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Site modifier - view change
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Whenever I create a site modifier (eg a pad) my view changes from "top/plan" to "top". I'm really frustrated by this as I'm sometimes working in rotated views etc and just re-selecting top/plan…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Rice Jun 23, 2011.

Ergonomic mouse advice?
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I use VW every working day, usually in excess of 6 hours (with a few short pee/tea breaks), and my "workstation" is the glass-topped kitchen/dining table, so not exactly the most ergonomic…Continue

Tags: trackball, rsi, ergonomic, mouse

Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Rice Jun 30, 2011.

Windows in Gable Roof Walls
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Can anyone tell me the "correct" way to insert a window into the wall of a gable-faced roof object? I've tried, unsuccessfully, creating a "dormer", but can't parameterise it to work - it also…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Rice Jan 13, 2011.

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iVisit 3D on iPad

"I took a look at this website, and (once I'd upgraded my iPhone 3gs to an iPhone4s) got the iVisit3D lite app to play with.   It looks quite impressive, but nowhere in the app or on the website could I find any explanation of how the files…"
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Steve Rice replied to Bo Cook's discussion 'RSI'
"Hi Bo.  Sorry to hear you've possibly got the start of this condition too (though in a different place to me).  As per my prior "ergonomic mouse" thread, I've found the Logitech rollerball better than a standard mouse,…"
Oct 6, 2011
Steve Rice replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'
"(not sure where the rest of this went - maybe I hit a size limit?) ... for example I find it easier to scroll up/down a document using the trackball wheel than using "flick" gestures with the pen (which moves whole screens, just as with…"
Jun 30, 2011
Steve Rice replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'
"Hi everyone!  As it's now 3 months since I started this discussion, I thought it time to say thanks for all your advice & let you know how I've done.   Firstly, I bought the Logitech M570.  Plus points:  It worked…"
Jun 30, 2011
Steve Rice replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Site modifier - view change'
"Hi J.  Thanks for responding, but your workaround doesn't fix it for me!  I pretty much always do my pads, etc. as polygons & use "Modify-Objects from polyline" anyway, and as soon as the modification takes…"
Jun 23, 2011
Jonathan Pickup replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Site modifier - view change'
"I have a work around. Draw the Site Modifier as a polygon, then use the Objects From Polyline... command to make the polygon into a site modifier."
Jun 20, 2011
Steve Rice posted a discussion

Site modifier - view change

Whenever I create a site modifier (eg a pad) my view changes from "top/plan" to "top". I'm really frustrated by this as I'm sometimes working in rotated views etc and just re-selecting top/plan doesn't go back to exactly how it was.Has anyone else found this, and have you found a way to stop it?I'm running VW/Landmark 2011 @ SP3 on Windows/VistaSee More
Jun 7, 2011
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deb jensen replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'
"Thanks for all these threads, when I am on an intense job, in a bad studio set up, I have had wrist, elbow and shoulder pain.  All the advice is really helpful.  I have a tablet that I am going to break out and try...have not tried it for…"
Apr 28, 2011
Charles Link replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'
"Wanda, I also use a tablet for VW and almost all of my applications as well. There is a little rocker switch on the side of the stylus which can be programmed for two functions, one of which I use for double-click. A single click is just a quick tap…"
Apr 27, 2011
Sergio replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'
"I'm from Spain ;-) You are welcome. It's nice to hear that it helped. If you finally get a tablet, let us know your opinion about it (I really hope you don't feel disappointed with it), but wait a few days before giving an opinion. As…"
Apr 27, 2011
Wanda Madrid-Diaz replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'
"Sergio Thanks for all the info, your English is Great! It was an excellent explanation! I think I will give it a try. Where are you from? Again Thanks -Wanda"
Apr 27, 2011
Sergio replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'
"Yes I do. Not just for VW, actually I use it for all the applications I work with. There's no need to use a mouse anymore if you have a tablet. It completely replaces a mouse. At least, that is my case. Of course you may find people who…"
Apr 27, 2011
Wanda Madrid-Diaz replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'
"Sergio, You use a tablet for vectorworks, I'm confused on how this works, never have looked into a tablet. So it works just like a mouse click. Very interested in this can you explain further. thanks -Wanda"
Apr 27, 2011
Sergio replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'
"I own an Intuos 4 and I strongly recommend a tablet instead of a mouse. Once you've tried the pen tablet you'll hardly go back to the mouse. It's more comfortable, faster, more precise.....all are advantages. Now I just use the mouse…"
Apr 27, 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
Kevin Lawson replied to Steve Rice's discussion 'Ergonomic mouse advice?'
"While the Wacom Intuis (?) is definitely a more expensive option, I've found the Wacom Bamboo works just as well and I use the stylus instead of the mouse. It keeps my wrist constantly moving around the pad, and it didn't take very long…"
Apr 1, 2011

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Garden Designer
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About Me:
I'm based in the New Forest, near Southampton, UK, designing outside spaces for domestic and commercial clients under the name Blooming Good Gardens. For 12 years I've done design-and-build, and before that I was a technical manager in the IT department of British Gas. My website is www.blooming-good-gardens.co.uk; my blog is www.bloominggoodnews.blogspot.com; my twitter name is BloomingGood and I'm on Facebook.
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Vectorworks Landmark Renderworks (VW2008) on Windows Vista PC

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I'm a garden designer happily using VW/Landmark, but I'd noticed something not quite right with the planting in my perspective views ... the shadows cast from my planting responded properly to the sun position, but the plants seemed to…

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Posted on November 16, 2010 at 8:27am — 2 Comments

Remarkable Renderworks by Daniel Jansenson



Remarkable Renderworks is sub-titled “An Introduction to the Basics”, but – although it does indeed serve to help novices get to grips with Renderworks – it’s not a Vectorworks primer and, as stated in Daniel’s introduction, the manual is “intended for the…

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At 8:14am on June 14, 2010, Patricia Worby said…
Hi Steve
yes i was only thinking of you today - I do have a query and know you are a whiz on VW - I have an old version (perfectly happy with it) which produces .mcd documents but an architect has send me a .vwx file which I can open in my viewer, but obviously can't amend as my program doesn't read these. is there any way he can save to a previous version do you know? i think they swapped them in 2008.. I have looked on various forums, etc but haven't got a definitive answer. if not I'll have to import the pdf and trace over it but it seems silly if it's already in VW. Anyhow, not much garden design at the mo for me, how about you? Tricia x
At 7:31am on November 12, 2009, Franco Folini said…
Hi Steve,

Thank you for accepting my invitation and welcome to VectorWorking!

We are looking forward to your contributions. Please feel free to join one or more of our groups and to invite colleagues and friends.

Suggestions for this community are always welcome, just send me a message or leave a comment on the forum.

Hope you'll enjoy the online community!

Franco
 
 
 

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