Creating a box truss

[copywrite33]

Hey again,

I am trying to create a truss over my stage the is 5mx7mx7m.

I have downloaded the files from the prolyte website but am unable to import them at the scale i require (1:25), ie every time i drag one onto my page it is always massive. Any clues on how to get it down to the right size?

Secondly how do i rotate that so it is upright?

Thanks

[Horst M.]

Hallo,

Do you want to do something like the image attached shows?

If you insert the Trusses in Top/plan View,

You can swtich to Fron view, hit CMD+L and the truss rotates 90? left to an upright position.

You can also use the Modify-Rotate3d Menu command.

With the new 3d snap capabilities of VW and the unified view, it is

not very difficult to get the Components aligned once you have them in your Plan.

I did it in 3d View arround one cornerlock, and mirored it twice.

The Proloyte Symbols have blue lines in the Cords which can be used to snap corretly.

If you render the image, you see that Prolyte used Polygons for the Cords....

which I don't like too much, but the Library is very precise, and you can

design your Ground support with real measures.

For your Scaling problem:

Do you scale your drawing manually?

If you draw your stuff in original dimensions, and let VW Do the scaling by using the Layer scales, there is no Problem with the imported Symols.

Edited March 19, 2010 by Horst M.

[copywrite33]

Hi thanks for all that.

No i have drawn my stage to scale and this is where i am having problems. Any advice?

[copywrite33]

OK so i have redrawn my stage at 1:1 and when dragging the truss in from the resource browser it is still 50 times bigger!

Really confused now!

[Horst M.]

Can you post your File?

Otherwise it's hard to tell what's going wrong.

Edited March 20, 2010 by Horst M.

[copywrite33]

Have added my file and the truss im trying to import (H30D)

Thanks for all your help!

[The file was created with an Illegal copy of VW and has been removed - Mod]

Edited March 20, 2010 by klinzey

[Horst M.]

Hi.

Your macbeth File is basically Ok.

Which VW Version are you using?

I get a Piracy note when opening it...???

Your Problem seems to be the Smbol File.

When you Import the Prolyte dwg you have to check the scale

that you get the Symbols in the correct dims.

The Truss Symbol you had in your File was is only a 2d Symbol.

This also needs to be set when you import the dwg.

The H30 VW Library is too big to be posted

Edited March 20, 2010 by Horst M.

[copywrite33]

Hi,

Am using my flatmates computer so not sure about the piracy?

Im using VW2008 and cant seem to open the file you have attached can you save it as a 2008 file?

Thanks

[copywrite33]

Also can i just confirm that i am doing this all in the right order...only started using VW yesterday.

I am opening a new document and importing the .dwg making sure the scale is 1:1, then i am copying the pieces i need an pasting them onto my macbeth drawing. Everytime i import onto the macbeth drawing i am losing everything else. Is this right or am i being completely stupid?

[klinzey]

This topic has been locked because the original poster is using an Illegal copy of VW.