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RichjBrown  
#1 Posted : Monday, January 16, 2012 11:17:08 AM(UTC)
RichjBrown

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I am having trouble with the export functionality.
When i have a drawing to share / export, i click to export to DWG and when i open the file in a DWG viewer, the walls are missing. It shows the measurements but no walls...?
Also, when i save to jpeg or print to pdf, a document is saved, but it is a blank document....
What am i doing wrong?
Tim Olson  
#2 Posted : Monday, January 16, 2012 3:26:04 PM(UTC)
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Hi Rich

Can you zip up and private email me your file to [email protected].

Thanks

Tim
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RichjBrown  
#3 Posted : Monday, January 16, 2012 4:03:34 PM(UTC)
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Hi Tim

How do i do that, I've only just downloaded the software, and I'm not CAD trained

Thanks

Richard
Tim Olson  
#4 Posted : Monday, January 16, 2012 4:20:48 PM(UTC)
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Hello Richard

Find the viacad file on your disk and right click over the name/icon and select the "Compress" option. Then attach it to an email and send to me.

Thanks!


Tim
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RichjBrown  
#5 Posted : Tuesday, January 17, 2012 1:21:31 AM(UTC)
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Hi Tim

Here is a drawing i have created this morning.

I have managed to create the doors etc, which i was having problems with.

I need to export it as a DWG and a pdf if possible but I'm struggling to do it

Cheers

Richard
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Tim Olson  
#6 Posted : Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:38:59 PM(UTC)
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>>I need to export it as a DWG and a pdf if possible but I'm struggling to do it

To export the PDF
--read file into viacad
--select File:Page Layout
--select Fit to Area

I think the problem was the drawing was outside the printable area. The above should fix that.

>>as a DWG

Repeats here, checking into. For a work around until I get a fix out
---save your file as the next step changes the object type
--explode your walls into lines
---- (select Mask :Walls, this will select just walls)
--Edit:Change Object Type ->Lines


Tim
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Tim Olson  
#7 Posted : Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:46:54 PM(UTC)
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>>export it as a DWG

Fixed in build 1001. Thanks for the sample file and heads up!


Tim
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