The subdivision handles allow you to pull, stretch, scale, or even rotate the face of your subdivision surface to change shape. When you select the subdivision handle you will get the transform widget (if using the transform mode). This is one of the basic concepts of using subdivision services, being…
Older versions of AutoCAD did not carry line weight information and they used to use colours to represent line weights for printing. Some users of AutoCAD still use colours to represent line weights. When you imported DXF/DWG file you can specify which colours are equal to its line weights. Vectorworks…
Groups are a collection of objects, while a symbol is a special object in Vectorworks that is designed to be used with repeatable objects. The symbol uses the concept of an instance (a symbol on the drawing) and the definition (the information used to create the symbol). When you place…
The surface tension in water makes it stick to the surface of objects. A classic situation is where the water runs under a soffit or under a stone or concrete windowsill, the water will run into the building along the horizontal surface. The situation is very easy to fix, all…
This tool is ideal for creating a Simple Stair, as its name implies. It is not suitable for creating complex stairs or stairs that link between floors. This stair is available in the standard Landmark workspace, but it is not available in the standard Architect workspace. You can add this to…
Starting with a subdivision primitive is all very well, but it does limit your ability to create complex shapes. What you need to be able to do is to split your subdivision into parts that allows you to stretch the design into shapes that you want. When use the edit…
If you can locate your imported DXF/DWG file in a Finder window (file explorer) and you can see your Vectorworks drawing window, then you can drag your DXF/DWG file from your finder window onto your Vectorworks drawing window, and Vectorworks will then import that DXF file. This is known as…
Editing Slabs That have used 3D objects. If you have used 3-D objects to edit your slab, you can right click on the slab and choose edit modifiers. You can change the location or some of the parameters (on the Object Info palette) but you are not able to change…
Capillary action is where the surface tension of the water can pull the water into small gaps. Any gaps in your building that are less than 5mm (1/4″) could allow water into your building. Capillary action is extremely powerful, and can even overcome gravity, allowing water to creep up a…
Many people do not like the custom stair tool and it has been removed from the default Vectorworks workspace. In order to find it you will need to customise your workspace, locate the custom stair in the legacy category and add it to your own workspace. The Custom Stair works differently…