sphere3d Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Anyone ever has noticed that when deleting a (used) symbol from the library there is a 3d locus placed there where once this symbol used to be in the drawing? We work with VW version 12,5,3 on a mac. Is there a reason for this? Or is this a bug? Robert Quote Link to comment
ionw Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I've always assumed it was an indicator to the user that they had deleted a resource that was in active use in the drawing. I always imagine the instance that you wanted to delete symbol A and accidentally delete symbol AA. At least with the locus point you know something was supposed to be there. ion Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 It also shows the insertion point of the deleted symbol. Quote Link to comment
cad@sggsa Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I saw this now, well tested it to see... Seems it is there for use to indicate the position for a possible replacement of another symbol or the same one, just redrawn as the user mistakenly accepted delete of that symbol. Quote Link to comment
sphere3d Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Thanks for the ideas/ input. What my point is here, is that the drawing becomes a hybride one: 2d/3d. One can ask himself : is that what i want? Robert Quote Link to comment
cad@sggsa Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Sorry, but I'm a bit in the dark here as to what are saying. If a drawing becomes a hybride...what was it before and what does the two mean. Definition??? Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Carl It's the symbol that becomes hybrid. It means it has both a 2D graphical representation that only appears in Top/Plan View and a 3D representation that appears in all other views. HTH michaelk Quote Link to comment
sphere3d Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Well we draw in 2d, like technical drawings. So when 3d locus is placed in this drawing it becomes a 3d drawing. The fact is that some people here at my office do not understand when a view is in isometric the drawing dissapears (a floorplan as a symbol, and in this symbol an other symbol is deleted from library, this symbol becomes a 3d symbol due to a 3d locus) Quote Link to comment
cad@sggsa Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 OK, So does a symbol that only have 3d entities also have some name or is it just a 3d sybmbol. I work mainly in 3D, rearly draw in 2D as I whould make a 3D model of what ever I draw to render. (I do not have any, just 2D symbols. Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Correct. There are 2D symbols, 3D symbols, and 2D/3D hybrid symbols. The lighting instrument symbols are hybrid. They have a 2d geometry and text in Top/Plan view, and they are 3D in any other view. Quote Link to comment
cad@sggsa Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Thank you. I have a better understanding of this now. Quote Link to comment
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