![]() It will not let me erase or rename files this is best left for the Web page. Vectorworks told me they are thinking about it. In my April review, I wished that Vectorworks would let potential users access Nomad without an account they could be limited to the three or four sample files. Tapping the New option prompts me to choose a file to upload to the Web page: VWX, TIFF (raster images), or OTF (open type font) presumably this is meant to work from my desktop computer, and not a tablet, which would not have these file types normally. Then you can delete or email the file(s). It's a bit too subtle, but to select a file, tap the nearly-invisible square in the lower right corner of a thumbnail. As I noted earlier, this is much nicer looking than the equivalent Dropbox provides: In the Preferences dialog box, the Open Your Cloud account option takes me to my account at Vectoworks' Web site (using the Android browser), which also displays the drawings I have hosted there. Here is the Preferences screen, which is brief, thankfully: (After the PRISM revelations, I might want to only use WiFi direct and Bluetooth!) Of this list, I am likely to use Dropbox primarily and AquaMail secondarily. OfficeSuite Wi-Fi Direct - uses a utility in OfficeSuite (a Microsoft Office replacement) to send the file to a linked computer through wireless networking If it did, then maybe I'd get RSS notifications?Īdd to Dropbox - uploads the file to my Dropbox account.ĪquaMail (a GMail replacement) and - email the file.īluetooth - transfers the file to a nearby device, such as my cellphone. The list varies depending on the utilities installed on the Android, but here is what the ones in the figure would do:Īdd a subscription (through gReader, a Google Reader replacement) - didn't work for me. Share Links to both PDF and VWX Files - same, but generates two links, one to each file formatĪfter choosing one of the options, Nomad then displays the menu Android users expect to see: Share Link to a Server VWX File - same, but the link is to the original Vectorworks drawing file, and when I click on it, my Web browser prompts me to save the ZIP file to disk on my desktop computer. All sheets associated with the drawing are in the PDF. The file opens in the recipient's browser using the PDF viewer no password or account is needed. Share Link to a Server PDF File - generates a link to the PDF that looks like this. This not the list an Android user usually sees, and so I'll explain the meaning of the options: I tapped the Share button, and up popped this list of options: Viewing and loading times are excellent, even on my older dual-core Android.Ī sign of openness is if a mobile app allows links to external services, such as email or Dropbox. View quality is good: as I zoomed in, the image was fuzzy for a moment, and then cleared up so that I could see details. Viewing mode does zooming (double-tap or spread two fingers) and panning (one-finger drag). There is no way to export the measurements, and they disappear from the screen with the next action. In the lower left corner, Nomad reported the length, angle, and/or area. Each vertex of a measurement vector had a handle for me to edit the location. As my finger moved around to find the start of a measurement point, a magnifying glass showed the drawing elements under my finger (see figure below). ![]() Measurement mode measures distances (two picks), angles (three picks), and areas (four picks). ![]() In the figure above, I opened the redlining mode, and you can see the buttons available: add a note, draw freehand, add text, draw a line, draw a square-rectangle, or draw a circle-oval - all in red. A button on the upper right opened all the sheets included with the drawing (see the list of thumbnails on the right.)Īlong the bottom of the screen is a short tool bar that switches modes between viewing, redlining, and measuring (left to right). I picked one drawing, and then a few moments later it appeared on the screen. (Sample drawings provided by Vectorworks.) Once signed in, I saw this list of drawings. Here is a walk-through of the Nomad viewer-redliner from Vectorworks:Īfter installing Nomad from the Google store on my Android tablet, I signed in using my complimentary subscription account:
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