willy Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Is it possible to customize the redline tool? It looks usefull, but as an engineer, I look for somewhat different things than architects do. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Robert Anderson Posted September 25, 2003 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 25, 2003 What kinds of customizing are you looking for? Quote Link to comment
willy Posted September 26, 2003 Author Share Posted September 26, 2003 Actually, I should have indicated the "redline auditor." I'd like to get more automation into the process of backchecking drawings. Examples of things I would like to check: Check opening for header callout, Check beams for incorrect camber (outside certain limits), Verify all details are called out somewhere (flag all unreferenced details, flag all callouts w/o details.), Check footing top elevation with slab bottom elevation and flag conflict. For many of these things, I would need to define object characteristics that could be checked with a list of standard error conditions. I've been thinking about doing it with PIO and Vectorscripts, but I was curious about how the redline auditor was implemented, and whether it could be given a set of customizing conditions. --Willy Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Robert Anderson Posted September 26, 2003 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 26, 2003 This is a good question. Currently, the Redline Auditor has its "rules" for checking hard-coded. We've internally talked about the possibility of a version that has user-definable rules, but you're the first user to ask for same. At least in recent history. Looking at your particular request, it would require a very sophisticated rule-writer to accommodate the kinds of things you are asking. I'm not saying it's not possible, just that we tend to pursue hotly requested wish-list items. Quote Link to comment
willy Posted September 27, 2003 Author Share Posted September 27, 2003 My wish-list would include some level of customization for the redline auditor. I've been a user since MiniCAD 4, so I have seen early incremental improvements result in some awesome tools that noone imagined by VW 10. Some of the things I would like to check might be easy for me, once a little capability is available. It would be a lot harder to tell you how to implement specific tests. Give it some consideration. Thanks! --Willy Quote Link to comment
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