Creating Adjoining Buildings – Later on, we going to be creating a solar study so that we can see how our project is affected by the adjoining buildings. The easiest way to create the adjoining buildings is to use the Massing Model. We have used the Massing Model previously to create existing…
Creating A Budget Report – We have created a lot of valuable information, and while it might not seem like it, we have nearly enough to calculate the cost of our project.worksheets and Vectorworks are extremely powerful, allowing us to carry out investigations of areas, but also allowing us to use mathematical…
Creating Proposed Areas Report – Now that we have the report started for the existing areas, we can start to look at creating a report for our proposed site and proposed building.
Creating Existing Areas Report – When you have the accurate areas for the existing house and site, we can use Vectorworks to calculate the percentage cover, the percentage of the site covered by buildings.
Creating The Site Plan – When the site information is imported and checked for accuracy, we can draw the existing site outline and existing house outline. To draw the existing site, you can use the Property Line tool. There are two main modes for using this tool, and since we have an…
Importing the Site Plan – It is important for you to get a site plan. You can get a site plan from a consultant if they are working on the project, or a survey, if you have one employed. If this is a quick concept project, you may not have access…
Creating A New File – For most projects, it’s a good idea to start from a template file that you have created. If you start from a template, the template can have many of the settings that you’re likely to use such as title blocks, drawing labels, layers, classes, and resources….
Downspouts (Downpipes) – The downpipes can be created in exactly the same way that we have created lots of the other parts, Extrude Along Path.
Gutter – The can be created using a technique we have used already, Extrude Along Path.
Barge Flashing – Vectorworks does not create a barge flashing automatically, but we can use the techniques we have been using previously to create one. As we discovered with the barge board, you can use extrude along the path or you can use a framing member to create the barge flashing.