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BoSJo
Joined: 07 Jul 2005
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Location: Lillestrøm, Norway
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 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:54 pm Post subject: Free Extensions for bath and kitchen etc. |
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Hi all.
Sorry if this has been asked before, but i did a search and diddent really come up with anything usefull.
I'm looking for finished toilets, sinks, showers etc. for bathrooms, but while we are at it i'd like all kinds of Extensions.
I have just started using the DesignWorkshop Light, and i'm loving it.
Wanna draw some house designs for my self, but really need the extensions for acurate and realistic room sizing.
Thanks for your time.
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David Owen
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Location: Eugene, Oregon
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Glad to hear you're enjoying DesignWorkshop Lite! As you might know, because it's our basic, no-frills, tire-kicking version DW Lite comes with only a small number of sample objects.
You can download a few more objects for free and even submit your own creations through the DesignWorkshop Free Public 3D Library Exchange.
DesignWorkshop Classic comes with an ample library of objects (over 250). And more still (over 350) ship with DesignWorkshop Professional. You can preview the full set of standard objects in the online DesignWorkshop User Guide.
And for high-quality, beautifully detailed collections of furniture objects, as well as appliances, fixtures and fittings for kitchen and bath, we recommend the ByteSyze Studio PAKs.
Of course, even with DW Lite you can create your own library objects. And anything you create once can be reused again and again! |
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BoSJo
Joined: 07 Jul 2005
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Location: Lillestrøm, Norway
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| Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:59 am Post subject: |
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Hi and thanks for your info.
This might be a tip for you.
Went to http://www.ifosanitar.com
They have a lot off .dxf files on there products free for download.
http://www.ifosanitar.com/mb_files/45/19208/IFO_Cera_3875_h.DXF extremly detailed i must say.
Is there any way to select two spots, and specify the length that should be between the two spot, and it will scale it all down?
Can only find a % scale function
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David Owen
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| Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:31 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Is there any way to select two spots, and specify the length that should be between the two spot, and it will scale it all down? |
You can use the Edit -> Scale... menu command to achieve the result you're after. You'd just need to calculate the ratio of the desired size to the current size and express it as a percentage.
For example, suppose you want the distance between the two points you mentioned to be 1 foot and it is currently 2 feet. The ratio would be 1:2 or 1/2 or 50%. So, you'd enter 50% into each field in the dialog box for the Edit -> Scale... menu command.
Or suppose the desired size is 4 feet and the current size is 2 feet. The ratio would be 4:2 or 2/1 or 200%. So, you'd need to enter 200%.
When importing DXF files saved with units other than inches, which are the standard for that file format (and therefore, the units DesignWorkshop uses), you might need to scale objects by a unit conversion factor, so that they have the correct size in DW.
Here's a list of scaling percentages for correcting common scaling issues in DesignWorkshop after a DXF file with non-inch units has been imported.
Feet = 1200%
Centimeters = 39.37%
Meters = 3937.00% |
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BoSJo
Joined: 07 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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Hi David.
I installed the Metric version DW, and i think the Toilet dfx file where also created using a metric version of AutoCad or what ever.
After a little looking at it, I realized that i actually just needed to scale it 1:100 and it made a perfect fit  , well perfect enoughf that is. It's off by 0,5 cm.
Just after I used the scaled down toilet in my drawing, I seem to have some program unstability issues. Sometimes it lock's up. Almost every time I have gone to Wiev-> Lights and textures the Zoom and paning tools get's fuc... up.
I must close and reopen the drawing to restore it, sometimes I must close and reopen DW to get it working again.
Otherwise it's great, except i ran into the 100 solid objects saving limit 
It's the Toilet and the shower valve, they are just way to detailed
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David Owen
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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I'm glad to hear you worked out the scaling issue!
| Quote: | | Just after I used the scaled down toilet in my drawing, I seem to have some program unstability issues. Sometimes it lock's up. Almost every time I have gone to Wiev-> Lights and textures the Zoom and paning tools get's [messed] up. |
That does not sound like normal behavior for DesignWorkshop. But it's hard to say without more detail.
Some viewing tools do change a little between a standard model window and a Lights & Textures window. For example, the Look Tool becomes the Walk Tool. So, could you describe what happens in greater detail? If there are any error messages, please share those, too!
Also, keep in mind that Lights & Textures windows are for viewing, only. To return to your standard, editable model, close the Lights & Textures window. Or choose the standard model's window name from the bottom of the "Windows" menu in DesignWorkshop.
| Quote: | | Otherwise it's great, except i ran into the 100 solid objects saving limit |
As you probably know, that's normal for DesignWorkshop Lite. In contrast, DW Classic can save up to 1,000 objects and DW Professional has no object-saving limit.
So that you don't lose your work if you run up against the 100-object limit in DW Lite, try using the Edit -> Cut and Edit -> Paste menu commands to move about half of your model into a New Model. Repeat this as needed, until each model file contains fewer than 100 objects, so that you can save.
Then, once you upgrade to DW Classic or Professional, you'll be able to do the reverse to get everything back into one model file. And so long as you don't change the locations of any objects in the new files, they'll all be right where you left them.
Also, for things like your imported toilet, you can use the online Merge Machine to combine all the simplified DXF objects into a single, super-complex DW object. Of course, you could probably use other DW Online Machines to create your own toilet (or pretty much anything else you like) with native DW objects. |
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