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Axis repositioning- how? (#1044)
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ttrw  
#1 Posted : Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:28:47 AM(UTC)
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This is probably one which is totally obvious, but how is it possible to reposition the axis (which is currently set at 0,0,0)?

I've imported a dxf file of a layout of a house and extruded upwards. Now I want to import another dxf to lay down the ceiling and the 1st floor. After that, the 1st floor layout and so on.

Do I need to make a new work plane, and if so, how does one go about that?

Tom
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ttrw  
#2 Posted : Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:07:07 PM(UTC)
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Either you are all really hard at work, or no one uses ViaCAD! :eek:

So? Any takers??

:)
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Tim Olson  
#3 Posted : Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:25:46 PM(UTC)
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ttrw wrote:
This is probably one which is totally obvious, but how is it possible to reposition the axis (which is currently set at 0,0,0)?

I've imported a dxf file of a layout of a house and extruded upwards. Now I want to import another dxf to lay down the ceiling and the 1st floor. After that, the 1st floor layout and so on.

Do I need to make a new work plane, and if so, how does one go about that?

Tom


Hi Tom,

The global coordinate system is fixed. You can reposition the work plane but that only impacts plane dependent geometry when it gets created. Would be interesting to have a transform or import into workplane.

Importing DXF files put everything into new layers. So I think you will need to import, isolate layer, then move the data to the position you need.


Tim
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ttrw  
#4 Posted : Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:37:37 PM(UTC)
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Tim Olson wrote:
Would be interesting to have a transform or import into workplane.


Yes. It would be a very useful addition especially as ViaCAD seems to have new architectural tools. What I was doing was recreating a house for a 3D VR project, with each floor having a different layout drawn in Macdraft and QCad and then imported into ViaCAD via the normal dxf route.

I can get round the problem, but it is awkward, as I would have to use the entire outline of the building, extruded to its highest point, then would have to cut each floor out individually- if you see what I mean?

In the meantime, what screen capture software did you use in that example you uploaded before (sorry for the OT).

Tom
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Tim Olson  
#5 Posted : Friday, May 23, 2008 12:00:40 AM(UTC)
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>>In the meantime, what screen capture software did you use in that >>example you uploaded before (sorry for the OT).

Tom

I use Snapz Pro X and love it.

Tim
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jol  
#6 Posted : Friday, May 23, 2008 6:56:19 AM(UTC)
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or .. in Shark you can record quicktime movies within
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ttrw  
#7 Posted : Saturday, May 24, 2008 1:23:51 AM(UTC)
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But I don't have Shark! (yet).

:)

edit; It's irrelevant anyway because it seems that anything larger than 1 to 2mb's I can't upload to this forum anyway :(

It's probably got something to do with being in the United Kingdom and Punch being in the United States!

Tom
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