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Filename text in drawing?
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Does anyone know how to call the filename into a text block?I'd really find that useful to have on a lot of our drawings because, especially between issues, we sometimes PDF or print drawings and…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ricardo M Mendez Diaz Mar 18, 2010.

File Corruption

Started Mar 12, 2010

Laptop to External monitor profiles
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I just plugged my MacBook Pro back into it's LED monitor and for the umpteenth time had to re-arrange the pallets in VW2010.Does anyone else have this issue, or am I just being petty? Sometimes I…Continue

Tags: mac, laptop

Started this discussion. Last reply by Peter Vandewalle Apr 5, 2010.

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JasonWD replied to chris brooks's discussion 'TRIMMING AN OBJECT'

Do you have an example of the pattern. I can't quite visualise the fibonacci golden squares as a pattern. I am sure there is a way of making them tesselate!

May 20, 2010

Peter Vandewalle replied to JasonWD's discussion 'Laptop to External monitor profiles'

I use an applescript to rearrange my setup. Unfortunately, some palets don't listen to the script anymore since VW2010. Here's the script: tell current application set theApplication to "VectorWorks 2010 US" end tell -- Get the…

Apr 5, 2010

Ricardo M Mendez Diaz replied to JasonWD's discussion 'Filename text in drawing?'

go to "data stamp" option in dims tool set and you have all options there, date, file, & more

Mar 18, 2010

Nick Williamson replied to JasonWD's discussion 'Filename text in drawing?'

Try the Date Stamp then. Apply the stamp each time you change the file name and it will automatically update. I hope this is nearer to what you are after. It can be found in Dims/Notes

Mar 18, 2010

JasonWD replied to JasonWD's discussion 'Filename text in drawing?'

Erum.. no. I want the text to be linked to the filename, so when the filename changes (we update the file name much more often than the revision) the text does.

Mar 18, 2010

Nick Williamson replied to JasonWD's discussion 'Filename text in drawing?'

There is a Text Tool (shortcut 1)) in the Basic tools palette. Is this what you are after? just pick the tool and click on the drawing and start typing. The text block can be moved to any location on the drawing.

Mar 18, 2010

Filename text in drawing?

Discussion posted by JasonWD Mar 16, 2010

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JasonWD updated their profile Mar 16, 2010

File Corruption

I have been having a major problem with one of my project files where it saves fine then when you want to open the file VW crashes.The problem is exacerbated by the was in which VW2010 allows you to more efficiently create elevations in the same file as the Plans, whereas before we had separate plans and elevations files. So now I not only have to re-draw the elevations, but the plans too.I have been incrementally saving so have multiple versions, plus using a Time Capsule that saves all the…See More

Discussion posted by JasonWD Mar 12, 2010

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JasonWD commented on Frank Lipari's event 'Mid-Atlantic VW User Group Meeting'

I thought you meant mid-atlantic as in people from the US and Europe could get in on the action.... judging by the time obviously not!

Mar 8, 2010

JasonWD commented on Frank Lipari's blog post 'Vince Foster Profiled on Apple UK'

I read that while ago and thought 'He can't be using a current version of VW because his machines are PowerPC'

Feb 18, 2010

JasonWD replied to JasonWD's discussion 'Laptop to External monitor profiles'

Well thanks guys; it's nice to know I'm not alone and 'a bit weird' for finding this irritating. I wonder if there could be a 'everything to the edges' pallet command. That would also work. It doesn't help that…

Feb 18, 2010

Vincent Cuclair replied to JasonWD's discussion 'Laptop to External monitor profiles'

Had that as a wish list item .......hasn't been implemented(yet) though.......keep bitching it might happen...... :) http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=26813&Number=129895#Post129895

Feb 18, 2010

Bill replied to JasonWD's discussion 'Laptop to External monitor profiles'

Yes, you will need to make changes twice. Kind of a pain but I don't think that there is any way around it.

Feb 17, 2010

Jonathan Pickup replied to JasonWD's discussion 'Laptop to External monitor profiles'

i have two worksapces, one for the bigger monitor, one for the smaller one. change the workspace before unplugging.

Feb 17, 2010

JasonWD replied to JasonWD's discussion 'Laptop to External monitor profiles'

Thanks Bill. I'll try that when I have a spare moment :) I suppose when you amend a workspace you need to remember to do both copies.

Feb 17, 2010

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At 9:01pm on December 21, 2009, Franco Folini said…: Happy birthday Jason!

What can we do to make this community more appealing to Vectorworks users like you?

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At 7:32am on November 12, 2009, Franco Folini said…: Hi Jason,

Welcome and thank you for joining VectorWorking!

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