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  Topic: A few thoughts about PowerCADD8
David Scott

Replies: 3
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PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:33 am   Subject: A few thoughts about PowerCADD8
I've been using PowerCADD8 for a couple of months now (new Intel machines at last!) and here are a few observations:

Installation: Big rigmarole, but I guess that's the price of preventing boot-leg ...
  Topic: GRRRRR!!!
David Scott

Replies: 8
Views: 1517

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:17 am   Subject: GRRRRR!!!
Moving an open file is never a good thing to do. It's a bit like receiving a letter for the previous owner of your house and having no forwarding address.

We open all our PCADD files from a server, ...
  Topic: PDF Files from PowerCAD drawings- Can I preserve layers?
David Scott

Replies: 6
Views: 2577

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:21 am   Subject: PDF Files from PowerCAD drawings- Can I preserve layers?
sigh...

…and then click Save.

All very informative Jason, but you misunderstood my request. I don't have AutoCAD. I was sent the file and was impressed with the preserved layers in the PDF file. ...
  Topic: PDF Files from PowerCAD drawings- Can I preserve layers?
David Scott

Replies: 6
Views: 2577

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:55 am   Subject: PDF Files from PowerCAD drawings- Can I preserve layers?
Does anyone know a method of creating PDF files from PowerCADD drawings that will preserve the layers? Preview doesn't seem to support viewing layers but Adobe Reader does. The latest version of Acrob ...
  Topic: how to delete guidelines?
David Scott

Replies: 3
Views: 2873

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:17 am   Subject: how to delete guidelines?
Select the WildTools delete tool, hold down the option key, and click on one of the guidelines.

David Very Happy
  Topic: Problem with Leader Text tool
David Scott

Replies: 4
Views: 3209

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:51 am   Subject: Problem with Leader Text tool
When I try to move a leader text object (clicking and dragging on the arrow) I find that only the text moves, but if I do the same thing again, the whole object moves. Does this happen with others or ...
  Topic: PRINTING (CUSTOM SELECT)
David Scott

Replies: 8
Views: 4839

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:38 am   Subject: PRINTING (CUSTOM SELECT)
I've made a rectangle the size of the printable area of the paper and put it on a layer in back, and put a title block on a layer in front. Select just the "paper space" rectangle (so to speak) and ...
  Topic: Unregistering PowerCADD
David Scott

Replies: 5
Views: 5620

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:41 am   Subject: Unregistering PowerCADD
Shift/command/control at start up doesn't do anything for me. I need to re-enter a serial number. Any other tricks?

Is this sequence supposed to work for Wildtools re-registration as well?

Jeff ...
  Topic: wibu key validation failure
David Scott

Replies: 1
Views: 2873

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:40 am   Subject: wibu key validation failure
Jai,

Check that the Mac can see the key: Go to Apple Menu- About This Mac, and click on More Info... Then Click on USB, and you should see an item called WIBU/BOX-RU in the lists. If you don't see ...
  Topic: Small bug in Sheet renaming feature?
David Scott

Replies: 0
Views: 2381

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:09 am   Subject: Small bug in Sheet renaming feature?
When I hold down the option key and rename a layer Sheet, the new name does not move to the correct place in alphabetical order. Shocked Anyone else find this?

David
  Topic: DWG translator
David Scott

Replies: 11
Views: 8999

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:20 am   Subject: DWG translator
You can print easily from eDrawings. While drawings display as white on black they print out as black on white.

Yes, but eDrawings always scales the window to your page size. Accurate printing to s ...
  Topic: Leopard May Not Be Ready For Existing Mac Users
David Scott

Replies: 15
Views: 10392

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:01 am   Subject: Leopard May Not Be Ready For Existing Mac Users
I have Leopard on my G5 iMac at home and Tiger at work. I have to say the unified look in Leopard is soooo much nicer when you're using both. The only issue I've had is Classic not being supported. I ...
  Topic: Unregistering PowerCADD
David Scott

Replies: 5
Views: 5620

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:49 am   Subject: Unregistering PowerCADD
Paul Ratcliff has just emailed me with the answer:

Hold down shift/control/command when launching PowerCADD and you can re-register.

Thanks Paul

David
  Topic: Unregistering PowerCADD
David Scott

Replies: 5
Views: 5620

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:40 am   Subject: Unregistering PowerCADD
Can anyone tell me how to unregister a copy of PowerCADD? I have a problem with moving macs to other users, causing the same serial number to be showing on two machines on the network. I have deleted ...
  Topic: OT: Vectorworks 2008 is out
David Scott

Replies: 5
Views: 6244

PostForum: PowerCADD Discussion   Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:15 am   Subject: OT: Vectorworks 2008 is out
The [url=http://download2.nemetschek.net/www_movies/2008/Rotatable2DView.mov] plan-rotation feature is quite impressive. I wonder if PC8 will have that Wink . I don't think I could go back to non-qu ...
 
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