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Bob Holtzmann replied to Michael Bullock's discussion 'Geodesic Dome'

"I just tried the easy way to do this -- go to Google 3D Warehouse, download a geodesic dome model, then import it into Vectorworks. The import results in making the dome sides all 3D polys, so they don't have any thickness. From…"

May 20, 2011

Bob Holtzmann replied to Malcolm Rowe's discussion 'Key Notes'

"You can use the Number Stamp tool, to do the labeling on the plan or details. The Number Stamp preferences can be set for different shapes, if you want to differentiate Existing and Proposed keynotes. You can use them for line leaders, and labels…"

Apr 11, 2011

Bob Holtzmann replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'

"Most of my personal experiences with RSI has been with finger mouse clicks with my right hand. Fortunately for me, I have a Macbook Pro with a built-in trackpad. So by using a USB mouse to move the cursor in my right hand, and clicking with the…"

Apr 1, 2011

Bob Holtzmann replied to John Kellett's discussion 'Point Cloud in IMP format'

"The only experience I've had with this is having a laser scan point cloud exported to DWG files. The point cloud usually has millions of points, so it's better to get DWG files with several linear sections, or stranded sections of the…"

Jan 26, 2011

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Jan 19, 2011

Bob Holtzmann replied to B. Clint Alderman's discussion 'Wall Styles duplicated - (no codes)'

"Thanks for the background info, Robert. Just in case you don't know, B. Clint, both of those files are in the folder "Defaults" under Vw's "Libraries" folder. I think I'll move the more complex "coded"…"

Jan 19, 2011

Bob Holtzmann replied to Carter Addy's discussion 'Truss rotated vertical'

"The best solution I could find is to Convert To Group in a 3D view, and then Rotate 3D about the x or y axis to a vertical position."

Nov 6, 2010

Bob Holtzmann replied to Mark Koutko's discussion 'Alignment problem in VW 2011'

"I always use the Pop Align tool from Vectorbits, and I was pleased to find that it works in Vw 2011."

Oct 20, 2010

Bob Holtzmann replied to Vanessa Picone's discussion 'File Size - Exported PDF's'

"The viewport resolution of the plan could be high. I usually keep it at 144dpi. Also, it's always good to use at least screen resolution, which is 72 dpi. Also, when exporting PDFs in Vectorworks, leave the "Export Design Layers (and…"

Sep 30, 2010

Bob Holtzmann replied to William Page's discussion 'Alignment of sheets'

"Select the Sheet Layer Viewport, and Duplicate it (offset duplicates should be turned off). You should two SL Viewports, one on top of another. Then with one SLVP selected, use the Object Info Palette to put it on another Sheet Layer. Both viewports…"

Sep 30, 2010

Bob Holtzmann replied to John Keating's discussion 'Exporting Walls to Autocad and saving PDFs.'

"Export to PDF is the way to go, I guess because it has better control over things like resolution, and you can bind a set into one PDF. PC users should have an updated Acrobat Reader to view them. DWG drawings (or Autocad) will always have a user…"

Aug 21, 2010

Bob Holtzmann replied to Mark Miller's discussion 'Textures applied to walls'

"I've done this on a project before with viewports. My solution was to go into the Annotation layer of the viewport, and draw 2D polygons as opaque masks over the elevations. The polygons had a hatch pattern representing 6" horizontal…"

Jun 18, 2010

Bob Holtzmann replied to Mark Miller's discussion 'Textures applied to walls'

"If you want to move the window out of the wall, you have to push the Wall Insertion Mode button on the window's upper left corner (it looks like a window popping out of a wall). Nick can clarify on this if he's still around."

Jun 14, 2010

Bob Holtzmann replied to Mark Miller's discussion 'Textures applied to walls'

"This one had me stumped -- I usually do the wall textures from Wall Styles in Vw Architect -- so that "Revert to Overall" button never entered my work flow. So I guess you learn something every day!"

Jun 12, 2010

Bob Holtzmann replied to Sam Cleveland's discussion 'Work Flow'

"As a former Autocad user, I assigned my Vectorworks drawing tools to follow suit with keyboard shortcuts (I agree the default keys do not make sense). For me, "L" will always be the Line command, "M" for Move By Line,…"

Jun 7, 2010

Bob Holtzmann replied to Vanessa Picone's discussion 'Match Properties'

"The neat thing about the Eyedropper's settings is you can set the object creation defaults (on the Attributes palette) by checking that "Pick Up Sets Defaults" box in the lower left corner."

Jun 1, 2010