Vectorworks 2011 – Architect & Renderworks Review by John Helm Architect with Helm & Melacini Architects www.hm-architects.com I write this review mostly from a personal level as someone who has been using VW for 15 years or so. I am an architect so I focus mostly on how it relates…
One of the new techniques in Vectorworks 2011 is planar objects. These objects are easy to make and they can be used to change your presentation techniques. You can now add color and hatching into your 3D models. To start, create your 3D model using walls, doors, windows and roofs….
I often get asked about the structure of working drawings (construction documents). How should they be numbered, what should be shown and so on. Creating a set of working drawings (contract documents) is a very important task. If you get it wrong, you will have trouble and complications on site,…
Review of Cameramatch for Vectorworks 2011 By John Helm Helm & Melacini Architects www.hm-architects.com How’s business? If it’s good or bad you may want to consider buying this add on for Vectorworks (VW). If you are busy then it will save you time and if business is not so good…
Great News! Updated versions of my manuals are now available for Vectorworks 2011. I have been working hard on these manuals to make them the best I can for Vectorworks 2011. Many people have made comments to me on these manuals during my online courses, and I have tried hard…
One of the new features in Vectorworks 2011 is the ability to use the camera to create a viewport. If you use this technique, you do not need to create a crop object, and you can edit the camera settings after the viewport is made, if you need to change…
I have a room created by a friend of mine, Bill. He has made all the textures, image props and backgrounds. Bill and I have been talking about the Vectorworks rendering. Very often, we use Custom Renderworks to see the scene. Custom Renderworks is very quick, and it has several…
I attended this webinar with Tamsin Slater, the UK Vectorworks trainer. The webinar is a great introduction to Vectorworks Landmark 2011, and I recommend you watch the video. This is just a short video, because you can’t cover everything in a short time. See the video here….
One of my complaints about the kindle app on the iPad was when you change to landscape, you only have one page, one really wide page. I found this makes it not as nice to read as the Apple iBook application.
I’m not normally a fan of Microsoft products, but I do use Office. If you want to share documents and spreadsheets, you need to have Office. I have tried the free OpenOffice, but I really did not like it. The effort I wasted trying to use OpenOffice would have been…