Beiträge von Thorvald

Hi.
I just got an idea for a new Dietrichs software. Now we have Dietrichs Cad/Cam software with PlanCad and there is the Dietrichs Static software (very good idea - I hope it will develop to a truly 3D static software, with possibilities to calculate also steel and concrete - in 3D).

Next to develop could be a software that can make an more or less automatic calculation and documentation of U-values for the different structures and the total energy / heatloss calculation for the building, that is required present. This calculation is then based on the actual 3D model and based on the actual structures, amount of wood, amount of insulation etc. The user of course have to define - perhaps in the Dietrichs software - the lambda values for insulation, windows etc. - and these values could also be in the "Dietrichs Energy" software in predefined materials.

I am using A9converter. I works fine and it is unlimited.

Yeah, it is a nice feature. Lets say you have some ceilings that are equal or mirrored equal. Then you can copy or mirror the ceiling structure in D-Cam and then assign the new ceiling to the right ceiling number. Then the structure is available in ceiling design.
I don't know if version 8 got a ceiling macro similar to wall macro - but that would be very usefull as well.

If I am not mistaken the Hundenburn software is the old version. The Dietrichs static, is a completely renewed software - as far as I have understood. And I am also quite sure that it will be available in English.

All right, I understand if you did not understand completely my question first time. But the main point is that the steel beam of course have to be laying straight in the center of the hip line, with no cuts in it.

I have version 7. I tried both of your suggestions. The double hip beam work around seems to be one that could be my solution, because the lower beam seems correct, but I cannot delete the upper beam, without deleting the lower beam.

Ooooh ok, I got it. I can delete the upper beam in D-Cam. Ok, then everything is ok. I am just not sure if the hip beams are standing vertical now or are tilted a bit? When I look at the top it looks so, but in the corner it looks like the web of the steel beam is standing vertical.

Hi. I don't understand how this is putting the steel beam in as a hip beam?

Hi. I need to put a steel beam in hip lines of this roof. But how to do it without "destroying" the steel beams?

Hi again. Yes I got the answer from the support team (with an outdated list).

But ok, if you read the internet link in my previous post you see this:

The built-in CAD/CAM transfer reads and converts information from the majority of programs currently available and also translates to and from a number of languages. The saw is equipped with a touch screen that displays automatic calculations and changes. You can also follow the sawing process from here.

Hi.

I need to know if it is possible to send machine files to a Randek cut-saw. If it's not possible - then what machines is it possible to send machine files to??? We are considering to buy this Randek saw, but we think it is useless, if we cannot export data from Dietrichs to the saw...

http://www.randek.com/products/cut-saws/series-sp-720-pc/

Hi, I just saw that the same problem, came with a picture file that I printed to PDF.

Where is the problem actually? PDF printer, PDF viewer where?

Yeah - I saw that foxit pdf printer made all these boxes - another failure for that printer!

But Foxit Reader is really excellent! Nice zoom functions, annotation functions etc. And very small size program, fast to load and fast to load PDf files.

"Just for fun" - yeah, that was a funny experience... Does it have anything with PDF to do?

The 3D PDF example is quite interesting - and no, Foxit Reader doesn't have these 3D functions. Just one thing could be nice - the zoom functions as in Dietrichs. But to show a customer or architect the 3D building, yeah could be useful. I don't know if maybe Foxit Reader Pro could show the 3D.

I thought that the contents of this e-mail to Foxit could be of interest for you also:

First I want to say that my favorite PDF reader software is Foxit Reader (free version). Currently I discovered a malfunction or lack of functionallity. You can read about it and the solution in this forum discussion (here I linked to the thread here in the forum about the rotated page).

Out of interest I also tried your PDF Creator. My favorite PDF-printer is without doubt FreePDF XP from Germany. So I tested your Creator, hoping that it would be as good as your reader is better than Adobe Reader. But I was dissapointed. Your PDF Creator was much slower to use and to convert than FreePDF XP - and the result was also dissapointing. See attached to see why. And also the filesize from PDF Creator is significant higher than from FreePDF XP (529 kb against 221 kb). It may not be PDF Creator's fault, but just that it lacks functionallity used together with this drawing program. But on the other hand it should be able to handle all print jobs from all sources, also Cad-programs. But maybe support for Cad-programs is not included yet? Another thing is that it is not free. Many PDF printers are - as well as FreePDF XP.

Then a little about PDF Editor. Good idea to make such program (as well as Creator). I hope in time PDF Editor will get the same functionallity as Adobe Professional, in a lightweight fast package. As far as I can see PDF Editor cannot rotate single pages - or can it?

I like Foxit Reader very much and it could be nice to have a package of PDF programs from only one software company. But then the functionality must be good and the prices low as well. (I think the prices you have now are quite ok, except maybe from Creator).

What PDF printer - and other PDF solution software are you using out there? For editing PDF's - to assemble more PDF files into one - I use PDFedit995.

:lol: :lol: He, he - there you are Der_Planer...

I don't use AdobeReader, it is not a good program. I use Foxit Reader - an excellent PDF viewer. I know in the viewer I can turn the page. But that is not the point. When I print this page together with other drawings, because I want to make a set of drawings to send out, this one page is wrong and the other pages correct. I cannot accept that.

I tried in Foxit Reader to turn the view. Then print to PDF this one page and in settings, turn on 180 degrees rotate. Then I get the result turned 45 degrees...

Does anybody have a PDF edit program, where you can rotate the drawing to correct view?

Oh by the way - I just tried the same as above, just in Adobe Reader 7, that I also have installed - and now it worked... So maybe Foxit Reader could not handle rotation in print thing in this case. Maybe by the way I should check if I have the latest version of Foxit Reader. Now I can print the other drawings I wanted to be together with this one in a set and assemble them with pdfedit995. By the way, maybe I could have tried to rotate it with this program as well. Maybe it's too hot for me here in the Philippines.......

Hi.

There is something wrong with this drawing - the first page in the PDF file.

When printed to PDF - alone or with other drawings, it is rotated 180 degrees. If I try to use Foxit PDF Page Organizer to rotate the page 180 degrees it seems to work. But because it is a trial version, there are written some annotations on the PDF file from Foxit PDF Page Organizer. If I then print the PDF file to PDF, without anotations, it is rotated 45 degrees.

Then in PlanCad I try to make a new drawing, and copy the content on the drawing to this new drawing. But when I copy to clipboard, the program crashes. (Version 8 by the way).

Excellent point, Der_planer. That is a work, where it could be useful. I use to activate and hide all items behind the facade, but if it is a big project this can be too much for the computer to handle.

Der_Planer have a good point. And now I also understand you Kayaker - yes, in D-Cam / OpenGL it can be confusing to view all timberframe at the same time. So yes it could be convenient to have a inside / exterior walls filter.

First: Where you want to hide walls? And for what reasons and purposes do you want to hide walls?

I have not untill now had the desire to hide walls - except perhaps in D-Cam / OpenGL, where you not allways want to show everything. But here you have several options to select things.

I think both in groundplan display style and in D-Cam activate filter it could be easy to add wall types, as well as ceilings. Of course you have the option in building MOS, but here you need to know the numbers of walls / ceilings.

Hi. Does anyone know or have experience with using Rantek SP 720 series with Dietrichs?? See link to Rantek.

With building library you make a copy of the entire actual building - or perhaps, just one storey. Then you can insert the saved storey / building, with rotation and / or Z-offset.