Guest Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 While I can't help with some of your comments, VW 11 supports image compression. Your images of text will be compressed thus keeping the file size lower. Quote Link to comment
Chris D Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Any improvements to the wall tool in VW11 (or Architect)? Can we now use any hatch? Can we have more than 5 cavities? Is the wall tool in VW now more integrated with that in Architect? Quote Link to comment
Kevin Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Chris: I am curious. When would you need more than 5 cavities in a wall? Quote Link to comment
matto Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Why more than 5 cavities in a wall? try exiting double skin brick wall rendered outside and plasterboard lining on resilient mounted furring channels with insulation to the inside. I'd make that 5-8 cavities. if your working with existing buildings and need to improve fire rating or sound rating this is not an uncommon construction. But i think there are different improvement that could be made to the wall tool that could make this and other situtations easier to deal with. Quote Link to comment
Chris D Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Standard residential party wall in the UK: 2 layers 15mm plasterboard 70mm Metal stud 60mm Acoustic Batt 70mm Metal Stud 2 layers 15mm plasterboard 7 layers Standard UK walls can't be done in Vectorworks! Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Since there are two 70mm metal studs, couldn't you just use two walls? Peter Quote Link to comment
Chris D Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Peter,...sounds like a nightmare...join tool wouldn't work, I'd get a thick line in the middle of my wall etc etc. As ever with VW's limitations there is a workaround (read: more work than it should be...), of not using the wall tool in Architect, but using the wall tool in the core program, which has no limit to the number of cavities. ...Trouble is, the wall cavity tool in core-VW is the worst designed tool I've ever come accross in any CAD program (And I've worked with ADT, ArchiCAD, Microstation, Revit). You'll know why I save every wall I ever make... Quote Link to comment
kd_archdesign Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 I was taking a look at the new VW 11 website and found that NNA has create some pretty cool movies that describe some of the new capabilties, http://www.nemetschek.net/vectorworks/movies.html 11 looks like a very substancial release. Quote Link to comment
Hunter B Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 KATIE!!! Any news in the layer control area... the fact that I cannot see the complete layer label ~in the dialouge box of all places~ REALLY puts a kink in the day. Also... I'd love to be able to toggle a layer off and on from the working page not through a dialouge box. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Hunter, Can you please bring me back up to speed with the first comment? The second comment - you'd like a palette that stays on the screen, right? Quote Link to comment
Hunter B Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Katie, I mis-stated.... I would love to be able to see my entire CLASS label, not layer label. Three things: 1) I would love to be able to see the entire Class label on the working page, not just the first 17 characters, this way I could use the arrow controls a LOT more effectivly for class assignment as I draw. 2) I would love to be able to toggle the active class on and off some how... maybe there is and I just don't know the short cut. This TOO would make use of the arrow keys and quick visualizations. This would help the next issue. 3)I love the sub-classes that I can create to help organize my doc, but I cannot see the entire label in the class dialouge box. I find it strange that I cannot manipulate the size of this box in any way. so when I do want to turn a class on or off I kinda have to guess which one it is... and that really blows. And while I'm at it... is there a short cut key to "fit to object" , "fit to Window" , "sheet List" and "normal scale". Could there be??? Could vector script solve these issues?? Should I learn it?? Also... do you babysit? Quote Link to comment
Hunter B Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Oh... and can I ask for the ability to place textures in folders...PLEASE PLEASE!!!! Everything else can be moved to a folder why not textures....you knoww...metals, plain color, woods... Quote Link to comment
Vector In Vic Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 please please please!!! Class selector box that behaves like object info or the resource browser. something that can sit right beside my drawing, easily seen and selected. Quote Link to comment
Mickey Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 So myafter bugging my IT guy for VW 10.5 he lets me know that there is an 11. We talk about it for a bit, and we where concerned about being burned like we where with 9.0 Like JNR said " You all have a long way to go to convince those of us burned by 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0 that a new release is stable" Is 11 going to be more stable than 9, and 10? I know better than to buy a -.0 product from you because I've had issues in the past, but I'm tempted because I'm still in 9.5. Convince me. Quote Link to comment
azizg Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I've already posted this on the architect web site, but just make sure some see's it, I'll put it here as well. I've recently been able to start using Vectorworks 11(A). As impressed as I am with many of the new features (and I am impressed) I'm rather dissapointed that you've removed some very basic features. Why am I now unable to frame 'roof faces'? I'm working in Thailand on houses in a malay style. Typicaly these have roofs with at least 2 different angles between the edge of the roof and the center (giving the impression of a little hat sitting on top). And a compleatly open structure from below. 90% of the roofs that I make are made using the 'roof face' comand. and I now have to frame them all individualy. You don't need to update the new frame command (although it would be nice) The frame command in VW 10 is sufficient can you please bring it back in an update? You'll be saving me hours (if not days) of work. Please Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Andrew Bell@NV Posted July 20, 2004 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted July 20, 2004 Have you checked if the command is available in the workspace editor, and just isn't in your workspace? Quote Link to comment
azizg Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Thanks for the tip Andrew, but alas it isn't in the work space editor. Thanks Quote Link to comment
azizg Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Thanks for the tip Andrew, but alas it isn't in the work space editor. Thanks Quote Link to comment
azizg Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Thanks for the tip Andrew, but alas it isn't in the work space editor. Thanks Quote Link to comment
azizg Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Thanks for the tip Andrew, but alas it isn't in the work space editor. Thanks Quote Link to comment
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