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Bob Holtzmann commented on M Jackson Ford's blog post 'Question on layer states'
Views are easy to set up, so it is best to go with that method. Just name the View for a specific part of your drawing (with set layer/class visibilities, zoom area, and so on), and you can always go back to it. To make it even more accessible,…
Nick Williamson commented on M Jackson Ford's blog post 'Question on layer states'
I am not sure if you are using the Navigation Palette (Windows>Palettes) but from this you can select the Saved Views tab and then quickly jump your different layer states..
Jonathan Pickup commented on M Jackson Ford's blog post 'Stop light symbol from showing up in rendering after render, but keep light'
tools > options > Vectorworks Preferences > Display > Show lights only in wireframe
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M Jackson Ford commented on M Jackson Ford's blog post 'Question on layer states'
yes, that's what i mean -- some off, some on, some grey -- but in different combinations without having to set each layer ever time.
Jonathan Pickup commented on M Jackson Ford's blog post 'Question on layer states'
what do you mean by layer states, do you mean show/grey/invisible
M Jackson Ford replied to Robert Swinburne's discussion 'Vectorworks or Revit' in the group Architects
Hi Robert:
I have experience with both, but my bias toward Vectorworks will prevent me from being fair. In short, Revit CANNOT produce 2d drawings (which, unfortunately, are still required) at any reasonable quality that matches Vectorworks. If it…
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M Jackson Ford commented on Franco Folini's group 'Architects'
The image is fine -- architecture basically satisfies two entities: The body and the mind. Furthermore, great architecture, provides joy through experiences which are outside of, or transcend, the common every day spatial experience. the logo…
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Stop light symbol from showing up in rendering after render, but keep light
After I do final quality rendering of a scene with light objects, the light objects show up as black and white icons in the rendering. How do I turn these off without turning off the light?
Thanks!
Posted on March 25, 2010 at 2:33pm — 1 Comment
Question on layer states
Other than remembering views, is there an easy way to save and recall layer states?? I have a drawing with a large number of layers, and I want to quickly go back and forth between different states. Is saved views the answer, or is there something better? thanks!
Posted on March 25, 2010 at 12:37pm — 5 Comments
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- At 2:27pm on December 23, 2009,
Franco Folini said… - Thank you M Jackson for updating your profile!
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- At 1:14pm on December 18, 2009,
Frank Lipari said… - Hi Jack,
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