Richard, You can also select and edit an object in a Group by holding down the Alt key and picking an object (after starting the Selection/SE tool if it is not...
Sergio, ... Version 6 will have the option to "Select Last" the objects that have been copied. So you will be able to write a script to select those objects...
Hi Richard. One more thing for your list: I use a lot of "construction lines," reference points, lines divided into segments, radial arrays, notes-to-self etc...
James- Thanks for re-reminding me of the ALT key functionality for Grouping maneuvers. One slight exacerbation: On editing an object which is part of a Group,...
... Marc: Are you talking about the difference between a single group and "nested" groups? Are you able to get "nested" groups? Bob Morrison VP Visual Cadd...
James That will be great because weŽll be able to performe the "group" at the moment we place (paste) the copied entities. Thanks to all for the inputs. ...
Bob- No. I have not been able to conjure up a nested group - - which I interpret to mean, if you group some things and then select that Group and group it...
Marc, Sergio, Bob, James, Group and All, I may be just Lurking here one of the invisibles but could someone explain where groups are used and why we like them...
... There are Layer Groups and Entity Groups (2 different things). Layer Groups allow you to group and display a set of chosen layers. All entities on those...
Gary, ... Layers?<< Grouped entities can be on any layer. Entities must be visible to "group" them because they are created by selecting the entities then...
Gary- Maybe the best way to "see" it is to do it. Select two things - two lines; or, maybe one is a symbol Bolt' and the other is a 'Nut'. Or One is a W18X55...
Marc, My recollection is that in designing the Group tool we decided to limit the editing to existing objects in that group. If you use the break command, you...
Anybody know if there is a script to toggle on and off 'add 1 Angle' in Ortho Advanced dialogue? Have tried OrthoAdvOne;45; or OV;orthoAdvType;OrthoAdvOne;45;...
James B keeps mentioning that 6 is in the works but I havent seen much discussion on a wish list of features. Is it going on elsewhere? For my part I would...
JR, I think this is what you will find.. OrthoAdvType;0; = None OrthoAdvType;1; = Step Angle OrthoAdvType;2; = Divisions OrthoAdvType;3; = Add 1 Angle I was...
All, This thread was introduced a few weeks ago, but I think many of you may find this useful and worth your trouble to check out! I have been working with Hal...
All, Let me elaborate a little on Paul's VERY EXCITING post. Paul's spreadsheets are a VERY cool idea for creating Batch Files. He uses Excel to compute angles...
All, I am asking for information, but for several days I have had a Mailer Daemon show up as I reply or send mail I get undeliverable messages from the Mailer...
Thanks Hal, thats exactly what I needed to know - have set a ctrl and shft function key to toggle this back and forth. OrthoAdvOne doesnt work in scripts? ...
JR, OrthoAdvOne sets the angle. Hal ... From: visualcadd@yahoogroups.com [mailto:visualcadd@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of J R Thompson Sent: Thursday, May 03,...
... Gary: Not to worry. This stuff is a function of a problem at Yahoo not your machine (at least I think that's the case). This is one of the reasons I want...
Gary: I also get messages from "Daemon" periodically. On rare occasions, they're notices that some message I'd attempted to send had failed to get through....
The VC5 Help file is not satisfactorily helpful. I need to "permanently" change the Drawing Origin. I can easily spot how to change the drawing basepoint,...
... Keith: As far as I know you cannot change the position of (0,0). You can only move your objects. I don't see any particular advantage to being able to...
Hi I am trying to print a mirrow image of some text on a clear sheet so that I can glue or otherwise attach the sheet to a surface and be able to read the text...
... Make a symbol of the diagram + text and then mirror image it. You can assign a temporary symbol name of you choosing. Bob Morrison VP Visual Cadd Users...
Since setting up Windows Vista and reinstalling VC 4.0 the cursor has been sluggish and dragging behind when moving around the drawing. It's been so bothersome...
... Vista is a memory hog. From what I have heard from the techs at the retail stores a computer needs at least 2 gig of memory. I think that Microsoft says...
Bob- I hear you, but it's not always easy to be sure that everything in a drawing is showing, then selected and moved. For that reason, I have much more...
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