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Education Resources
When you’re teaching Vectorworks it’s important for the students to understand the basic concepts. Sometimes these basic concepts are abstract, and it can be difficult for some students to understand how these basic concepts can affect their later working. These resources have been structured to provide a logical training system for Vectorworks. You do not have to use every resource in the order they given, you can pick and choose which resources you would like to use to teach Vectorworks from.
Introduction to Vectorworks– this is a getting started area to understand the basic fundamental concepts behind Vectorworks.
- Introduction to CAD
- New Ways of Drawing
- Introduction to Vectorworks
- Basic Concepts
- Snapping
- Graphic Attributes
- Dimensioning
- Viewing
- Quickstart to Vectorworks 2012
Tools and Commands – this has exercises on most of the basic tools and commands.
Creating a 2-D drawing
Modeling and Drawing (a simple exercise to show the connection between a model and the drawing)
Snapping Palette
- Where is the Snapping Palette?
- Snap to Grid
- Snap To Object
- Constrain Angle
- Snap to Intersection
- Smart Points
- Snap To Distance
- Smart Edge
- Constrain Tangent
Object Info Palette
Resource Browser
- What is the Resource Browser?
- Attaching a Library to the Browser
- Changing the Viewing Options on the Resource Browser
- Creating a Symbol Folder
- Exporting Resources
- Finding Resources
Introduction to 3-D Modeling
- SST_1202 Introduction to 3D Modeling in Vectorworks
- Podcast130 – Introduction to 3D Modeling
- SST_0702 Introduction to 3D Modeling (vw2008)
Introduction to Lighting and Rendering
- SST_1106 Lighting and Rendering in Vectorworks 2011
- SST_1105 – Textures in Vectorworks 2011 and up
- Vectorworks 2011 Rendering, One Bounce or Two?
- SST_1008 – Lighting and Rendering
- SST_1006 Terrific Textures
- Creating A Renderworks Background Makes Such a difference
- SST_0704 Introduction to Rendering and Textures (vw2008)
Organizing drawings
- SST_1301 – Layers and Classes
- SST_1201 Setting up Layers in Vectorworks
- Creating Drawings for a Building Project
- Using Layers or Classes in Vectorworks
- SST_0904 Setting up drawings for a Building project
- epodcast054 – Layers or Classes
- Use More Classes, Use Fewer Layers
- Creating a Layer and Class Standard
- Storing a Layer and Class Standard
More 3-D Modelling
Building Projects.
- Drawing a Kitchen
- Creating Drawings for a Building Project
- Stairs (2012)
- Refurbishment Projects
- Stairs (2010)
- Solar Study
- Site Analysis
Landscape Projects
©Jonathan Pickup 2013
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Is there a hard copy Tutorial manual for VectorWorks Architect for version 2016 available?
There is a hard copy tutorial manual for Vectorworks architect 2016. But it is not included as part of your subscription to this website. I personally do not have a copy of it, I am still waiting for Vectorworks to send me one, but I have seen photos of it. If you are in America you can get the manual from Vectorworks, novedge, or the person that you bought Vectorworks from. If you are in Europe, you can get my manuals from facade-it.co.uk