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Many of my clients want to use Vectorworks just for conceptual design.This means that the users often want a cut-down Vectorworks interface that just shows the tools they want, to make it faster to draw.
Often these users do not want to draw the walls of the building, they want a quick way of modeling the building, a way to see the building on the site, and they want to be able to check the building with a solar study.
Document Set up
Creating Spaces (Rooms)
3D Modeling
Site Modelling
Creating A Complete Model
Visualization
Building with Walls, Roof and Windows
Using simple 3-D modeling with NURBS and Loft Surface techniques, you can create a 3D…
Site Model From a Survey and 3D Points - You can use a combination of tracing over the contours and placing spot levels. [ms-protect-content id="34491,34492,34493, 34494, 34495, 34496, 344927"][FMP]https://s3.amazonaws.com/vectorworkout/Concept+Modeling/concept05_04.mov[/FMP][/ms-protect-content]
Texture for Recessions Planes - The recession planes are easier to see and use if you give them a translucent texture. [ms-protect-content id="34491,34492,34493, 34494, 34495, 34496, 344927"][FMP]https://s3.amazonaws.com/vectorworkout/Concept+Modeling/concept05_09.mov[/FMP][/ms-protect-content]
Here are some superbly drawn high-performance residential details worth importing into VW for use if you have a chance in your building:
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