Some basic architectural questions - Page 2

phix95 · January 24th, 2007

Hey, thanks for that. I'll check that out in the prog. I've been through the very basics in Autocad and havent looked at VW yet, but as far as the more complex things, like balustrades, cornices and the like, are those library objects at all or are those made from scratch?

id_ivan · January 24th, 2007

Oh yes, complex things usually start from scratch. Unless you have something very common in a geometry, you can't use library. I even remodel existing library because it cost me more time to adjust rather than build it.

DaveMBarb · January 28th, 2007

Also, I would recommend importing the CAD file into Illustrator as a PDF, otherwise (in my experience) you won't get your proper lineweights. Though then again, I'm still working with archaic color pen settings... maybe if I moved to object settings it would fix it.

phix95 · January 28th, 2007

Thanks for the tip.

January 24th, 2007	#11 (permalink)
phix95 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Il Posts: 42 Name: Danielle Masek	Re: Some basic architectural questions Hey, thanks for that. I'll check that out in the prog. I've been through the very basics in Autocad and havent looked at VW yet, but as far as the more complex things, like balustrades, cornices and the like, are those library objects at all or are those made from scratch?

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id_ivan Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: a chair Posts: 78 Name: Rivanoor Bren	Re: Some basic architectural questions Oh yes, complex things usually start from scratch. Unless you have something very common in a geometry, you can't use library. I even remodel existing library because it cost me more time to adjust rather than build it. __________________ _ _ _ _ _______________________ _ _ _ _ http://www.geocities.com/id_ivan/

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DaveMBarb Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York Age: 28 Posts: 3 Name: David Barbarash	Re: Some basic architectural questions Also, I would recommend importing the CAD file into Illustrator as a PDF, otherwise (in my experience) you won't get your proper lineweights. Though then again, I'm still working with archaic color pen settings... maybe if I moved to object settings it would fix it.

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phix95 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Il Posts: 42 Name: Danielle Masek	Re: Some basic architectural questions Thanks for the tip.

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