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2D or 3D? Hi all! I'd appreciate some feedback on whether the size of a project determines whether you use 3D modeling (BIM) or stick to the tried an… Started by John Keating	2	Mar 6 Reply by John Keating
New to 3D I have been using VW for 2+ years now and recently...., Well...!!!! Since 3 days ago been on an intensive 3D course in London. It felt like… Started by Jessica Lightbody	3	Feb 25 Reply by Bob Holtzmann
A Place to Say Hello! We've gotten a pretty big influx of new members recently so I wanted to take a moment to welcome everyone and ask all of you to come in and… Started by Franco Folini	4	Feb 13 Reply by Klaus Baer
NNA homepage What's up with NNAs homepage, I can't load it? Started by Vincent Cuclair	4	Feb 12 Reply by Vincent Cuclair
Give a gift I am looking forward to seeing the site grow and prosper, and find an identity different from the VW tech board. I do take issue with the f… Started by Don Marquardt	6	Nov. 9, 2009 Reply by Franco Folini

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Vincent Cuclair replied to Andy's discussion 'Vector based drawing programs for people that draw and make stuff?'

I know the feeling Andy :) I'm self educated over the years in AutoCad Point, Bentley Architecture, ADT, VW and ArchiCAD (in that order), the trick is to understand how the program designer(s) think, once you find this red line things get easier....…

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John Keating replied to John Keating's discussion '2D or 3D?' in the group Architects

Lee, Your experience seems to mirror my own in practically all respects. Like yourself, I started out with a drawing board and computer-wise, I've been using the 2D CAD approach more or less exclusively for much of my career to date. Now that I have…

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John Keating replied to Andy's discussion 'Vector based drawing programs for people that draw and make stuff?'

.......... or am I missing the gist of your query?

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Lee Calisti replied to John Keating's discussion '2D or 3D?' in the group Architects

John, I've been using VW since 1995 (MiniCAD 3), but for the most part is has been the traditional 2D CAD approach. Now that I have VW 2010, I am now forcing myself to move towards a 3D or BIM work flow, but I must admit, it is not as easy as it sou…

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John Keating replied to Andy's discussion 'Vector based drawing programs for people that draw and make stuff?'

Have you tried selecting all the elements and choose "compose" from the "Modify" toolbar.

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Andy replied to Andy's discussion 'Vector based drawing programs for people that draw and make stuff?'

I know Vincent, sorry for the rant, you are right about patience and how many times have I said that to a student! However, sometimes the simplest tasks become infuriating when digitised. 3D software engineer boot camp would be like sculpture classe…

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Vincent Cuclair replied to Andy's discussion 'Vector based drawing programs for people that draw and make stuff?'

......patience is a virtue... :) , sure many options can be frustating however the lack of otions can be equally frustating.......

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Andy replied to Andy's discussion 'Vector based drawing programs for people that draw and make stuff?'

How to draw a continuous line which has straight elements and arcs to make a complete form? I just wanted one surface off the 3D form (like the cladding) however "convert to polygons" gives me a surface of hundreds of disconnected triangles instead…

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Vector based drawing programs for people that draw and make stuff?

Do any exist?I've just spent ten minutes trying to join three lines together to make one shape, there are 2-3 pages in my Quickstart guide on this, none of the methods seem to work very well and just add more options.Why don't the builders of "creat…

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Andy replied to Andy's discussion 'Building with 3D solids'

How do people flatten their designs to make patterns for sheet material? So now I have a reasonably convincing arrangement of 3D forms as symbols I need to flatten them for the cutting the parts. My book points to "Convert to polygons" however whe…

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