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by Macnewbie
Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:01 pm
Forum: HighDesign User Forum
Topic: Adding additional tools
Replies: 0
Views: 6394

Adding additional tools

Has there been any though to Adding more Spline/curve tools and Circumscribed Polygons.

trying to copy a curved walk and and some sweeping curve planting beds in a landscape design i think would be easier with a control point or interpote spline.
Bob
by Macnewbie
Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:24 am
Forum: HighDesign User Forum
Topic: offset lines will not extend??
Replies: 2
Views: 7281

Actually the cutout its a plan view of the pool, drew the outside of the concete as single lines 26' by 49' because when I drew it as a rectangle the I could not draw separte offsets for each side. on 3 sides the concrete is 3' wide and at the step side it is 6' the pool is 20 x40 the steps are 6' w...
by Macnewbie
Sat Apr 01, 2006 3:44 am
Forum: HighDesign User Forum
Topic: offset lines will not extend??
Replies: 2
Views: 7281

offset lines will not extend??

In tring to draw a few steps within rectangular cut out, used the offset tool to add the step lines as the were parallel to to one edge. That edge had radius trim so the step offset lines did not reach the side walls. thought I would use the extend tool, would not extend the group, tried selecting a...
by Macnewbie
Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:31 am
Forum: HighDesign User Forum
Topic: Before I try HD
Replies: 8
Views: 16797

yea that want I meant

Hey Derek (saw and old post), It almost like we're on iChat. Yes scale dependant, I think is the default and the symbol comes into that drawing as sized. Fortunatly you can build a symbol library in Std although my guess it is not as easy as in pro. Cruised the web, most manufacture have symbol libr...
by Macnewbie
Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:42 am
Forum: HighDesign User Forum
Topic: Before I try HD
Replies: 8
Views: 16797

Thats what I was looking for

Thanks macitect, I knew there had to be an easier way. Using symbols appeared like it should have been easier than it was. I am hoping there is a way to down load symbols into the library in the STD version, seams like a basic function, and that I just miss read the manual. I agree the Pro version m...
by Macnewbie
Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:54 am
Forum: HighDesign User Forum
Topic: Before I try HD
Replies: 8
Views: 16797

Thought this was going to be easy

Playing with the trial version 2+hours, went through the tutorial, seams easy, liking it so far. Then tried to redraw a layout I had done on turbo cad. Here's where I ran into trouble. Now I never worried much with scale because I did stuff in 1:1, just printed to fit, and if I got a little lost in ...
by Macnewbie
Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:05 pm
Forum: HighDesign User Forum
Topic: Before I try HD
Replies: 8
Views: 16797

Before I try HD

Open request to the group. Looking for a good reasonably price CAD for MAC. A little backround, Previous CADD experince had been with a DOS Version of Generic CADD running in the DOS shell of Windoze 95and 98. I am a home user that has used GCADD for everything from landscape site plans, decks, home...