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Samuel Sherwood Cleveland, Architect remodeling and additions projects.

Jan 18

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Jan 18

Sam Cleveland replied to Charles Hunter's discussion 'Up-grading'

"I strongly suggest you download the free demo version of VW2012, watch the movie tutorials on the VectorWorks website, and experiment with the new features. Also, contact a VectorWorks sales rep to discuss upgrade cost options. VectorWorks is a…"

Nov 30, 2011

Sam Cleveland replied to Charles Hunter's discussion 'Up-grading'

"If you are not doing a lot of 3D modeling and rendering, the learning curve for drafting may not be too long. I do a lot of 3D modeling and many of the new features are related to modeling and rendering which is why the learning curve for me was…"

Nov 22, 2011

Sam Cleveland replied to Charles Hunter's discussion 'Up-grading'

"I have not used any of the "pay for" training recently, although, I did attend an in-person paid training session @ Nemetschek in Columbia Maryland several years ago. That session was very helpful, but, expensive including travel…"

Nov 20, 2011

Sam Cleveland replied to Charles Hunter's discussion 'Up-grading'

"I was in the same boat, but upgraded VW 2008 (the next version after VW 12.5) to VW 2011 about a year ago. There are a ton of improvements and it took me a couple of weeks to get used to new features. I am very glad I upgraded because the new…"

Nov 20, 2011

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Sep 19, 2010

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

"Vincent, I think you are absolutely correct about having "intermediate" modeling layers for slabs. I currently include "ceiling/floor" layers for each floor level, but I am considering breaking these down into…"

Sep 17, 2010

Vincent Cuclair replied to Sam Cleveland's discussion 'Work Flow'

"Sam I hope this can help you too! After having tried an all 3D work flow in ArchiCAD and experiencing several problems touching upon issue concerning 2D vs 3D in this post, I thought hit me that might make separate 2D and 3D classes unecessary in…"

Sep 10, 2010

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Terrace House

e bulk of the property allowing for slightly moreThe habitable ground floor level is only 260 square feet of space plus a parking area below upper level floors. The two upper level floors are cantilevered beyond the ground floor toward a stream and…

Sep 1, 2010

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

"Jonathan, Sorry to be non responsive lately. With vacation time and deadlines I have been a little distracted. In any event, I tried the Floor object as a solution for the counter top example, however, the Floor object does not have a Texture for…"

Jul 17, 2010

Jonathan Pickup replied to Sam Cleveland's discussion 'Work Flow'

"Thank you for watching the Webinar. for your counter top example in the kitchen, could you use a Floor object to give you a solid 2D shape and a 3D shape?"

Jun 20, 2010

Vincent Cuclair replied to Sam Cleveland's discussion 'Work Flow'

"Sam, I think I already have 170 classes but have of late considered to start creating 2d and 3d options (that means I will end up with 340 classes :) ) I don't mind having so many classes available, the hard part is…"

Jun 10, 2010

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

"Jonathan, Good point about the 3 rules for classes. especially counting which I had not thought of. I watched your webinar the other day about spreadsheets and counting with VectorWorks and learned a lot. Sam"

Jun 9, 2010

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

"Jonathan, I have definitely run out of "intuitive" hot keys so, for the time being, I am trying to isolate those tools that I use the most and assign an intuitive key to each. Using "9" for the Wall tool (default), for example,…"

Jun 9, 2010

Jonathan Pickup replied to Sam Cleveland's discussion 'Work Flow'

"you should use separate classes for: visibility (turning parts of the drawing on and off) graphic attributes (including textures) scheduling (counting) If your classes fit these three needs, don't worry about how many you have."

Jun 9, 2010