This was a session that started to look at reporting materials. Starting with simple walls, we looked at how to report the areas and materials from them. Then we created more complex walls and looked at how to report the different materials from the walls.
In this session the main topic was dealing with viewports. We looked at Design Layer Viewports, Detail Viewports, class overrides in viewports and other viewport issues.
In this session we looked at 3 main issues: a window with a sloping head with no transom, classes with walls and components and rendering viewports.
In this session we focused on DXF/DWG exporting.
In this session we looked at the problem where you want to have a thicker wall at the lower part of the wall. In this example we looked at a wall that had brick at the lower part and stucco above, but the same techniques would be used on any…
This session looked in detail at a few topics, particularly to do with graphics. In previous sessions we have looked at the Attributes Palette and in this session we looked at the connection between classes and graphics.
The purpose behind these special interest group meetings is to cover a range of topics that might be slowing down the attendees. In the session we looked at worksheets, how to put window so that it suits a stair landing, how to use layer colours, how to texture a floor…
Classes are very useful for setting up drawings. This session looked at techniques for using classes. Should we start the drawing with everything on the None class and then gradually add classes?
This session looked at a variety of topics, starting with detailling, curtain wall glazing, sheet borders (title blocks), planar graphics on buildings and ending with stair graphics.
This session looked at placing a fence on top of a stone wall. There are several ways to create a fence. You can create a fence using a texture, you can model of 3D or you might find there is a tool that will allow you to create a fence….