L+K Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 VW 10.5 Architect - PC Why are my door symbols showing up w/ a solid fill which I cannot get rid of - the class is set with fill "none" & I can't change it in the attributes palette. I've even copied and pasted a door from an older file but when I try and put it in the appropriate class it turns to a solid fill! Help! Thanks! Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Use the "Door" object (not the "Simple Door 2" object). It accepts the fill selected in the Attributes palette. Quote Link to comment
Kevin Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Charles: What do we now use for French Doors in VW11? Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 There is a "Swing Bi-part" configuration, which does a French door where both doors are operable. If you just want one operable door, use the "Swing Simple" configuration, and then add a sidelite. Or, if you need muntins in the inoperable door, you can simply place two doors next to each other, set the "Open Angle" of one to be 0 (for the inoperable door), and then apply muntins to each to match. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Hi Charles (and others), what about 'FRENCH DOOR 2' which I think is still available in the PLUG INS folder? It seems to work well enough and has some additional configuration options like a center-hinged single-op french doors. Just curious... Peter Cipes Residential Designer Ashland, Oregon Quote Link to comment
Kevin Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Peter, that is my question. Are we to still use the French Door plug-in which is not in our default workspace, or are we now to use the installed Door plug-in for all doors? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Robert Anderson Posted May 25, 2004 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted May 25, 2004 The French Door 2 is a "legacy" plug-in. I recommend using the "Door" plug-in. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Hi Robert, Could you explain 1) what exactly is a 'legacy' plug-in? 2) Would it make sense to separate legacy plug-ins from other plug-ins by putting them in their own folder, so that we could tell one type from the other? 3) Are the legacy plug-ins required to properly read older files? 4) Have you (meaning NNA) considered revising all the plug-ins to remove redundancies and inconsistancies? Thanks! Peter Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Robert Anderson Posted May 25, 2004 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted May 25, 2004 !. "Legacy" plug-ins are those that (a) have been superceded by newer plug-ins and (b) are likely to disappear in the future. 2. They are currently separated by their category in the workspace editor. If they were not in the Plug-ins folder then your instances of them would not work in your drawing. 3. No. Older files can always be read. If any object plug-in is missing from your plug-ins folder, you will still be able to see the object in the drawing, you simply won't be able to change its properties. 4. Yes. This is an on-going process (remember that we have somewhat over 500 plug-ins in all our products). Regarding the current discussion, we are in a state of constantly working on ("improving") our Door and Window plug-in to be a 100% super-set of all door and window plug-ins that have gone before. Right now, it is probably only about 98%. Quote Link to comment
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