I'm having trouble with the default forest terrain feature for the new DeRust December annual. I'm getting a message that CC3 doesn't recognize the command VEGETATION. Any suggestions?
I got the same problem now that I had some time playing around with this style. In my case the exact error messages are "ChkData DAV has no pending DRQ SELREST" followed by "Campaign Cartographer 3 does not understand the command: VEGETATION". The latter is repeated once. After that I cannot use any tools that allow to select multiple entities (eg. "Erase" or "Change Properties") until I restart CC.
I have the files you indicated in the correct location. If I use "Fill with Symbols", nothing happens after I select an entity. Drawing tools that fill terrain with symbols and the command itself work fine in other styles. I tried the CC3 Vector Overland and had no problems, nor do I remember having such problems before.
Ah, I think I found the problem. It is a fixed file path to the symbol catalog in question.
Please try the following:
- choose Draw > Fill with Symbols for the Forest Options dialog (or just type FORESTOPT at the command line). - "Load" the setting "CA84b_Forest.fil" - Check the Symbol catalog Name setting. It probably reads "C:\Program Files (x86)\Profantasy\CC3\System\Fillers\Annual\CA84b_Forest.FSC" which probably is not the correct path to your CC3 installation. - Change it to "#System\Fillers\Annual\CA84b_Forest.FSC" - "Save" the setting.
Now try to use the forest drawing tool, it should work now.
Whoa, that was fast and absolutely correct. Thanks for your help, Ralf.
While we're talking file paths: Wasn't it recommended to install CC3 anywhere but in the standard Program Files directory? At least for Windows Vista or higher? I thought that was posted as a sticky somewhere once upon a time, but I might just confuse things with some other application.
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What happens if you try to use the "Fill with Symbols" command (Draw menu) with the above setting?
I have the files you indicated in the correct location. If I use "Fill with Symbols", nothing happens after I select an entity. Drawing tools that fill terrain with symbols and the command itself work fine in other styles. I tried the CC3 Vector Overland and had no problems, nor do I remember having such problems before.
Please try the following:
- choose Draw > Fill with Symbols for the Forest Options dialog (or just type FORESTOPT at the command line).
- "Load" the setting "CA84b_Forest.fil"
- Check the Symbol catalog Name setting. It probably reads "C:\Program Files (x86)\Profantasy\CC3\System\Fillers\Annual\CA84b_Forest.FSC" which probably is not the correct path to your CC3 installation.
- Change it to "#System\Fillers\Annual\CA84b_Forest.FSC"
- "Save" the setting.
Now try to use the forest drawing tool, it should work now.
While we're talking file paths: Wasn't it recommended to install CC3 anywhere but in the standard Program Files directory? At least for Windows Vista or higher? I thought that was posted as a sticky somewhere once upon a time, but I might just confuse things with some other application.