• archoncad web site updated for 2011

    At the end of last year, I asked my subscribers to rate my performance for the year. All my users said that the service I provided for the subscription was beyond their expectations. Some users told me they had never seen a service like it before, and many scored me…

  • Vectorworks Tutorial Manuals

    I was reading a thread on the Vectorworks email list the other day. The user was having trouble with a concept in Vectorworks. By the time the user had asked his questions, waited for answers and asked further questions, they must have wasted several hours. The answers to most of…

  • Gingerbread House with Vectorworks

    The First Gingerbread house in Vectorworks! Here is the final ginger bread house test. We wanted to make sure that it all worked.

  • Blog for Vector-workout Subscription Service

    I have set up a private blog for my subscribers. This will allow me to write tips and tricks, and detailed instructions. It means that my subscribers do not have to wait for the CPD Monthly manual to arrive, and it means that I can create a blog with instructions…

  • Creating a Custom Color in Vectorworks 2008-2011

    With Vectorworks 2008, there was huge change to the color palette. From now on we are not limited to 256 colors, and you can arrange colors in palettes to make them easier to find.

  • Introduction to Vectorworks for Exhibit and Museum Designers

    If you are working in Museum or exhibit design area, you might be wanting you use Vectorworks, but do not know how to get started. I have been talking to museums for some time, and I now have a course outline, exercises and a calender organized. This course has been…

  • Use Vectorworks to Make your Gingerbread House

    Season’s Greetings. Here is a seasonal use for Vectorworks. Learn how you can use Vectorworks to model a full size gingerbread house, and use the model to print out the template for cutting out the parts.

  • Vectorworks 2011 used for Creating Golf Greens

    One of my clients is a company called TigerTurf Golf & Lawn Ltd. They create synthetic grass surfaces for putting greens, tennis courts, and many other applications.

  • 3D Modeling Course for Vectorworks 2011

    Are you struggling with 3D modeling in Vectorworks 2011? Would you like to unlock the speed and power of 3D in Vectorworks? Then this is the course. 3D is the really fun part of Vectorworks and if you understand the 3D area and the tools, you can create fantastic models…

  • How Much Should be in a Free Blog?

    I have been writing blogs for a few years now. I have noticed lately that I am getting a lot of views on this blog, and it has started to make me wonder, how much should I give away on a free blog?