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"While I agree - I would call that tweaking the operation or even maintenance. I don't think we will see sweeping changes or upgrades in PC from this point forward like we have seen in the past."

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Fred,
I agree that it's a risk to incorporate modelspace; if there's a way to implement robust referencing without having to go through modelspace, I'd be all for it, but I haven't seen any program d ...

I've been advocating (pleading for?) PowerCADD referencing to be brought as close as possible to parity with that of the industry standard, AutoCAD, for several years now. There are a few precondition ...

Huc,
Thanks for that. I read Siracusa's pieces as they come out, but as you say, no technical programmer, I, so some of that stuff doesn't stick like it should. At some point, though, in spite of all ...

Huc,
Good points and all true. This brings up a question: when main memory runs out, the VM subsystem pages to the HD , creating fake RAM. What happens when VRAM runs out? AGP was able to grab additi ...

There are sites that measure this kind of stuff. Check out
http://www.barefeats.com/rosa03.html
for example which found that the difference in performance for 3D games (which we all know is what re ...

This is a huge problem which I've also noticed. I had isolated it incorrectly as relating to PC versions, but it may be OS related as Chris notes. If you use Linotype's free and excellent Font Explore ...

Cover flow is pretty damned cool, but remember that if that gets put in a program, then the program will probably not run on Tiger. Alfred
I didn't envision PC handling cover flow. The Finder does t ...

PC7 running as-is on Leopard is not likely to be an issue, but PC7 and/or 8 taking advantage of some of Leopard's benefits may be. For example, both cover flow and quick look support would be very hel ...

CADMan,
A very thorough and informative post (not just because I happen to agree with almost all of it). My 2 cents on some of the issues raised:

- speed. I'm not sure this is entirely or even pri ...

I've been requesting the equivalent for some time now. In AutoCAD, it's called a UCS (Universal Coordinate System, I think), and it's a prerequisite for and reasonable implementation of referencing. I ...

Changing the snap angles is an OK interim solution, but in most projects, there are two grids at work, one rotated, the other not. If the rotated one happens to be close to one of the snap angles (30, ...

I agree that this is sorely missed in PC's feature set. Civils and surveyors aren't the only ones who would use this, though. I can't imagine a technical drawing type that _wouldn't_ need this, if onl ...

There are really 2 related problems here. The first is that the tables for dashes and arrows (but not usually lines) grow with copy and paste operations even though global attributes are enabled. The ...

Along with the DWG translator handling XRefs correctly, the request for a functional XRef system within powercadd should be renewed. The disadvantages of using powercadd for architectural construction ...

Author	Message
Topic: Future of PowerCADD
erikmar Replies: 41 Views: 6299	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:55 pm Subject: Future of PowerCADD
erikmar Replies: 41 Views: 6299	"While I agree - I would call that tweaking the operation or even maintenance. I don't think we will see sweeping changes or upgrades in PC from this point forward like we have seen in the past." S ...
Topic: PC8 / WT9 Assessments
erikmar Replies: 24 Views: 13147	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:20 pm Subject: PC8 / WT9 Assessments
erikmar Replies: 24 Views: 13147	Fred, I agree that it's a risk to incorporate modelspace; if there's a way to implement robust referencing without having to go through modelspace, I'd be all for it, but I haven't seen any program d ...
Topic: PC8 / WT9 Assessments
erikmar Replies: 24 Views: 13147	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:34 pm Subject: Schaeffer and referencing
erikmar Replies: 24 Views: 13147	I've been advocating (pleading for?) PowerCADD referencing to be brought as close as possible to parity with that of the industry standard, AutoCAD, for several years now. There are a few precondition ...
Topic: Macbook Pro and PC
erikmar Replies: 17 Views: 10239	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:28 pm Subject: Macbook Pro and PC
erikmar Replies: 17 Views: 10239	Huc, Thanks for that. I read Siracusa's pieces as they come out, but as you say, no technical programmer, I, so some of that stuff doesn't stick like it should. At some point, though, in spite of all ...
Topic: Macbook Pro and PC
erikmar Replies: 17 Views: 10239	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:08 pm Subject: Macbook Pro and PC
erikmar Replies: 17 Views: 10239	Huc, Good points and all true. This brings up a question: when main memory runs out, the VM subsystem pages to the HD , creating fake RAM. What happens when VRAM runs out? AGP was able to grab additi ...
Topic: Macbook Pro and PC
erikmar Replies: 17 Views: 10239	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:22 am Subject: Macbook Pro and PC
erikmar Replies: 17 Views: 10239	There are sites that measure this kind of stuff. Check out http://www.barefeats.com/rosa03.html for example which found that the difference in performance for 3D games (which we all know is what re ...
Topic: One annoyance in Leopard with PowerCADD
erikmar Replies: 9 Views: 8570	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:12 am Subject: One annoyance in Leopard with PowerCADD
erikmar Replies: 9 Views: 8570	This is a huge problem which I've also noticed. I had isolated it incorrectly as relating to PC versions, but it may be OS related as Chris notes. If you use Linotype's free and excellent Font Explore ...
Topic: PowerCADD on Leopard
erikmar Replies: 59 Views: 33470	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:36 pm Subject: PowerCADD on Leopard
erikmar Replies: 59 Views: 33470	Cover flow is pretty damned cool, but remember that if that gets put in a program, then the program will probably not run on Tiger. Alfred I didn't envision PC handling cover flow. The Finder does t ...
Topic: PowerCADD on Leopard
erikmar Replies: 59 Views: 33470	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:34 am Subject: PowerCADD on Leopard
erikmar Replies: 59 Views: 33470	PC7 running as-is on Leopard is not likely to be an issue, but PC7 and/or 8 taking advantage of some of Leopard's benefits may be. For example, both cover flow and quick look support would be very hel ...
Topic: AutoCAD = mostly hype ...
erikmar Replies: 17 Views: 12865	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:00 am Subject: AutoCAD = mostly hype ...
erikmar Replies: 17 Views: 12865	CADMan, A very thorough and informative post (not just because I happen to agree with almost all of it). My 2 cents on some of the issues raised: - speed. I'm not sure this is entirely or even pri ...
Topic: OT: Vectorworks 2008 is out
erikmar Replies: 5 Views: 6253	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:44 am Subject: OT: Vectorworks 2008 is out
erikmar Replies: 5 Views: 6253	I've been requesting the equivalent for some time now. In AutoCAD, it's called a UCS (Universal Coordinate System, I think), and it's a prerequisite for and reasonable implementation of referencing. I ...
Topic: Axis Align
erikmar Replies: 8 Views: 8319	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:17 am Subject: Axis Align
erikmar Replies: 8 Views: 8319	Changing the snap angles is an OK interim solution, but in most projects, there are two grids at work, one rotated, the other not. If the rotated one happens to be close to one of the snap angles (30, ...
Topic: Axis Align
erikmar Replies: 8 Views: 8319	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:50 am Subject: Axis Align
erikmar Replies: 8 Views: 8319	I agree that this is sorely missed in PC's feature set. Civils and surveyors aren't the only ones who would use this, though. I can't imagine a technical drawing type that _wouldn't_ need this, if onl ...
Topic: dash pattern problems
erikmar Replies: 10 Views: 10004	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:14 am Subject: dash pattern problems
erikmar Replies: 10 Views: 10004	There are really 2 related problems here. The first is that the tables for dashes and arrows (but not usually lines) grow with copy and paste operations even though global attributes are enabled. The ...
Topic: DWG Testing Again
erikmar Replies: 10 Views: 9213	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 3:02 pm Subject: XRefs
erikmar Replies: 10 Views: 9213	Along with the DWG translator handling XRefs correctly, the request for a functional XRef system within powercadd should be renewed. The disadvantages of using powercadd for architectural construction ...