place the cursor over the selection handle until you get the resize cursor then move the tag to change the length of the leader. Quote Link to comment
landscape archiberry Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Oi! Now I'm getting the same problem. The little blue square that normally sits at the junction of the leader arm with the shoulder has disappeared, and no resize arrow appears. This is a new problem, since I updated perhaps? Help, I need to get this plan finished and sent out. --alchemilla VW2008 Windows XP Dell Inspiron 6400 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Tamsin Slatter Posted April 27, 2008 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted April 27, 2008 Make sure you have Interactive Selection Mode ON - check the mode bar when using the select tool... Quote Link to comment
alfresco Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 When I try to do this I end up moving the plant symbol and not the tag? What am I doing wrong? I cannot seem to move the tag? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 (edited) You can't move the Plant Tag by selecting on either the text or any of the 4 perimeter handles. You have to use the handle which is located at the centre of the inserted plant (or one of the plants if you have a plant group). To do this you need to make sure you have the interactive mode on and that you get the diagonal arrow cursor. Then you will be able to drag the tag away. It would be a lot more intuitive if "control handles" like this had a different coloured handle. eg. red. Then you could just say to someone move the 'red' handle. Watch how the handle moves in the attached two images. Edited April 28, 2008 by mike m oz Quote Link to comment
alfresco Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Thank you very much for your help.When I click on a plant symbol I do not have any object handles other than the centre handle. When I look at my preferences it indicates 8 handle seclected, however they do not appear with plant symbols? When I select the 2d selection tool to move a tag what other tool is required for to complete the task. Perhaps I do have my tool bar set up properly. Interactive mode? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 it's the mode bar where you need to make the change. choose the 2nd mode when you have the 2D selection tool Quote Link to comment
dailewis Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 did anyone get any further with this? I don't have the control handles on the tag, just around the polygon of the planting bed. Using the '2nd tool mode' just fillets the polygon. Help, deadline tomorrow!!!!! Quote Link to comment
landscape archiberry Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Hm, when I select a plant or plant grouping the only control handle is on the tag, not around the plant group. Sounds like you're using the 2D RESHAPE tool, not 2D SELECTION tool. If you select the plant and with the selection tool (one click only, two will take you into the reshape tool), and ensure that the second mode is selected in the mode bar, labelled "single object interactive mode". OR, the only other thing I can think of is that your plant is on some layer that you are having trouble selecting. I have an intermittent bug where I cannot select something unless I am on its layer, despite the fact that I am in show/snap/modify mode. Make sure good luck, deadlines always force me to learn something new, alchemilla Quote Link to comment
dailewis Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 alchemilla - you are a life saver! It's always the really obvious thing that I miss. Yes I was using the 2D reshape tool not 2D select - I've never even noticed that its called 2D select even though I use it continuously. Argh - I wasted hours yesterday trying to sort this out! Thanks for your help. Dai Quote Link to comment
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