Topics Covered: 0:00 existing tree tool 06:35 editing the 3-D object for the existing tree tool 16:13 VSS resources – image props 19:02 VBvisual plant 23:51 cannot use VB visual plants tool as part of the existing tree 26:50 where the VB visual plants are stored 34:48 …
Topics covered: 00:00 create a Subdivision surface 02:55 create a new texture (color, transparency, etc.) to add 04:55 create another Subdivision object (for the side netting), rotate and edit it 08.08 mirror/copy the new subdivision(s) and edit 10:05 create a grass texture (new in 2016) for…
Topics Covered: The Shoot Plant Database New databases in Service Select Plant Definition Plant Tool Duplicate a plant Get plant data Plant Database Select Plant Data Automatic connection between Vectorworks and the Plant Database Classes and sub-classes of plant parts Edit plant Running out of computing power with 8GB of…
Topics Covered: Utility Menu / Workspace Editor 1:23 Customize (context) menus 1:58 Create New Plant 3:16 Get Plant Data -> Plant Database 3:24 Edit Plant (2D Graphics: Classes and Graphic Attributes) 9:07 Rotate Tool 12:39 Select Similar Tool 14:41 Add Surface 14:50 3D…
Main topics: Plant Tool Plant Definition Plant Preferences Massing Model Using the K key Editing Plant Definitions Plant database Update From Plant Database Copy From Symbol Create a new plant Plant Tool Preferences Reshape Tool Improvements to the Hardscape Tool Hardscape Object Settings Parking tools
This session covered: Concept of saved views/viewports 0:00 settings for layers & classes the navigation palette how to save views and adjust the settings 1:52 layer & class visibilities rotate plan access a saved view Note: a saved view is NOT connected to a viewport…
Main topics: creating a site model from an image importing a shape file using GIS information from a local body website site modifier contour mode hardscape changes in Vectorworks 2016
Main topics: hardscape grade limits grade tool car parking
The main part of this session was around image props. The attendees want to look at the height of the image props, how they were created, and how they can incorporate these into plants. After that they want to look at some 3-D modelling.
This session was the day that Vectorworks 2016 was announced, so some of the attendees wanted to know what was new. We started by looking at what is change with site modifiers.