Bruce Kieffer Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I'm having a lot of trouble with VW 2011 converted files. Snaps don't work right, grid is messed up, and snap to grid is completely dead. Not just one file. Seems like all. Any suggestions to resolve these problems? I've tried back saving and converting again, and I've tried copying and pasting in a new file, but they don't solve the problems. Quote Link to comment
Benson Shaw Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Could layer by layer conversion help until some corrupt object or resource is identified? OR dwg export/import? Good luck!! I really wish conversion was not such a no-no. Why should we have to keep all these old versions running? -B Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) Bruce, When did your problems start? I notice you're running Mountain Lion. I've had a few times when snap has misbehaved unexpectedly and other oddities since installing it. And I've been working from some 2011 files lately. Maybe I should test this further..... Kevin Edited August 17, 2012 by Kevin McAllister Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I"m having issues with my intuos4 mouse. jat Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 My biggest problem is I need to work on my drawing NOW, and not try and figure out why Vectorworks isn't good enough to convert my file properly. Phew... I'm glad I got that off my chest! I am running 10.8 ML, and I can't say for sure if I noticed any changes in VW behavior since the transition. I restarted my computer and that seems to have helped a tiny bit. I wish I had time to test, but I have to move my project along so I can make the deadline. Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Forgot to mention, I have an Intuos5 tablet and mouse too, but I tested with my Apple mouse and it didn't make any difference. Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 This is a grid issue, and a problem in VW that goes back a long time. As much as it scares the heck out of me, I reset my ruler origin, and I moved all my objects so they are either on bottom Z zero, or at some 1/16" increment relative to bottom Z zero. That has helped for the most part, but some of my converted objects are not in exact fractions, whether that as done by me or in the conversion, I don't know. And those are buggers, so my best solution so far is to delete them and make them again. Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 If you can, post the file here. Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 It's too large, and for the most part the changes I made to the grid and origin are working. Snapping is still a problem in all views except top/plan. Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 UPDATE: Many of the converted objects became generic solids. They are not the sizes I drew them to originally. Just off by .001 or so, but enough to wreak havoc. I'm recreating them. Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 UPDATE 2: I should have started over. This file is a mess, and all caused from the poor conversion. I sure hope future versions of Vectorworks can convert files better. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 As a general rule, and it's really unfortunate, I always try to finish up a drawing set in the version in which is was originally created. Additionally I have found that Murphy lives in CAD files (among other places) and that there is an inverse relationship between "needing it done" to "how badly the computer/software behaves". In other words, the more you need it, the worse the behavior... So take a deep breath... and do what you gotta do... Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 So take a deep breath... and do what you gotta do... Peter... then you're saying it's OK for me to scream! Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 I guess a certain amount of conversion failure is to be expected, but what I think I'd rather see is problematic objects be either ignored, or put into a "these are bad" class, and the rest of the drawing converted into a correct and useable format. I understand and agree with Peter's assessment that it would be best to complete a drawing before upgrading, but that is not how I work. I start something, think about it, years pass, I return to it, years pass, I return to it, and then maybe I finish it. Quote Link to comment
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